The forecast was for a clear evening with the Wolf Moon, lots of planets and stars ...
Heading up from home and what was that huge golden orb sitting in the middle of the road - The Wolf Moon. Fabulous, so out to the Hairy Hand Bridge for a full display. The moon guided us up the tracks - surprisingly not over muddy - to the forestry road. Round to the bend to seek out the familiar track, but too many fallen trees. However a little further on the ponies had tramped a nice track up and out. Soon at Bellever Tor and the skies were ablaze. Full moon with Mars, Casper and Pollux in alignment. Time for a leisurely sit, a cuppa and try to work out what everything was. So much to see. Venus and Saturn so close in the sky shining brightly over Princetown and even a brief satellite. So down, down to the track to the forestry and round where the nightjars play. Soon to the Lych Way and Venus and Saturn directly in line to guide us back. The Plume was shut but the ever faithful Prince of Wales was as welcoming as ever with Bill making sure the bar did not close.
A fabulous evening to be out on the moor.