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A DARTMOOR CHRISTMAS 2008
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Once again the sun is setting low over the moors and the long shadows are announcing the arrival of Christmas 2008. It does not seem long ago that I was posting the 2007 Christmas pages, certainly not 12 months. Personally it has been a busy year in which I have at long last achieved my Master's Degree, recieved a promotion at work and have added over 60 pages to this website. The annual numbers of visitors to Legendary Dartmoor have once again steadily increased with an estimated annual increase of over 60,000 hits. Hopefully 2009 will be an equally successful year and I know that there are one or two exciting projects which will be appearing in this website. Nationally the country seems to have been cloaked in a miasma of doom and gloom for most of 2008 and it strikes me that much of this has been brought into our homes by the media in one form or another. Whilst there is no denying we are in hard times there is always one cheap and easy way of temporarily forgetting our concerns and fears ... take a long walk on Dartmoor! Here you will not hear mention of the 'credit crunch', inflation, interest rates, house prices or unemployment figures. Instead you will hear the wind blowing gently across the wastes, the numerous streams and rivers tumbling down to the coast, the occasional whinny of a moorland pony or the skirling of a buzzard as it soars overhead. You will look out on vast tracts of open moor that are peppered with granite outcrops all melting into a stunning landscape. You will smell the fresh moorland air, the damp vegetation, the rocky cave where some sheep spent the night or the wood smoke drifting from the cottage chimneys. All of these sights, sounds and smells along with a host of others will leave you exhilarated, relaxed, rejuvenated and ready to face the world again, and the best thing is that it's all for free. I am sure of the government knew how much pleasure and enjoyment Dartmoor provides they would immediately levy some tax on it. If you are unfortunate enough not to be able to visit Dartmoor then any nearby fields, woods, parks or countryside will give you a similar experience albeit not quite as good as Old Dartymoor. So, I would just like to wish everybody a happy Christmas and thank those who have visited this site over the year for their support and encouragement.
23/12/2008
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