Valley of the Rocks - Devon Trip (pt 1)

Well, it looks like I'm going to be going backwards chronologically to document our little trip. We visited the Valley of the Rocks on Saturday. (I've discovered that I can't wait to get a chance see more of England and that I actually really like hiking.)

After about an hour and a half of winding roads and an extraordinary amount of patience on Peter's part (the driver and of course friend), we arrived to a sight that really took my breath away.

Venturing up the footpath a little way, behind a great mass of rock (to the right of the picture above), we saw this!The view from the leftAnd to the right After a quick peak at the footpath and chatting to a couple who were sitting on a bench that asked us where the Valley of the Rocks was (duh!-there were rocks and a great valley...what else did they think they were looking at?), we decided to climb on the peaks as best we could . I'm so glad we did.Reaching the first peak of our trek

Aaron on top of the world

Goats!

Aaron tempting fate. Good thing the Fates were busy in Corinth that day.

You can see the footpath we bypassed in this one. Actually, we made our way back on the path later.

Pete's new Facebook picture (he doesn't know it yet) We were just about at the end of the road here. There was a sheer drop on the other side and we didn't have any rope...or actual climbing skill. We went down the side of the hill to go up the peak in the distance.

Where we were

My attempt at an artistic picture...way to make a beautiful day look dark!
Me as a druid and in one of the rare moments without a tissue on my nose.

If you look at the top of the hill on the left you might just make out a building.It looks like the ruins of an old castle. Would have been nice to be able to explore that direction, but it was pretty far away and we had to head back to Exeter.

What a great trip! More later.