John Jones and the Reluctant Ramblers: on stage at the North Devon Beer Festival in Barnstaple.

…and this is what awaits the thirsty Ramblers when they come down from Exmoor… Playing a Beer Festival has certain benefits…

And the walk is underway! Shoulsbury castle trig point. Highest point of the day on Exmoor (472 metres). Heavy showers but short & intermittent followed by bright sunlight. The ground saturated & heavy going. All 40 walkers have done amazingly well so far.

(Meanwhile, the van team – who spent the morning swapping Oysterband instruments and gear out of the van and loading walking tour gear and PA – have arrived in Devon and are having the first debate of the tour about whether the jam or the cream goes on first. Practical tests inconclusive, further study required).