title A Walk up Hound Tor, Dartmoor, Devon - 24th August 2020 intro We go for a walk on the tor that is said to have inspired Arthur Conan Doyle's "Hound of the Baskervilles" - Hound Tor, between Bovey Tracey and Widdecombe in the Moor. We also poke around the nearby remains of the Mediaeval village of Hundatora, abandoned around 1350AD, until the weather kicks off in classic Dartmoor style and completely lashes on us as we trudge back to the car park. We also have lunch in the Tom Cobley in Spreyton, before heading back home the next day. imgp2586 The lane near Sis's pad is fully in leaf imgp2587 Abandoned toilets behind the Providence Chapel imgp2588 The outdoor toilet with the best view in Dartmoor imgp2589 A path to the back door of the chapel imgp2596 A bee does its thing amongst the flowers imgp2597 A bright yellow flower imgp2601 Isobel peers in a window imgp2605 Doug the Dog roams around imgp2607 Doug chews up something he shouldn't imgp2608 Across the car park near Hound Tor imgp2609 Hound Tor imgp2610 Doug's on a long lead imgp2612 A craggy Dartmoor tor imgp2613 The boys head off into the rocks imgp2614 Fred and Harry stick their arms out in the wind imgp2615 A view over Dartmoor imgp2616 More irregular granite piles imgp2617 Isobel and Harry imgp2619 Matt and Doug Dog imgp2620 We have a picnic in the rocks imgp2625 Heading back down imgp2628 We head off around the back of the tor imgp2630 Misty bracken imgp2631 A solitary figure on the tor imgp2635 A tangled tree imgp2636 This pile of rocks looks a lot like Donald Trump imgp2638 Doug threads through the bracken imgp2639 Purple heather imgp2640 A misty view of Hundatora imgp2644 Fred in the old village imgp2646 We roam around Hundatora imgp2649 Harry and Isobel imgp2651 The kids survey the scene imgp2654 Harry looks out imgp2658 More purple flowers imgp2659 The boys inspect a cave imgp2662 Dartmoor ponies imgp2664 A grey pony imgp2665 On the tor imgp2666 We head back to the car park in the lashing rain imgp2667 Fred stands around in the rain imgp2668 Harry is extremely wet imgp2669 Doug frisks about near the car park imgp2670 We dry out in Gradnma J's lounge imgp2680 There's a very low rainbow over the valley imgp2682 The end of the rainbow imgp2690 The old Spar in Chagford has moved imgp2697 A traditional Devon traffic jam, with sheep imgp2698 Sheep in the lanes imgp2701 Isobel looks around St. Michael's in Spreyton imgp2702 A nice bit of old church roof in St. Michael's imgp2703 A half-thatched cottage imgp2704 The path is littered with post-wind branches imgp2706 Isobel walks through Spreyton imgp2707 The legendary Tom Cobley Tavern in Spreyton imgp2708 Back on the path to Chapel Park imgp2709 Harry outside Grandma J's imgp2710 The Spreyton Village Shop imgp2712 Fred and Harry hang around on the fence imgp2714 Harry and Sis wait outside the village shop imgp2717 Fred checks the ice-cream freezer imgp2718 The tower of St. Michael's imgp2720 Harry on the fence, and a view of Dartmoor imgp2722 The three hares of Spreyton imgp2724 On the road to the village imgp2725 Harry hangs around outside Grandma J's care home imgp2726 We wait for Grandma J's appearance imgp2729 Mother sits at a Covid-safe distance imgp2732 Harry hands over gifts, like an offering to the gods imgp2734 Harry and Isobel check out the Cobley's menu imgp2737 Harry gets a truly massive sausage imgp2738 The boys play cards imgp2739 In the Cobley's back restaurant imgp2740 Isobel and Harry under a load of beer mats imgp2741 Harry's got ice cream for pudding imgp2742 An empty table and a range of Covid posters imgp2746 There's a nice-enough sunset imgp2749 Mother's bedroom imgp2750 A last view from Grandma J's house imgp2753 On the link bridge over the M3 at Fleet Services imgp2756 Harry has a sponge burger at Fleet services imgp2758 The M3 is busy again imgp2759 Harry on the link bridge over the M3 imgp2764 Lime green at the top of the stairs imgp2765 Harry eats a chip imgp2766 In a very lime-green staircase imgp2767 Fred is masked up imgp2768 A nice old Morris Minor in the car park at Fleet imgp2772 Boris - Stripey Cat - looks up imgp2774 A wasp nest has to be dealt with imgp2789 The East Anglian Air Ambulance clatters over imgp2793 A paramedic ambulance roars down the Eye road