Julie, Bryan, the three Grahams and I set off slightly late, everybody had expected George. In Ivybridge Bryan decided to take the main road to the coffee venue, he did not like the hills in my proposed route. Neither do I, but I like cars even less and ours was definitely the less busy.

On the way to Ermington there were four men with metal detector busy in a meadow with cows, I wonder, what they were looking for.

We continued to Sheepham, Mary Cross and Hangman’s Cross. Just as we reached the Loddiswell road at Coldharbour Cross, Bryan appeared as well, the timing could not have been better.

At the garden centre we found George and Iris there already.

Iris went back and George continued to Slapton, while we turned towards Hatch only to have to wait some time, while cows were herded into a field.

The road to Hatch Venn and Bridge End on the map looks flat parallel to the river, in praxis it is anything but flat.

As it was low tide, we took the tidal road. Now up the steep hill, I told the faster chaps that lunch would be at the picnic benches behind the car park at St. Anne’s Chapel.

The little lane was like a motorway and even pushing bikes up was a pain. I was covered in stinging nettles burs and little green seedballs, which attached themselves everywhere.

Graham J. waited at the top, he was off home, as he had marking to do.

At the picnic side there was no sign of the Graham B. and Graham R.

We had a leisurely lunch and as we headed towards Modbury the 2 Grahams came against us. God knows where they had been and where they were going.

At Modbury toilet Julie and Bryan tried to fill up their water bottles, but it was one of those units and the water warm.

A tea-stop in Ivybridge was much more refreshing.

Anna

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