As always, it seems, when I am with family and friends I do far more walking than went on my own. So over the Christmas period so far I've had some lovely little walks.
On Christmas Day we walked the seawall at Teignmouth past Spray Point towards where work was continuing to clear the landslip on the railway track. The tide was going out. The sea and sky were blue. It was warm in the sunshine. Everything looked beautiful.
And on Boxing Day we walked the back road through Decoy towards Kingskerswell to see the archaeological dig that has uncovered Roman remains, and the site of the new South Devon link road (only 50 years in the planning). We passed old landmarks and old memories stirred. An old friend waved from her car as she drove past. And it rained, and rained. Water ran through all the gullies. The dig looked like a quagmire. We looked at the view from the site - down to the Teign, Haldon hills beyond, green fields, streams, convenient for the local shops...
By the time we got home we were completely soaked. But it was lovely, warm(ish) Devon rain. My skin feels soft, and best of all my boots were waterproof.
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