Dartmoor and Bodmin

This is going to be a day of cliches and favourite spots getting me close to the trip end point, another ~100 or so miles towards Penzance.

First thing I'm greeted with a wet drizzly morning - I also managed to dump a load of water from the tonneau into the drivers footwell - so spent some time bailing that out before starting. Hood up for this first bit.

The House of Marbles is my first stop - a chance to dry out, grab a hot chocolate and see some glass blowing. Sort of a habit to visit this place, wander through the marble museum and watch the weird contraptions ferrying snooker balls and marbles around metal mazes.

Then the north east to south west road right across Dartmoor.

Lights on most of the day through the low cloud, but running with hood off now, its not a particularly fast road - limited to 40mph, but good countryside - and really getting away from most man made things (apart from the road itself of course).

Pause for lunch virtually in the middle of the moor at the Two Bridges Hotel.
Each stop now, I wring out the rag in the drivers footwell and place it back to soak up more rainwater.

The Two Bridges is a friendly warm place - good food, open fires and friendly staff.
Bangers and Mash for lunch alongside a pint of Orange Juice and lemonade, gloves on the radiator to warm through before starting out again.

The weather a little clearer with good views as I pass the prison with its unmissable brutal architecture then off the moor and towards Bodmin to catch up with some old friends for a cup of tea and a chat.

The overnight stop at The Kings Arms in Paul, near Mousehole (another favourite Cornish place for me) and striking distance of my ultimate destination for the next day.