tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58236913910501308392024-03-16T01:11:30.594+00:00JJ's StuffMy adventures with walking, backpacking, running (hobbling?), cycling, amateur radio, traditional folk music and song...and loads of other stuff.John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comBlogger498125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-4894389849199206872023-12-27T20:14:00.035+00:002024-01-18T20:21:40.814+00:00Tally-Ho! Whitworth Wander / Turkey Trot 2023<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: large;"> <b><span>Whitworth Wander – Turkey Trot, 27<sup>th</sup>
of a very wet December 2023</span></b></span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">In memory of the late Brian Whitworth, a fine man, my friend, and a former Hon Sec of Tally-Ho! </span></b></span><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"> <br /></span></b></i><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">The run was intended to be a
shade over 8 miles, but the combination of an injured trail layer and a brook
that was doing it’s best to be a river, forced a last minute
re-route….thankfully.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">As in recent years we ran
from Little Bollington’s Olde Number 3 (Timothy Taylor’s Landlord and
Theakston’s Best), although this time we hopped straight onto the Bridgewater
Canal towpath and headed, muddily, into Dunham Park, passing the Swan with Two
Nicks en route. The track leading to the park’s rear entrance was ankle deep in
floodwater in places.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">Thankfully the tracks through
the park were relatively mud-free, and because of the nature of the tracks,
trail-laying was a simple task.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">At Dunham Massey Hall, former
seat of the Earl of Stamford, we turned to head SE down Langham Grove, past
Island Pool, almost as far as the Scout campsite at Home Farm, when we turned
to head north(ish) passing the Deer Barn on our left.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">We continued to
circumnavigate the park, exiting by a stile onto Charcoal Road. A short section of tarmac
followed until, just by the Dunham Brewery, we followed not particularly muddy
paths into Dunham
Town.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">Heading north, and back on
tarmac, we crossed the Bridgwater
Canal and continued until
joining a TransPennine Trail by Grove House Farm.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">Now heading west along the
soggy track we passed walkers, no doubt keen to burn off some of the excesses
of the season. </span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">It was a bit of a scramble to
get off the trail using the unofficial exit at the Barns Lane Bridge, but it was manageable.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">Barns Lane is a narrow and
thankfully very quiet country lane. Just beyond Sam Smith’s Vine Inn we left
the tarmac and followed the farm track south, over the River Bollin.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">It was just beyond here that
the trail was to cross Agden Brook, but it was deep and flowing fast – the
enforced re-route took us SE and back to the Bridgewater Canal
where we re-joined the muddy towpath which delivered us back to the Olde Number
3.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">A goodly number of club
members attended and took part in the run, the pub, under new management, was
no doubt pleased that so many turned out to drink their beer and eat their
meals.</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;"><b><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;">We ended up running a little over 6½ flattish, but
muddy miles…but what else would they have done on a wet Wednesday at the end of
December?</span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: 14pt;"></span></b></p>
