WW 30th December 2015

Cave Penny Cross

The stars were out
As we left Yar Tor
Up to Cave Penny
And on to Corndon
A nice track
Led down
To the road
And Ponsworthy
Along the Two Moors Way
In the mud
As the West Webburn roared
To pop out at Jordan
Round the fields
To the Shallowfords
And the ancient track
To the moor
For a cuppa in the quarry
Up onto the ridge
And the huge cairns
The cars and on
To the always welcoming
Two Bridges
Which was, very quiet

TWW 22nd and WW 23rd December 2015

I will not be joining you all for these walks.
Send on words and a picture if you can.
Jon

TWW 15th December 2015

So that's it
Is it?
Hardly noticed
But it must be
Shortest winter I can remember
But the daffodils are all out
So this must be spring
Quite warm enough
Out from Mary Tavy Church
To pay our respects
To Crossing
Up and down over the stiles
Wheal Friendship miners' dry
To pop out by the Eles' nest
Up to Wheal Jewell for a cuppa
As the Cholwell cowboys passed
On to magnificent Wheal Betsy
Over Gibbet
And back
To the Mary Tavy Inn
All most pleasant
And mild

WW 9th December 2015

Not too bad at all - in fact rather good; no rain, good visibility and the stars arriving. Out from the Scout Hut to Ditsworthy - when will they get on fixing the roof? To Shavercombe Tor and the wonderful waterfall. Up the brook then the tussocks to find the cairns and cists. Over Langcombe Brook to Grim's Grave to find shelter from the breeze for a cuppa. Down past Deadmans Bottom to Plym Steps which were easily fordable. The old leat guided us to Giant's Basin and the stones. Back to the cars and on to a very quiet Royal oak. They were there but Mr. Squeezebox was having a night off. 

TWW 8th December 2015

It was going to be him, then it was going to be her but it ended up being me. A bit of a splodge of a walk over to Spanish Lake and then on undulations eastwards with rain, strong wind and shafts of winter sunshine illuminating a gin-clear tor-kissed horizon through veils of drifting drizzle. A snipe was started  near the waterfall and a buzzard took lazy wing as we dropped down into the gully. Coffee in shelter, then we trogged up past the sitting hen and so on, picking our way eastwards over clitter and hummocking grass in a sudden burst of hailstones. Happily homeward past the big cheese no one wanted and into the Royal Oak for restoratives where we bumped into Sue and Keith having lunch. How nice.

WW 2nd December 2015

Lane End
Squelch, squelch
Leat
Squelch, squelch
Doe Tor Broook
Squelch, squelch
Doe Tor
Squelch, squelch
Wheal Frederick
Squelch, squelch
Dick's Well
Squelch, squelch
Chat Tor
Squelch, squelch
Sharp Tor
Squelch, squelch
Hare Tor
Squelch, squelch
Cars
Ele Nest

TWW 1st December 2015

Such a busy, busy place but we all managed to squeeze in - just.
And out on another perfectly dry day up the track to the wee col. Down to find the adit below Eylesbarrow Mine. Round under Combeshead to the Reversing Stone on Hingston Hill. Back to the snake's head for a cuppa as the clouds gently lifted and a bit of blue squeezed out. Cuckoo Rock called and on to the potato caves, Deancombe staddle stones and up the eroded track which is receiving some gentle maintenance. And back to the cars and the Royal Oak which was as busy as usual.
All very nice and interesting.