Evening all
The walk was long, very long.The blog will be short, very short (Wimbledon is on).
This was a walk hampered by misfortune.
1st. Road closures with enough lorries and equipment to resurface the M5.
2nd. Redirected to Mardon Down. That's fine no problem there.
So off to the uninspiring giant's grave and that underwhelming headless cross. Something about anything headless, I'm not sure about.
Down through cool, calm woods, right down to the river, lovely serene place for refreshments.
Over Clifford Bridge to the place where millions of daffodils grow, but not today, was well covered with the all consuming bracken, shame!
Still following the very tame Teign river, but showing the signs of very turbulent past. An early lunch was peacefully taken before arriving at our original destination Steps Bridge.
3rd. Then things started to a weensy bit wrong. Trying to get back to the cars the track became narrower and narrower until we were in a head high jungle of bracken, brambles slapping you in the face and low branches attacking your head then through ancient unnamed packhorse lanes. In fact I think we discovered them!!
Finally out on modern roads to Doccombe, pretty village.
The up some more lanes and back to the cars.
What was supposed to be approx. 6½ miles was nearer 10 !!!!
Never mind .... Challenge done. X
PS
Tina Turner was phenomenal
"Simply the best"
And I danced all evening in my seat
Yay !!!!! Just like all the rest.
Brenda