6 months off sounds nice.but you would soon get bored and just sit at home thinking the worst..better off going to work if you can..............
i think you done the right thing,and your work were very flexible...
to be honest,we would prefer fish & chips rather than the resteraunt, to hot for a full on meal.............as for the drive we can suss that on the day i think..
lunch..........depends on everyones buget......................drive..............depends again on everyones fuel budget i suppose
they have a good resteraunt on the seafront or fish & chips/takeaways everywhere....................drive..dawlish/teignmouth onto the moors....the kids will love that................................................not