Paignton Dance Weekend 28th-30th Sept 2007

Having secured the Friday off work (in Helen's case, anyway!) we managed to call into a National Trust property, Killerton House & Gardens, on the way to Paignton, and have some lunch.

We arrived in Paignton around 4pm and checked into The Redcliffe Hotel(http://www.redcliffehotel.co.uk/) which was very nice, although the dance floor was quite small. It did have a swimming pool, sauna, jacuzzi and steam room and we made use of all of them over the weekend.

The best weather was on the Friday and we walked along the beach and sea front for a bit enjoying the sunshine. Food, both Friday evening and Saturday, was excellent, resulting in a certain post-dinner sluggishness on the dance floor. We got to learn a new dance, The St Bernard's Waltz (now since forgotten) and practice the newly learnt Saunter.

After checking out on Sunday morning, we called in at Babbicombe Beach for lunch, where, by coincidence, we bumped into some more dancers. On the way home we visited Steve's cousin, Jen and family, Rick, Robbie, Tess and Nick in Exeter.

Good to see you all again - thanks for the tea and biscuits!