🏖️ More Than Words – Episode 47: Devon Sent 🏖️
From Spanish siestas so deep they require a full reboot of the operating system to Devon, a county so pleased with itself it named a geological period after its own vibe. This episode is sunshine, pork, ancient geology, Tudor chaos, Canadian chapels in fields, and a dog digging up Victorian murder evidence like it’s auditioning for Time Team: Pets Edition.
Featuring:
🍋 Almoradí’s grid — earthquake‑proof town planning and a market longer than most relationships
🍤 Menu del Día — Spain’s “eat until horizontal” lunch philosophy
🧵 Honiton lace — royal wedding chic made by 5,000 women who deserved hazard pay
🔥 Hot Pennies Day — medieval tradition of throwing heated coins at people, because Britain
🇨🇦 Wolford Chapel — a tiny slice of Ontario hiding in Devon like a polite diplomatic Easter egg
⚔️ Fenny Bridges — Tudor rebellion, mercenaries, and a jester who accidentally cancelled a military advance
🕳️ Swampy’s tunnel — Britain’s most famous eco‑protester living underground on Frosties
🐶 Stanley’s poison bottle — Labrador uncovers Victorian murder artefact; local history loses its mind
🏛️ Exeter — Romans, Normans, Luftwaffe, and a cathedral ceiling that refuses to end
It’s travel with Spanish naps, Devonian drama, Tudor bloodshed, eco‑protest tunnels, Canadian micro‑territories, and a dog solving cold cases. Equal parts sunny, surreal, and gloriously Devonian.