Off we went, dead on ten, down the track, passed the "cannonball" and fabulous Hisley Bridge, climbing steadily up the track roughly following the Becka Brook through Houndtor Wood until at the top a large information sign was reached. After a discussion it was decided to proceed to Water via the permissive path to Becka Falls. This bunch of reprobates +1 ignoring instructions thought it might be good to actually visit said falls without paying their dues. Like naughty children we were told by Green woman to get back on the right path, which of course we did....... for a bit until an alternative path appeared. Ahhhh Green man pops up and firmly keeps us in the permitted path. Indeed, Blue man was erecting a fence as we went to keep us in line!
We emerged from forbidden forest out to lovely open meadow with obligatory pretty orchids and into Water.
Up through Letchole plantation, not unlike a Borneo rainforest minus the orangutans, to Horsham for a much needed tea break. We sat on someone's back door step and a compost bag, golly golly we are naughty!
Still going up through Neadon cleave, over Foxworthy Bridge. Decision time! More up to Hunters Tor or back down through the woods. Ever the gluttons for punishment, it was up, up and more up to glorious Hunters Tor for lunch. The views, stupendous!
Then, at last, down down over the common to a large collection of boulders hidden amongst trees known as Sharpitor, yes, for a moment I thought we'd wondered off course, known as Nutcrackers. I'll let you research the story yourself!
Still going down through peaceful, wonderful woods to join the main track through Hisley Wood to the ancient packhorse bridge. A collective sigh of relief. Nearly home, just more up the track and finally as all known joints were giving up the will to move, the Cars.!
PS thank you all for comingX, Brenda