What a determined bunch we are!
No matter what "highways" throw at us, grit, determination, and a satnav will always get us to the right car park.Just a little late and the car park filling up with other walkers, we set off to the picturesque Haytor quarry.
Must have been such a busy noisy place, but so tranquil now, bathed in sunshine. Some of of the old machinery still gradually rusting away, our main man unable to resist his inner child, decided to crank the old cog wheels around. They creaked and cranked much to his satisfaction, but not before one foot slid into the clear quarry water. Did he not know the leeches were waiting and desperate for their morning break.
Up and out to Haytor rocks for OUR morning break, fab views and on to Holwell Tor, more views. We could see our path below but how to get there. Two of our group found the easy way down, while the real toughies took the challenging way down. It certainly was too.
At last into small wooded valley where the Beckabrook meandered. It was so peaceful . It was warm and sunny. Someone suggested lunch.
No one disagreed. So we had lunch basking in a mini semi-tropical zone.
Sadly lunch finished, we had to leave going upwards towards and skirting round Greator Rocks. Wonderful chunk of rock with views towards Houndtor medieval village. Back down again, over the Beckabrook again coming out and up again to try and find the famous Duke of Somerset boundary stones, or at least some of them. There are about fifty of them I think.
Up and up, looking here and looking there.
Where are they? damned elusive things.
Again, some got bored and found they're own way. (I wonder what Misty would would have made of that? She liked us to keep together)
Jon found a small track amongst the dozens of, actually I think it might have been a reeve, makes sense as we were looking for boundary stones, all with rather royal names like Prince of Wales, Albert and Victoria.
Before we knew it we were back at the cars, meeting up with the breakaway group who very cleverly found rows of what looked like megalodon teeth.
They just love to take the Mickey, love'm xx
Brenda