Wet Woods in Autumn Colours
Off we set, no time to look at the Church or the Cake stall, we have to be back before the Pub stops serving lunch.
So on on, up up to Manaton Rocks. Why do the places you haven’t been to in a while get steeper? Still the view was worth it even though it was shortened by the misty rain.
Then down, down, down through the bracken to find the track leading to the ever beautiful Foxworthy. I do hope someone actually lives in these lovely old houses.
No time to go up to the Tors today, anyway it would have been very wet and windy so turning right we started the very pleasant up and down path through Lustleigh Cleave.
It is a beautiful old wood, old trees and funky fungi. Eventually we met the path from Sharpitor and the Nut Crackers. Nice of someone to put up sign posts at the path junctions. So on down to Clam Bridge over the rushing river Bovey. Jon wanted a photo on the Old Bridge. “Is it safe? I said. “I don’t know” he said! So us old ladies braved it while most younger members opted for the new sturdy bridge.
Layers were stripped off for the inevitable up, up. And still it rained, at last civilisation I thought when we reached the old barn but there was still more up till finally we came to the aptly named village of Water.
And to the Pub on time. The Kes Tor is a very nice Pub warm welcome, warm fires and good food.
It may have been wet but it was good!
Stella