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'Oh well. This day is a bit of a write-off. Do you fancy going and checking out Glaston-
bury Tor? I've seen it in passing loads of times but never been.'
'Yeah, sounds cool. I think we're due for a break.'
Glastonbury Tor was a bastard to climb.
It's a compact, but prominent hill overlooking the town, with a beautiful stone tower
adorning the top. It was particularly tough because we had to carry our stupid bikes all the
way up. If we had left them at the bottom, there would have been a chance that someone
would have taken them. Our misery would have been confounded by the fact we would
have been able to watch it all happen from the top, but been unable to do anything about it.
It wasn't worth the risk.
The top of the Tor was deserted except for a strange looking man carrying a large
wooden staff. He had long white hair and a beard and he looked like a character from
The
Lord of the Rings
.
'Good morning, gentlemen. Or should I say afternoon,' he said, looking at his watch.
'Is this your first time up here?' He was either just being friendly, or had tried a really bad
chat-up line.
'Good afternoon. Yes, it's our first time. What a great view,' I said, turning round and
taking in the view for the first time. It was spectacular.
'It sure is. It's not a bad place to work.'
'Do you work up here then?'
'Well, yes. I'm a sort of unofficial tour guide.'
'Aha, was that tour guide or Tor guide?' I joked.
'Yes, tour guide, as I just said.'
He didn't get it.
'Cool. It must be a great place to spend your day? What's your name?'
'Rod.'
Ben sniggered.
'Why is that funny? That's my name. Rod,' said Rod.
'But you're holding a rod.'
'Yes, I am. So?'
We didn't push it any further.
'Icangiveyouatourandtellyousomeofthehistoryoftheplace,ifyouwant,'hesaid.
'That's very kind, but we don't have any money whatsoever to offer you I'm afraid,' I
said.
'Oh, that's ok. Just join in on my next one then. You don't need to pay. I'm sure there'll
be some more people here soon.'
Sure enough, a group of about ten other people did arrive soon after and Rod treated
them to one of his tours. We lurked in the background hoping for some useful information,
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