5th May

We started today with only a 20 minute drive up onto the moor where we finished yesterday.  the weather today has been fabulous, not too hot, but just beautiful.  We made our way back up onto the ridge of the moor, then very gradually back down again into the valley eventually finding the river Teign and walking along it for some way. 

We past through Chagford where there is an outdoor public swimming pool, it opens at the end of May, but it was very big; longer than a usual 25 metre pool.  It was opened in 1933, dug by hand by local residents on land entrusted to the village by the Hayter-Hames family.
It is the largest open-air, fresh-water swimming pool in the south west, being fed by the River Teign.


Today had much more of a downward theme to it, with not too many big hills.  We had to however climb up from the river towards Castle Drago and around a beautiful valley and then climbing and dropping into Drewsteignton.  It was allegedly a 12 mile walk again, but it actually came out at 11 1/2 - so quite happy!

A lunchtime paddle

At Drewsteignton we stopped at the pub for a drink at the end.  Phil and Carol met a friend for lunch today at Widecombe and had to avoid hundreds of cyclists who were racing over the moor.

The trip home was only 5 minutes,  so plenty of time tonight to relax a bit.  Walt’s daughter Megan joined us last night for the weekend to walk with us, as she is thinking of running the 2 Moors Way - that just seems mad!  (I think she may be having second thoughts too) but she does do a lot of running including marathons, so maybe one day.  She did however bring a very delicious apple cake with her that was devoured this afternoon. 

yesterday's walk

Today's walk