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John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-18667128143818277602023-10-25T11:46:00.000+01:002023-10-25T11:46:11.455+01:00Hallowe'en Ceilidh 2023: SOLD OUT!<p> </p><p><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">It's official - we're sold out!</span></b></p><p><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks to everyone who has bought tickets, and to those who can't come, for your donations - you know who you are!<br /><br />See you all on Saturday - in your finest Hallowe'en fancy dress!</span></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUDFzoY4gKp8QFAnBNfsI-Pqnwy9OcTquKdPNGK0w_YwCxm2HM7I7-o2x8-koVqRVSk2U1wwbBPfVRygn89xL4OhOLdmboIF2AlCOWLGp5iAJUn3oA735MoYX0DsLxrmjTkVny3VM7PDCzinUMiFElzXU20p2qv568teYiPb7PIAmN9JzvtUskIzR1j0/s675/Halloween%202023%20poster%20v1.5%20SOLD%20OUT.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="486" height="701" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQUDFzoY4gKp8QFAnBNfsI-Pqnwy9OcTquKdPNGK0w_YwCxm2HM7I7-o2x8-koVqRVSk2U1wwbBPfVRygn89xL4OhOLdmboIF2AlCOWLGp5iAJUn3oA735MoYX0DsLxrmjTkVny3VM7PDCzinUMiFElzXU20p2qv568teYiPb7PIAmN9JzvtUskIzR1j0/w504-h701/Halloween%202023%20poster%20v1.5%20SOLD%20OUT.jpeg" width="504" /></a></span></b></div><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /> </span></b><p></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-71009271890784509412023-10-07T23:31:00.005+01:002023-10-11T08:44:34.652+01:00Tally-Ho! from Chinley, 7th Oct 2023<p><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Running from the Old Hall, Chinley</b></span></span><br /><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><b>Unseasonably hot weather meant this was going to be a tough
run for those who dislike running in such temperatures, and so it was.</b></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EWjPJuUMCfn6vFP-M2SyZ8YPm1kb46GjPZ9V7d7Nrh2r0eECy8_FGMhjiRtQOeraGionnevtnl-sIBFVCS5Gev7h-jVDYzg9rldxVptF7xluGqaR4OsI0RJkKxDf_pG-PTaDqPE9PNfLMbch_XcTSr2KjyBFGmRRKTFkNXhKEKwABRy3ChHAhxJwXO0/s1000/IMG20221008180122.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_EWjPJuUMCfn6vFP-M2SyZ8YPm1kb46GjPZ9V7d7Nrh2r0eECy8_FGMhjiRtQOeraGionnevtnl-sIBFVCS5Gev7h-jVDYzg9rldxVptF7xluGqaR4OsI0RJkKxDf_pG-PTaDqPE9PNfLMbch_XcTSr2KjyBFGmRRKTFkNXhKEKwABRy3ChHAhxJwXO0/w586-h439/IMG20221008180122.jpg" width="586" /></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">The Old Hall, Chinley <br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Trail consisted of either straw (or was it hay?), interspersed
with the odd clump of the more traditional sawdust – whatever it was, in the
bright sunshine it was often difficult to follow.</span></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Ady and Geoff drew the short straw (see what I did there?) on this one, they set off
from the Old Hall in Chinley, heading SE on the B whatever number it was….it
was definitely tarmac. </span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">The road crossed the A6, and was shortly after this, as the
route left the tarmac, that some runners lost trail. Fortunately the more
eagle-eyed spotted the trail as it headed up a bit of an embankment – the
attached maps tells all! <br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Onwards, over Hall Hill and a precarious electric fence –
that caused one runner to take a bit of a tumble. Fortunately the ground was
soft and wet, so it was only pride that suffered damage.</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">A change of direction (SW) took us by the wonderfully named
Sparkbottom, and on to Tunstead Milton.</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">It was soon after the route crossed the B5470 that things
went ever so slightly awry. Via the wonders of modern technology (Whatsapp),
news was received that a horse had taken an interest in the trail….so much so
that some of it had been eaten by said horse. This caused some consternation,
and more than a couple of sniggers. </span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Whatever the reason, it appeared that trail was light on the
ground, consequently some runners ran rather further than others.</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">I was now in the agreeable company of Hon Pres Park – agreeable because, apart from
