Two Bridges, Dartmoor National Park

Saturday 10th October saw me at Two Bridges on Dartmoor on a course learning to walk with Nordic Poles. I am retired and not the most agile but I thought walking with poles would give me better balance. I met our trainer and Dartmoor Guide Elaine Sylvester. We started with exercises to stretch our muscles and then through the gates and off up a hill. I was terribly out of condition but Elaine encouraged me and I was able to go at my own speed, stopping occasionally to get my breath. This was a good excuse to take in the scenery. We saw Wistan Woods and the Tors, two huntsmen exercising their dogs and various parties of people taking in good fresh air of the moors. The poles Elaine explained were to help us walk faster. Moor/More News next time....