June 2nd Walk from Hatherleigh to Dolton, then bus home

The sun came out again on Thursday morning and it was hot . Sally had to pay a quick visit to the Gallery, then her friend Helen met up with us, and we started walking.	This was the first time I had had company for a whole walk, and I was glad of it, because my ankle was hurting and I was a litttle anxious that  it might suddenly get worse. Here are Sally and Helen. They are both keen walkers, and told me many tales about walks they have done in the past.
This I think is a distant view of Iddesleigh church. It was such a glorious day!	This is the sign saying Iddesleigh.
Here we are getting closer to the church.	Near the top of a hill, not far from Dolton, we passed some men working on the road. Looking back after we had passed them we could see Yes Tor still, in the distance.
By the time we reached Dolton, my ankle could take no more... perhaps I had done too much the day before. It was really hurting, and remembering Phil Hancock`s advice, I reluctantly decided I had to take the bus from there. It was still a Green journey, but I had been looking forward to walking through Beaford and then to Torringoton, almost the last leg of the walk. Sally and Helen had to go back (one of them had left a car parked at Dolton, so I said goodbye, and caught the No 315 bus to Barnstaple, and home again. At Torrington I was pleased to see Gwen, who used to live across the road from me when I lived in Torrington, get on with her two children. She was taking them to Bideford, and then on to the beach.	From Barnstaple Bus station there was a last walk of a mile and a half. David met me again, and carried my bags for me. The ankle was becoming a serious concern, and I realsied that any plan to go back on the bus to Dolton, and walk the last bit, would probably have to be aborted. I would have to make do with the bus, for that part of the walk. Back