Keir was unusually asking for a longer ride this morning, and whilst Sol had not been out for several weeks he had never had much difficulty with longer rides. With this in mind we rode to Bovey Tracey to buy lunch and then headed up the Wrey valley for the steep climb to the reservoirs. Everything looked perfect today in the summer sunshine and we enjoyed a peaceful lunchtime on the banks of the Tottiford reservoir.

We continued along the rough path that circles the reservoir, then followed the lanes to Moretonhampstead, but by this time Sol was discovering that he was much less fit than he had expected and Keir was slowing down in sympathy! The route home via North Bovey was consequently rather slow-paced, and by the time we had also stopped for refreshments at Hound Tor a late return was guaranteed. It was well past 7pm when we finally rolled back to Buckfastleigh, but even though we were tired it had been a really enjoyable ride and a good achievement for all concerned.