Nobody felt like riding to Bantham once they had been drenched by the unfriendly downpour, so the Copper Kettle café at South Brent seemed to be the obvious alternative. They had been expecting us after seeing the Buckfastleigh starters half an hour earlier, and some old carpets had been laid out in strategic positions to protect the café furnishings! We felt a bit miserable with such wet feet, but the proprietors did their best to make us feel better.

The weather cleared up for the afternoon, but we didn't venture out again.