Harry and his father arrived at Buckfastleigh just as we were leaving, so they drove on to Peartree and met us there. We were delayed when we noticed an upturned pregnant ewe in a field near Chuley Cross. Closer inspection revealed that she had been struggling there for a considerable time: she was very pleased to find herself on her feet again and quickly trotted off to join the rest off the flock.

We had arranged to meet Seb at the crossroads near Lake farm "sometime after 2.45pm". When we arrived it was nearly 3.15 and Seb had just started to wander towards Pulsford. A posse was sent after him and eventually we rendezvoused near Wotton farm.

With all these delays it was 3.32 before we arrived at West Ogwell. Our pickup time there should have been 3.15pm, but the newsletter said it was 3pm. Charlie's Paignton contingent had arrived before 3pm, and at 3.31 they decided not to wait any longer and went off to Fermoys. The rest of us couldn't have known this of course, so we assumed they hadn't arrived yet and waited until 4.10, passing the time by playing with Michael's new camcorder!

Eventually we gave up and went home. The problem was that the Section's procedural documents have not been updated or distributed since 1989. We'll correct this very soon so that such misunderstandings cannot arise again.