How NOT to walk on Dartmoor!!!

hey everyone!!!

So we went on a walk on Saturday to Dartmoor and took 14 Students along. The weather was not great so we went on a SIMPLE walk from Prince town so it was wet and cold but we wrapped up and set off towards the old quarry. We had almost reached it when we had to climb over a bit of a rocky path and down the other side mmmmmmm....... being me and believe me when I say I am the clumsiest person I know, I thought i won't go down there because i will fall so i spied a path that looked a bit wet but not too bad, so me and a student started to walk down we got there and I steeped on and it was a bit boggy but not too bad. and so about a minute later i took a step and sunk ............oh dear i was up to my knees in mud so i had a little chuckle and said i think we should go back........meanwhile i spied Trevor at the top and he shouted "don't move until i get down there" it was at this point i began to realise i was stuck!!!! then i possibly did the worst thing i started to struggle and was sinking ah the panic was setting in........ i was now up to the top of my legs in mud!! then Trevor appeared and was trying to explain how i could get myself out. it wasn't working. at this point I think I was more scared than i had ever been in my life!!! eventually Trevor managed to pull me free (with me praying more urgently than usual!!!) i managed to get off this path and find a rock to sit on at which point the relief and realisation set in and I burst into tears........ i was wet and the wind was cold (and stupidly wearing jeans) needless to say we decided to head back and go home! it wasn't till we were in the mini bus that David suggested it would be a good sermon!!! which Trevor agreed with and used it at our Parish mass that evening much to my embarrassment!!!! and so let me be a perfect example to you all of how not to walk on Dartmoor!!!

God bless
Kate

PS I can see the funny side of it now!!!