Our leader would have loved this walk - if only he had turned up. Let's hope he doesn't forget to go to John O'Groats. So an excellent unplanned walk by committee. First one local chap led them up and over Gutter Tor. The new bloke from Plymouth commanded the route to Ditsworthy Warren House (no warhorse at home) then yet another led them up the path to the stone row, and a fourth took the initiative to Higher Harter Tor. Coffee taken under the planets watching Venus and Jupiter getting so close that they could soon collide. Someone set off first and found the way to the old Eylesbarrow mine house ruin and then it was one long group charge down the path for an early fireside pint at the Royal Oak where the ceiling has been put back - almost.
We six were there, but HE was not. So it was a walk by committee: Gutter Tor, Ditsworthy Warren, up to that big standing thing and the line of stones in the dark and on into the the biting wind to shelter behind HigherHarttor Tor- Tor - Tor for coffee. Then back to Eylesbarrow and down the track to the log fire at The Royal Oak. Where were you ?