Numbers were down for the run to Killerton today – maybe a picnic tea didn’t appeal after the “milk and honey” of the previous week, but really I think it had more to do with Michael reaching the ripe old age of 21. The wind was a bit unfriendly up “The Valley”, but we were through Exwick and on the Stoke Canon road before “grub” started calling loudly, and Stoke Woods provided a pleasant spot to answer the call.

A fairly brief wander around part of Killerton grounds, and then a route following the Clyst for a few miles before heading for Dawlish Water and a picnic tea stop. Food was soon worked down with a zig-zag climb onto Haldon and then a nice run down to Luton and on to Kingsteignton where the Buckfast and Marldon contingents separated.

(Colin Brierly)

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