I have just realised I have not posted any blogs on walks I have done since the beginning of June. There have not been many as I have spent time with grandchildren and details of the long weekend away in Padstow are in my holiday blog. However there have been a couple of walks that I should record.
In the middle of June I drove to Cadover intending to walk to Shaugh Bridge. This is a repeat of a walk I did when I first moved to Plymouth. I started walking through the woods following a broken pipe line. The path was rough with lots of tree roots and stones sticking up. I took the upper path as I hoped it would be better than the one nearer the river. At one point the path became smooth and so I was not watching my feet so carefully and tripped over a tree root. I went flying! Fortunately there was not real damage but I was shaken up. I continued walking for a while and saw the Dewstone on the other side of the river, but when it came to a muddy slippery patch I did not feel confident to jump from one stone to another so turned back.
On the way back I took the lower path and there was some lovely views of the river. It looks so different to when it flows over flatter ground near Cadover Bridge.
It was a pity not to have made it to Shaugh Bridge, but having had many months not able to walk because of an injured knee I did not want to damage it again. I am conscious I need to walk on easy paths these days.
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