Not the most promising of evenings - but something always turns up ..
Waterproofs on and out from Norsworthy. Looks like there is to be more felling. By the lane to Lethertor Bridge and on to Raddick. Not too long until we popped out onto the open moor and muddled our way across to Crazy Well Pool - the only wild swimmers this evening, lots and lots of newts. Up to seek out the rushing leat and along. The mist blew in and out with cars on Peek Hill sometimes in view. Slip sliding down by the falls to the aqueduct. But just what is that? The wee bridge beside the aqueduct has been rebuilt with silver gates each end and huge railings to stop you falling off. (All seems a bit over the top.) At each end a granite pillar with these strange copper 'pennies' struck into them. Still, time presses, down along past a nice big toad and down down to the Meavy planks. Just contemplating on the lateness and scarcity of good fungi this year and there they were - perfect fly agarics - wonderful. Chatting about this and that when out of the gloom big burly figures loomed. Soldiers in full camouflage, certainly made us jump. Back to the reliable Burrator Inn - perhaps all pubs should have a pool table - and Wild Boar and Apple crisps.