This Exchange Ride (Torbay and South Dartmoor meeting at a pick-up for the sole purpose of bringing Torbay riders to the South Dartmoor ride and vice versa) turned into a joint ride in view of the relatively small number of participants. We joined the seven Torbay members on their trip towards Grimspound, although we didn’t intend to follow them up the steep track from Heathercombe which led up into what appeared to be a particularly damp cloud. Instead we preferred the idea of the all-downhill route to Widecombe where we could visualise endless cups of tea and cakes.

The others joined us there much later, wet and bedraggled, having time for only one quick ‘cuppa’ before setting off on the homeward journey via Cold East Cross.