Not long to go now!!! The local paper has run an article on the challenge this week, so the pressure is really on !!! Dave has wanted to do this walk for a while, and I have cried off until now. I have run out of excuses, so here it is!!
Dave, Teresa and Bob set off from Dittisham up through the village towards Dartmouth on the Dart Valley Trail. Very cold but dry. Dart means Oak and the banks of the river are lined with oaks. We also walked through a pine forest.
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| Starting point at the village of Dittisham |
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| From Dittisham we headed uphill |
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| Over lands that belonged to Sir Walter Raleigh |
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| We can spy Dartmouth tantilising us in the distance |
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| Looks like we are nearly there! |
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| Badger setts were all along this route |
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| Dartmouth must be around this corner.... |
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| Mill End Creek |
From here, we had to climb a very steep road out of the valley and at last we came into Dartmouth
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| At the top of Dartmouth |
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| Cobbled streets of Dartmouth . ( I am not really that fat, I have at least 5 layers of clothing on! T) |
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| Dartmouth |
After a pork bap and hot chocolate we caught the ferry across to Kingswear
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| KIngswear approaching; we were the only passengers on the ferry |
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| KIngswear looking towards Dartmouth |
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| The path continued beside the railway track |
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| Long Wood. where we had several steep climbs back to the top of the hill |
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| At last arriving at Greenway, once the home of Agatha Christie |
The National Trust property was closed and we were concerned that the ferry at the bottom of the hill would not be there! After this long walk, my knees were complaining a bit!
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| View of the River Dart from Greenway |
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| Dittisham from Greenway |
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| YES -The ferry was there, a minute later we were back in Dittisham |
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| Back on dry land at Dittisham |
This is the longest walk we have done. 10 miles! It didn't seem too bad as we had lunch at Dartmouth. We will suffer from it tomorrow. Started at 11 and were back by 4 30. This was probably the best type of walk for this weather as we were protected by the woods, and although it was cold, we were warm from the steep climbs. Although they were tough, neither Dave or I were puffed at the end of them. Bob, too, seems much fitter these days.
Hmmm - five layers of clothing ey Teresa - I must remember to say that cos its what I look like in one.
ReplyDelete10 miles and steep climbs. You have all come so far - literally.
:O> Mandy