Here is a picture of one of the comfortable lounges at the Two Bridges Hotel.

We have a full house but a comfortably sized group: set up for a gourmet event.

So far we have had great food and great weather and some interesting bridge. Below are two North hands that they would prefer to forget.

Playing 2-board rounds you fail to muster a point between the two boards.

Board 18 was a spectacular hand for East-West with 39 points between them. The auction should be relatively straightforward:

1H-2C-2NT-7NT!

However, many players leapt straight to Blackwood and others bid the right way but could not believe they had 38-39 points so gave up in 6NT.

This afternoon we went for a lovely walk along the River Dart (a group of about 20 came along) before settling down to another game of bridge ahead of our tasting menu gourmet dinner this evening.