As the day started very cold we had a social at Crofters during the morning and set off just before 1.00 for our snow-hunting ride. We rode past Buckfast Abbey and on up to Scoriton, where our favourite dog Leo was outside waiting to greet us.

When we arrived at Holne we were hungry so decided to go to the café before continuing up to the open moor, but when we arrived at 1.45 we quickly discovered that the café was closed for redecorating. We had to make do with what little there was in the shop - chilli crackers and wrapped caramel shortbread. We set off again at 2.08 and rode up the steep hill to Venford Reservoir, getting a short spell of rain on the way up. There was a fair amount of snow lying around at the top, exactly as we had hoped, so we enjoyed 45-minutes of snowball fights and snowman-construction.

We returned home via Hembury with cold fingers and feet, although conditions got warmer on the descent, arriving back by 3.25. Everyone had thoroughly enjoyed the ride.