Five go to Mystery Moor

I awoke to the sun streaming through the curtains. Looked like a lovely day. Misty was in the room with us having been brought up in the middle of the night. Ian also went outside and saw a cornucopia of stars. ‘Why didn’t you wake me?’ I yelled at him. Oh how he laughed. He then promised to wake me the next time he went midnight stargazing. We had a quietish day planned so started it with a full English. An aga is great to cook bacon and eggs on, I almost wish we still had one at home. Alex had another mountain run planned so the rest of us except Kathy decided to try out the none existent path to the cider farm. The field it crossed was full of high flowery type plants, which did not suit Vicky. She kept seeing bees/wasps and panicking. It was hilarious.

Vicky panics

Our house across the field

Those plants are high

The path then crossed a river before going up a steep set of steps. No way Misty was going up there! 

Over a couple of fields and down a lane and we were at the cider farm. We tasted a couple of samples before purchasing some for Kathy.

Cider farm

 We then took the road way home. Too many steep flights of steps and waspy fields the other way.

We had a little lunch sat in the garden before our next foray out to Dunkery beacon. Because it was just a short trip, Kathy asked if we could wait till she had finished work giving us time to play a little pétanque. Misty was particularly fond of the jack. 

At 4.30 we all piled in Ian’s car and took a risk on the country roads, Roland’s driving having rubbed off on Ian, for a trip to Dunkery Beacon. This is the highest spot on Exmoor and you can see for miles, and miles. I was very grateful for my sticks both up and down. 

Then it was time for our second Barbie of the hols. This time we had steak! The veggies had some kind of plant based kebab, and halloumi, which the meat eaters stole due to it’s deliciousness. 

We stayed outside deep into the dusk before retiring to bed, Me Ian and Misty together. 

TOILET WATCH

No Extraneous ones to report, so here’s the upstairs bathroom. Plumbing bad again so just a trickle of water. No-one has tried the bath. 7/10

STAR WATCH

Quite a few at bedtime, but Ian’s neglecting to wake me when the sky was alight left a bad taste. 5/10