What a gloomy, dank Dartmoor evening! But very enjoyable, yes, honestly
There were flares to show us the way.Fluorescent lichens to light our way in the woods, even what looked like a boiled egg on a branch! (Not eaten!)
Bright and unusual frogs (escapees from Brazilian rainforest?)
So, from the carpark up the road on to a mushy path over several slippery styles and into the woods next to a very noisy Cowsic river crashing it's way through. Rather slippery though....wet leaves.
Out onto the track to Beardown farm, new notices showing the way for motorhomes to park up. Non tonight though.
Past the farmhouse strangely quiet, no barking dogs, no cattle and very few sheep.
Has Dartmoor gone to sleep?
Passing over the leat and upwards over Beardown hill, the army were trying to find each other with flares, Merrivale way.
No more tracks now, so follow the ridge up to the wall.
Why do my legs have a penchant for going down when they should be going up?
Bit of toing and froing and found a wall to follow downwards to gate that diagonally down to the rather quiet leat and through the woods. Fog started to lift a bit as we walked past the farm and past the slippery wood, had enough of those styles! And down the lane to main road
Straight into an empty Two Bridges, everyone had gone to bed according to the manager . We had our usual in front of a miniscule fire and could be as loud as we wanted, no one was there, not even the staff!!
It was a good evening, why don't you join us and have a laugh.!!🤗
Brenda