Some real nice proper Dartmoor weather to set off from Four Winds. Up by West Mead Quarry with its crane stands and gloopy pool to the wonderful tree at Red Cottages. Over the track and up to seek out Hollow - just why does it seem a long, long way? Eventually it decided to appear. Then on, finding the track as and when, to North Hessary. A nice spot for a piccy then down the wall past our third group of Duke of Edinburgh Silver girls, all looking very happy with their shining braces. Down, down to Princetown for a most pleasant coffee in the Fox Tor Café. Quite hard to drag ourselves back out into the windy gloop. Over the cattle grid and the wide track to Hart. Always nice when the tors gently choose to appear and then hide themselves away. By the rifle range up the Meavy. But just what are those bell like things the cattle are wearing? All the timber the heavy horses heaved into the juvenile river seem to be slowly having the desired affect of slowing the waters. Across the road to the railway. Round, and the short cut by Foggintor to Yellowmead where the new gate was firmly locked. Lumpily back by the powder store to the cars and on to the Prince of Wales. They managed quite a warm welcome despite us being an hour late.
Lovely weather to be out on the moor, if a bit unseasonable for July.