Sing!
Oh what a beautiful morning,
Oh what a beautiful day
I've got a wonderful feeling
I've got a wonderful feeling
Everything's going my way!
And it did, well mostly ...
A brisk walk up to the scattered rocks that make up Shapley Tor, passing very good samples of hut circles and the ever sought for popular Highland cattle and cuddly calves. Oh it's enough to make you think of going vegan!.
On, on to Hookney Tor, which was so inviting that our tea/cofeeybreak was taken while the breathtaking views all around were admired. This was truly Dartmoor showing off!
We set off again heading downhill towards famous Grimspound. This place never fails in its interest and always has an eerie and solemn feel about it.
Taking an easterly path from there to Heathercombe estate, again lovely views through the woods with various pines and through the arboretum, very calming I think.
The village of Heathercombe, originally Hethercome is very pretty, one cottage that used to sell teas etc, still closed with notices of "isolating" still. Has anyone checked on them lately?
Walking more briskly now, time is running out, through several fields with isolated farms and gnarled old trees in ancient banks through to the wonderfully timeless West Combe farm, hardly touched by the wonders of 2021, what fabulous stonework and church like door, very old.
Leaving history behind, through yet more fields to reach Moor Gate and just a little further past Leapra cross, more seeable than usual, and onto main road and back to our chariots.
Nice to be enjoying a pub lunch again, it's as if lockdown never happened. Who was always last to be served and would still be eating when most were finished and going home?? No change there then!!
Brenda