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Monday 8 September 2014 |
Holiday Photos Day 1 Day 3 Day 4 Day 5 |
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Richard, our Exmoor guide, takes us to our roadside starting point | |
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And we head off across the moor | |
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Pausing to look at something in the sky - could be a bird | |
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Our next stop is a circle of stones with trees on top | |
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Once a sheep shelter | |
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Then we head down the valley | |
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Over the moors | |
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Climbing over a stone wall | |
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Then pushing through bracken | |
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Before following a stream | |
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Continuing towards Oare | |
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Under a pair of watchful eyes | |
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Arriving at Oare church | |
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Where there is a memorial to R D Blackmore | |
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A brief pause in the churchyard | |
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And we are on our way, stopping for Richard to tell us more tales of old Exmoor | |
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Then heading down into what is known as Doone Valley | |
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To a cafe with birds in a bush | |
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Which Denys decides to examine more closely | |
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While we enjoy a cup of tea | |
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In the afternoon sun | |
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We now follow the stream up the valley | |
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A simple solution to prevent large amounts of water building up and causing flooding | |
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Still following the stream | |
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As it tumbles down the valley | |
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We pause on a bridge for Richard to point out an alternative Doone Valley | |
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Starting to climb back to the moors | |
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Then crossing the stream | |
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Last man over | |
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And a final look down the valley | |
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Before a steep climb | |
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Returns us to the moors | |
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With grazing Exmoor ponies | |
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Providing a reason to stand and stare | |
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Passing an old cottage used for target practice by the army | |
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Making for the cars, sheltered from the sun by these overhanging trees. |
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Photos and captions by Richard, processed by Sally and uploaded by Mike |