A cool, dry autumnal morning to head out from Hemsworthy Gate.
To Top Tor and onwards to Hollow and Pil.
Blackslade Lane and ford beckoned.
And along past the enigmatic Lucy stone spiral.
Smartly east at Buckland Common.
And out to the fantastic butts for a cuppa.
Views all the way over Teignmouth to Dorset on the horizon.
By Cold East Cross and the Nut Crackers to Rippon.
Timely down to the cars and on.
To the New Old Inn for lunch by the huge wood burner.
Only then did the gentle rain arrive.