Day 4 -- Martinshoe to Berrynarbor

Tired today... maybe this 6 days in a row to begin the hike wasn't such a good idea (knew you'd like that, Sally). Actually, I think the real problem is the wind -- it is pretty draining to have 60+kmh wind gusts in your face (or at best from the side) for much of the day. Lidia hates it, and so again broke off the hike early -- about halfway through. This time Ingrid joined her, while Franz, Christine and I soldiered on. No rain though, thank goodness.

But I'm getting ahead of myself... dinner yesterday evening was a merry affair with two friends of ours from London joining us. They have a place on Exmoor and he was there for a 100 mile charitable horse ride he was/will be doing today and tomorrow, so they were able to drop by. Dinner was gastronomically good too.

The hike took about the time expected, was beautiful even if windy, and took us up to the highest point on the trip -- 315m on the encouragingly named Great Hangman hill. The B&B this evening seems adequate, but suffers in comparison with the wonderful place we stayed at last night -- The Old Rectory in Martinhoe (Dad -- tell Gunther and Myra that the owners say hi).

Dinner solid, clothes wash negotiated and completed, blog done, going to bed now... a longer day ahead tomorrow.