Chance meeting on holiday - twice !

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We went to visit Polperro on a day trip from our holiday cottage in Foy. On walking down to the harbour we heard a familiar voice. It was Steve who introduced us as partners over 30 years ago. He had all his family with him and we had a good chat at the pub. We then went off for a coastal walk and stopped in a small bay for coffee on the return journey and met them again. One week prior to this I had met steve at a cricket match. He had just come back off holiday and had no idea he was going on a surprise holiday arranged by his daughter in Polperro.
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