By: Blonde One
The Two Blondes expedition yesterday took a very unexpected twist. We were totally flumuxed (not sure if that’s the correct spelling) when, upon arriving at Fox Tor Cafe, we found it was closed! Imagine our horror! After a few seconds of staring at each other absolutely dumbfounded – we then burst into laughter as we realised our mistake. On our last visit to our favourite cafe we stood at the counter reading the notice that said the cafe would be closed until 22nd January. We sagely said to each other “we’ll have to remember that”! How blonde can you get?!
So we had to resort to plan B, which was non existent. However we ended up backtracking and going to the Prince Hall Hotel which we had often discussed but never visited. We had the most amazing lunch (fish pie) with probably the best views of Dartmoor that I have ever seen from a building. There is much to say about this lovely location so I will leave most of it to another blog, but the one thing we did notice about this place and its immediate surroundings is that there was a lot of notices everywhere! Ironic. We took particular care to read them thoroughly and take action where necessary. We did not fish without a permit, we did not enter a ‘private’ area and we certainly avoided the ‘open trench’.
I wonder if the Two Blondes have learnt their lesson – probably not.
Two Blondes in a trench – that could make an interesting blog post.
I would spell it ‘flummoxed’ … but, of course, I’m from Derbyshire 🙂
I always take a flask of coffee with me but then when I see a tearoom or cafe I’m stumped [some may say flummoxed] because I want to try someone else’s cakes etc but don’t want to waste my own coffee. Such are the pressures and stresses of walking.
You are so right – when to drink the flask is a whole dilema and may be worth a blog post. Mine was cold last night – left it too late.
I will look forward to reading your blog on what to do with that unopened flask.
I think flummoxed is a Northern word so I bow to your spelling!
The flask/cafe answer surely has to be linked to how strenuous the walk was? If you have merely had a little ‘bimble’ then the flask wins, but if you have had an all day walk in the rain covering lots of miles then the cafe is a well deserved reward!
You could be right about ‘flummox’ … but perhaps it’s spelt differently in different parts of the country.
As for the choice between a flask and a tearoom it’s a difficult one. I never want to waste my coffee but I so want to try a new tearoom and a piece of their cake. I agree the choice is easier if you’re doing a long walk because the chances are you’ve used your flask and you’re looking for a tearoom … or even a pub at the end of the walk.
Actually you’re right – a pub must surely win every time?!