1:30 pm

We parked at the top and walked down a road to Woody Bay, which is secluded and wonderful, but right as we got down on it, the sky decided to dump rain.

It was a shame -- the spot was beautiful, with a bit of a waterfall and a lovely rocky beach -- it would have been nice to stay longer.

Without rain jackets, or even a hood for me, we were utterly drenched after the (at least) 15-minute uphill march back to the car.

I changed my pants unceremoniously at the back of the car -- there was no way I could sit in the car with completely soaked pants -- and we carried on in a bit of a downpour for a while.