Monday 25th
August circle, on a dry evening after a very wet day, at Chudleigh
main CP for Wide Receivers TVH3 trail which he described as being
mainly...flat with a View Point?? not too long but take care as there
are some testing areas to negotiate. Off we set around the town on
his well marked trail, after wading in a river and a gasping up hill
trek we were soon in deep woodland at the first testing decent
slipping and sliding down a steep bank, we were clutching on to trees
and anything or body that would stop us sliding down that gorge!
MELLON PICKER did a spectacular alpine decent fortunately only being
stopped by getting WIDE R's leg stuck between his ouch!
We were now
standing at the Sweet Stop on the raging river bank deep in the
Chudleigh rain forest “like somewhere in Deliverance” said MAN
PIG. On up now scrambling and hauling each other over the very
slippery rocks like mountaineers and although we had laughed at
UBEND'S head torch in the car-park we wished we all had one now! Up
and up to the view Point at the top of Chudleigh Rock where we could
see the gathering rain about to descend on us, so a quick retreat on
trail back to the CP as the heavens opened up. After drying out in
the shelter of the Bishop Lacey with a beer and some excellent Chilli
Con Carne time for the Down -Downs which were awarded to....WARM
FRONT for only appearing at the pub !
WIDE RECEIVER for
his birthday this week and an excellent trail!
MELLON PICKER for
his spectacular mud slide into WR
MANPIG a 250 Runs
badge to add to all those he is wearing!
Finally WENDY the
landlady awarded POACHER the ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE on the road
outside.
Thanks to Wide
Receiver for an excellent evening.
