So these are our new surroundings!
Completely and deliciously beautiful and only about 15 minutes up the road.
Last weekend Edward and I went for a rather damp tentative exploration of Dartmoor. The weather only made it all the more exciting (I really worked very hard on holding back the pun there) and it was all very wild and rugged. We tramped about for a bit, climbed a tor, got marooned in a marsh and then went home for tea all rosy-cheeked.
Then Wednesday I went to Wembury with one of my lovely new friends and her gorgeous small boy. It was the absolute opposite of our moor weather, completely clear blue sky, a sharp bite to the air and a bright playful breeze.
We walked along the coast for a bit, scrambling over rocks and slithering though ponds of seaweed until we found a little stretch of sand all to ourselves, perfect for a bit of sandcastle building, and soaking up the wintery sunshine.
Then on Friday when Edward got back from work I took him to Wembury to show him how beautiful it was...and it was.
Nothing like a good sunset for a bit of romantic thingummy. The general temperature had dropped several degrees since Wednesday though and it was rather fridge-freezing.
Then today we trundled up the road to Dartmoor again.
We picked a car park at random and clambered over a couple of tors, sploshed across a few marshes, leapt a couple of streams and paused to admire spectacular views.
It was even colder than Friday and my ears definitely nearly froze off. Must get into winter mode now I suppose and actually wear hats and things. This is real ice, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon...not warm.
The colours are stunning! My terrible camera skills and smallness of the photo don't do them justice, you absolutely must go out on a walk somewhere wild and enjoy them in real life.
Gosh it is completely heaven living so near such beautiful countryside!
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