With George apparently unable to find the motivation to get out of bed this morning the three of us set off on a slightly more ambitious ride than usual, along Colston road to Dartington and then along the cycle path to Totnes weir. Here we were in for a shock: the usual picturesque spot by the weir where we have often stopped for a rest and photos had become the centre of a building site. Closer inspection revealed it was the construction of a new Hydro Power scheme for Totnes, primarily built to supply Totnes School. It didn't look too attractive at the moment, but hopefully it will be better when completed.

John had heard that the Totnes food market was open today (being the third Sunday in the month) so we rode up the main straight to take a look. It was very busy with plenty of different types of food on offer, so it was no surprise that we all ended up buying something tasty. Dillan thought it would be a good idea to make a point of visiting it every month, but perhaps every other month would be more sensible.

We were in no particular rush today so we detoured down to Longmarsh and were greeted with a most unusual sight: around twenty Canada Geese were swimming up river in a single-file line, maintaining a fairly consistent distance from the goose in front! They only broke formation when they reached the quayside, where it was every goose for himself.

Next stop was Littlehempston, where the stone bridges made a peaceful resting spot after the demands of the downhill track - fortunately causing no punctures on this occasion. We passed the Devon Shiatsu centre near Buckyette, but after reading the sign we still had no idea what it was. We found out later it is a kind of Chinese massage using only the fingers, thumbs and palms, but with the remote location and absence of all vehicles we didn't expect they pick up much passing trade.

Arriving at Staverton station we popped in to see the train off and took a brief look at the Meccano exhibition before heading home. On the way past Hole Farm John noticed a squashed snake on the road. At first we thought it was a grass snake, but on checking the markings at home we discovered that it was an adder!