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Katie Silcox ventures out of London and into Devon's countryside for an activity weekend with the girls - cue cycling, surfing and canoeing!
By Katie Silcox
After what seems like a lifetime of living and working in London where I get a train to work, a tube to meet friends, and a bus when it's gone 12 at night - the thought of escaping for a girls adventure weekend to the rolling and red-sheep scattered hills of Devon was inviting yet somewhat daunting.
Although I used to enjoy the adventure lifestyle, I fear that living in the Big Smoke has rid me of all my outdoor instincts.
How could a city-loving girl like me, someone who relies on facebook to organise my social life and e-mail to speak with colleagues sitting next to me, survive in the depths of Devon?
Simple - I did it with style.
The chic Dartmouth seafront - we could be in Monaco!
So, forget thoughts of sleeping under the stars with nothing but mud clumps as pillows. No, this was a far more glamorous affair.
Yes we tested our legs and will-power with a 7 mile bike ride, and yes we even took to the waters to have a go at canoeing and surfing - but the great thing about it all was knowing that at the end of the day we had a cosy, comfortable and sophisticated place to go back to.
Let me explain....
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