South Hessary

With the coldness partially dissipated, both inside and outside, we went on an excursion up to Princetown and thence on the track to South Hessary Tor. It wasn't a day for adventures - not for most of us anyway - instead it was a ramble with accompanying scenery. Cloudscapes really, as you can see ...

That was the view south towards Sharpitor, not that you can discern much. Ahead, floating ominously above the girls, was another cloud system of which you can see one part.

And finally, by way of a late introduction, here's Rachel and Paul surrounded by various dogs.

Jack and Clover you'll already know. The smooth-haired spotty dog - technically called a German Pointer, also known as Stinky - is actually named Daisy. And in front, not eating or rolling in anything, is Abby, a black Labrador.

We made it a short way past South Hessary Tor at which point Rachel, suffering from a heavy cold, pleaded sanity and a return to the Land Rover. Paul, however, veteran of Kilimanjaro, the Drogo Ten and two consecutive walks to Yelverton, decided to go on, cutting south of Nun's Cross before disappearing somewhere near Eylesbarrow Tor. He might even have seen the Tin Mine (disused).

We have since heard that Paul returned home, Daisy in tow, some two hours after he faded into the distance.