With the action in Rio in a
relative lull (after the gymnastics and cycling ending with another medal
flourish last night) it was time to get off the sofa and participate, and while
orienteering is not an Olympic sport it was what I needed to negotiate an eight
mile circuit around Jervaulx Abbey guided only by a screenshot of a leaflet
that disappeared from my tablet after mile or so; the riverside path to the
Coverbridge Inn was straightforward and the lunch in the sunny garden of the
pub was excellent (and leisurely), however the six or seven miles back to
Jervaulx over the fields were more problematic involving a couple of U-turns,
inconsequential advice from other ramblers, and flagging down a car to get
directions (they helpfully showed us their road atlas) before our goal – the tea
shop at the abbey – was eventually reached.
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