Lawrence and Arthur didn't feel like riding too far today, so when Lawrence told Arthur about all the off-road fun to be had in Hembury Woods he was keen to investigate. We rode up the lower Hembury track first, which today was so overgrown in parts that we couldn't avoid getting scratched from time to time.

We found the same problem in the 'moat' around Hembury fort, although here the main offender was bracken. It was so bad that we decided to give it a miss today and cut across the grass, although Lawrence still had to join the moat path at the lower end in his attempt to emulate Ash's jump: sadly the results were unremarkable, and all Lawrence got to show for his efforts were some scratches on his leg!

Arthur really enjoyed the descent of the steep, twisty 'slalom' track through the woods, and got even more entertainment when Lawrence overshot the path and ended up in a holly bush - he blamed his brakes but independent tests suggested they were working fine. All that was bruised was his pride however, and he seemed much happier on the final stretch of track when his front brake had been adjusted.