Our friends, James and Julia, live in a very small town outside of Plymouth called Modbury in Devon County. It was a picturesque England town. I loved it. You had to drive down very small lanes with huge hedges running along each side of the road. And when you met another car in the lane, serious maneuvering was in order. If we ever move to the UK, I want to live in one of these small towns.
On Friday we got around and headed over to Dartmoor National Park for a hike. We took the scenic route there and ended up in the little town of Meavy. We stopped there for lunch before we hiked and it was spectacular. The bar dates back to the 15th century and still has a fireplace in the bar for heating. Most of the people there seemed to be 'regulars' and knew everybody. One older man even showed up with his dog and a huge head of lettuce. There was also a Normandy style church is Meavy. There are many of this style of church doting the landscape across Southern England. We were also able to walk into this church. It was very small, but the stained glass windows were still amazing along with the rest of the interior.
The National Park was great. Its a lot different from ours at home. There are many functioning towns in the Park, and there was a maximum security prision. Apparently the moor is a great place to build a jail becuase its hard for excape. The landscape looks similar throughout and when the fog rolls in its hard to see anything and it can be easy to lose all sense of direction. Knowing that, we set off for or hike in fog. We started at this 'car park' in light fog. Luckily, these were the only trees for miles so it was easy to see where the car was. 
We hiked to the top of this tor. The view was not all that great, but at one time there was an iron age settlement here. All that is left now are piles of rocks and indentations on the ground where a building may have been. By the time we hiked to the top of the tor, and came back down again the ground had become very, very saturated and when we got back to the car we were soaked! Without it even raining. This walk is also supposed to include a loop through more or Dartmoor bringing you to stone rows and a stone circle, but given the mist, we decided that we would probably get quite lost. Already the 'car park' had disappeared from sight at the tor and you had to walk down it to see the shadows of the trees. We drove by the road in which the stones were supposed to be near and couldn't even see them. But, there is always a next time and we were able to see this...
We hiked to the top of this tor. The view was not all that great, but at one time there was an iron age settlement here. All that is left now are piles of rocks and indentations on the ground where a building may have been. By the time we hiked to the top of the tor, and came back down again the ground had become very, very saturated and when we got back to the car we were soaked! Without it even raining. This walk is also supposed to include a loop through more or Dartmoor bringing you to stone rows and a stone circle, but given the mist, we decided that we would probably get quite lost. Already the 'car park' had disappeared from sight at the tor and you had to walk down it to see the shadows of the trees. We drove by the road in which the stones were supposed to be near and couldn't even see them. But, there is always a next time and we were able to see this...
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You may have skipped a couple of days on your blog a day but you certainly made up for it today. Loved the commentary and the pictures. Glad you are having such a wonderful time. You certainly have been able to see a lot of historical sites. Sorry the guard scared you at Buckingham Palace. Love you both.
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