| Rick
is now the October long weekend organiser and this year most folk
based themselves near Okehampton. |
Friday's
walk was "on the way" at Castle Drago. Saturday's walks
started from Belstone and the photos below are from the longer walk
over Higher Tor and Little Hound Tor and back along the river Taw
from South Zeals. On Sunday the starting point was Fernworthy Reservoir
where the 13 mile walk, on which the photos below were taken, passed
through Postbridge and Sousson's Down. Lydford was the location
of two consecutive walks on Monday. The morning walk was a gentle
amble through the village and then onto the moor at Nodden gate
whereas Rick tested us out in the afternoon mist up and around Bray
Tor and St. Links Tor. Finally on Tuesday we returned to Fernworthy
Reservoir and wandered about in the mist in a convoluted figure
of eight which passed the Long Stone twice and took in Scornhill
Down and Chagford Common. |
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Peter enjoys the initial
climb through the woods |
Glennis wonders what
Hilary is doing |
Dorothy is pleased
to rest at the top of the climb |
Big stile for a little
person! |
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Dave keeps Robert
going at a reasonable pace |
Theresa doesn't trust
this stone stile |
Nola is taking no
chances up these steps by using both the rail and her stick |
The start of day two
at Belstone. Minnie wonders if Gus has acquired a dog zapper and
Joe seems to have put on a coat that's too small for him |
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Jean appreciates the
advantages of not using two sticks |
Rita tries to bump
Gill off the track while Mike is distracted ahead by Alice |
Bob wonders why Andy
seems to be so tired |
Unimpressed by the
fact that only water is on offer Emily investigates Dave's bag |
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Jean doesn't think
much of this misty location |
Mike checks his equipment |
Where's Emily |
Dave is astounded
by Brian's handkerchief trick |
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Slow progress up to
Little Hound Tor |
A man's rightful position
is at his wife's feet? |
Lunch with convenient
ancient stones as seats
|
Norman studies his
yogurt perched on an ancient rock |
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Biz and Rick are more
respectful and sit on the ground |
Norman walks on air
across a hole |
Day three now at Fernworthy
Reservoir where bridges don't come any more solid than this one |
A variety of walking
styles in evidence here |
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Shorts weather today
-- well for our hardier participants |
Rosemary tests the
water |
Just time for a post
lunch cuddle |
Few can match Peter's
laid back and totally relaxed countenance |
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Alice studies her
next move, while behind Brigit commits with some trepidation |
Andy protects his
assets |
Barbara strides ahead |
Check the hand position
of the leading walker. it must be Andy again! End of Day Three |
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Bob and Rosemary beg
to differ as Francoise smiles for the camera. Day Four at Lydford |
Despite
their totally opposite temperaments Dave and Emily are inseparable.
|
Rita and Paula |
Pewk shirt man entertains
the ladies |
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Spread out folks and
find the best crossing point while I go for a pee |
A happy colourful
band of ramblers enjoying the good weather |
The dash for home? |
Obviously Gus found
the walk crippling |
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Rick's little day
four post lunch challenge is not universally acclaimed |
The smallest ones
take up the highest perches |
Gill jumps for joy
as Rick explains that from now on we'll be in dense mist |
Alice still has shorts
on so it must be above freezing point |
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Marching home |
And now descending
below the mist line at the end of Day Four |
The start of Day Five.
Bray Tor is somewhere ahead that way thinks Alice |
I can get going when
you get off my foot! |
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The group is "mistified"
by the conditions |
Comment seems superfluous
here!! |
This lot shares a
common lack of colour sense |
Who needs man-made
bridges when this old slab can be utilised |
Page
Updated |
February
6th 2009 |
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