After weeks of silence I suddenly received an unexpected phone call from my husband last week! Even more unexpectedly he said that they were on their way home and could I go and pick him up that very afternoon. I absolutely could, and did, and it is just wonderful having him back!
(this is what very very cold people look like)
We went off for a little Dartmoor adventure yesterday; so much funner with a lovely husband than walking by oneself! We went up to Princetown and parked in the Plume of Feathers' car park. From there there's a track that leads straight onto very nice wild Dartmoor; sheep and ponies, gorgeous views, puddles for sploshing in and a biting wind all included.
You can just wander along as far as you fancy and then turn back when you start getting peckish, and trundle towards the wood smoke scented warmth and comfort of the pub. It was in fact rather a lot colder than I'd anticipated and I was swiftly approaching a state of ice-lolly-ness when we finally stumbled over the threshold to thaw our limbs by the fire. Once warmed and settled with a drink we excitedly awaited lunch - pie and chips.
You can tell these are genuinely homemade as they take about 20 minutes to arrive however every minute's wait is worth it the moment they are finally set in front of you. I had a steak and ale pie and Edward had chicken leek and stilton and both were utterly delicious. The shortcrust pastry crumbled to perfection, the filling was rich and full of flavour and the chips deliciously potato-y and perfectly cooked. All in all, extremely good and just what we needed to recover after the arctic conditions of our walk. Just a note of warning if you do go, do not plan to do anything too strenuous afterwards...
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