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Off the Lerwick to Aberdeen ferry at 07:00 and along to the river Dee to Potarch Bridge to meet one of Liz's childhood friends. Arrived a couple of hours early so went for a short stomp around the local woods. Met Claire…
Along the estuary and canal to the Swing Bridge and back again with a detour to Powderham Castle for supplies
Along the estuary and canal to the swing bridges and back. The start of Lizs cycle training apparently
To the swing bridges and back
Along the Teign Valley below Castle Drogo. First sun in weeks but it doesnt get high enough to reach the floor of the gorge. Scooby celebrated by going AWOL for 5 minutes.
A round trip from Mylor Bridge to Flushing and then back via Mylor Harbour. Very nice lunch at the cafe at Mylor harbour.
After seven years of talking, planning and objections the bridge for the final section of the Exe Estuary cycle trail at Powderham finally went in. Of course, we weren't cycling on the way to the Turf Locks
With Liz and Julian from Dogmarsh Bridge to Fingle Bridge. Wedding at pub at Fingle Bridge meant no river side drinkies. Wedding ring finger got bitten by something again - finger badly swollen but not anywhere near as…
Up the Exe stuary to Topsham and under the motorway bridge.
Walk with wife and hound to Mylor for some breakfast. Then along to watch the kids from Restronguet Sailing Club playing "how many times can you capsize a Mirror" in the F5ish winds
Along the Teign Valley as the trees start to change colour for the autumn. We've done this walk a few times before but it was unusual this time due to the "art in the woods" (see the photos) and Castle Drogo being comple…
A slow puncture put paid to the ride into Exeter. Got back without having to change the tyre but it did need pumping up a couple of times.
Scooby's been complaining about "just going round the block" so we took him for a stroll from Budleigh Salterton to Otterton via East Budleigh (birthplace of Sir Walter Raleigh). Didn't see any beavers in the Otter River…
Maintenance bike ride
From Castle Drogo down to Fingle Bridge for a coffee and cake. Scooby Hound liked the walk.
Round from Tregunwith Farm to Flushing to meet up with Jacqui, Mike and Charlotte. Stopped at the cafe at Mylor Bridge for a fine brunch (eggs royale for me), and then on via the coast path to Flushing. Because England d…