Today it rained virtually the whole day. We still walked most of the route, stopping to make a decision before each section. We drove through “Devon lanes”, i.e., hedges close on both sides of the road – close enough to brush the van most of the time. On the moor the wind blew the rain horizontal, over the tops of the hedges and more or less above the van. We stopped at a crossroad and walked for about twenty-five minutes with Andrew. We wore our rain suits. Jane lent me a plastic rain bonnet to tie over my peaked cap, to keep out more rain. Actually, the hedges kept us quite sheltered; nevertheless, we were wet. I was really glad to have poked my head out this morning after breakfast, because the reality check made me
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