anything else, he’s far better at spotting trail than I am!</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> <br /></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM73f4DMaBtbiYU0zusNJnKVF8o8ro2on5m1f0ZlQsT4nYLqdcNgFU9o4sXFMFXGQt5edi7LkoC11sqE1NBpYyKHajnwmb-Sp8ECtM9m14mlLx6JqyTY83aQjiry4Nz3Nm-943yU6FuMk7KHcNfAvKO0SX_m8i8tJWP6zOkW2uA41mT65h-1Ugh8b13aw/s1000/IMG20231007135324.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="434" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM73f4DMaBtbiYU0zusNJnKVF8o8ro2on5m1f0ZlQsT4nYLqdcNgFU9o4sXFMFXGQt5edi7LkoC11sqE1NBpYyKHajnwmb-Sp8ECtM9m14mlLx6JqyTY83aQjiry4Nz3Nm-943yU6FuMk7KHcNfAvKO0SX_m8i8tJWP6zOkW2uA41mT65h-1Ugh8b13aw/w578-h434/IMG20231007135324.jpg" width="578" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><b>The next challenge was to find a way out of the field by
Randall Carr. A small tunnel-type railway tunnel, cleverly disguised as a bush
(the tunnel, not the railway) was eventually located – and we even spotted some
uneaten trail.</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXO5Kix19I3HvllPHcG0tGLiWLZOAui1PxskyyanboUu9Rbx3OBbN8FBNemEvaGXOW3uRRt04G__Ymk29BcPcoZ_mrT41Fk_T268tT6uMKizJnUmVMgeEhVLgblHDQyHuSCQX98Ez7AKKmEThZfKv0y-U1HnhMkYMAgQi43dQ52VRcFZ6CJq-CEvMhSE/s750/IMG20231007133647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibXO5Kix19I3HvllPHcG0tGLiWLZOAui1PxskyyanboUu9Rbx3OBbN8FBNemEvaGXOW3uRRt04G__Ymk29BcPcoZ_mrT41Fk_T268tT6uMKizJnUmVMgeEhVLgblHDQyHuSCQX98Ez7AKKmEThZfKv0y-U1HnhMkYMAgQi43dQ52VRcFZ6CJq-CEvMhSE/w480-h640/IMG20231007133647.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> <br /></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Uneaten trail <br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Our problems were only just beginning – but this is the
Cheshire Hare & Hounds Tally-Ho!, nobody said it was going to be easy!</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuNqNaAZn4iZlys_gPMRXdI824LRk6S6le6SXDUPhYL1MXFEshg59knkFp4_Hs4ohq17sRvecrQ5IHHA1vDov-M-Yh1dRkHX-fj8pugxC2Lc1dOYVyEz9OSltGwpLJH5IPlHGnvCUmFcrlMIyGHxslmWJZNESdAS9UxSs3CmpJx-eBDtogCiBidrt2C0/s573/IMG20231007130319.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="573" data-original-width="430" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtuNqNaAZn4iZlys_gPMRXdI824LRk6S6le6SXDUPhYL1MXFEshg59knkFp4_Hs4ohq17sRvecrQ5IHHA1vDov-M-Yh1dRkHX-fj8pugxC2Lc1dOYVyEz9OSltGwpLJH5IPlHGnvCUmFcrlMIyGHxslmWJZNESdAS9UxSs3CmpJx-eBDtogCiBidrt2C0/w480-h640/IMG20231007130319.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Holly, laden with berries <br /></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">The next field was also rather lacking in visible trail – no
horses here though. Eventually, after a lot of faffing about, Joe and I found a
way out of this next field, onto a farm track by Meveril Farm.</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">After a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, we picked up trail by the
farm but were advised by a man holding a rather large tool (an electric planer
I think) not to follow the trail ‘unless you’re very brave’ The intended route,
a rarely used green lane, was overgrown with triffids – or they may have been
nettles.</span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDU0WuF_uIfCMw-6bzFByYADybva2YLE8j4wWRZCepvsSyH5GijT87l6f9XXwvFP8LAxHeUEO4cmt_IJkXq9BpGBX1rz78KfMyit-nDzOrPMW1u2AkI9EJsNYLHepqggRWHrzKCOcZ_t90-3J71WrGmbjyXaye-jhaIkBeFP0ISsh2uHxPHDCvFpj2_c/s1000/IMG20231007140201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="444" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDU0WuF_uIfCMw-6bzFByYADybva2YLE8j4wWRZCepvsSyH5GijT87l6f9XXwvFP8LAxHeUEO4cmt_IJkXq9BpGBX1rz78KfMyit-nDzOrPMW1u2AkI9EJsNYLHepqggRWHrzKCOcZ_t90-3J71WrGmbjyXaye-jhaIkBeFP0ISsh2uHxPHDCvFpj2_c/w592-h444/IMG20231007140201.jpg" width="592" /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">A nice bit of wrought iron <br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">We took his advice and followed a bridleway which, whilst it
meant we ran a little further, our beautiful, shapely legs escaped the ravages
of the man-eating undergrowth.</span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Fast Taylor and Skint Wilson caught us up, and after a brief
exchange of greetings, they left us in their wake.</span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYDNbMqzKtEVCE-vi9sOLTKS0k9zyQr3IuAEd9JJh5S5dQ9SMa3_6RFXQGyErFrhBCfY2DVX5iQ4k_PrE4zRcUy29iXRD12fYisp5F8p6u6l-X4OXEsfUOefPcUOLRRQTaLfAmkNdfpa4qhZktWR6ffvpkmOEP94CGIwSJX_mJ4Ce3tCBMICC4BQ6Bs4/s750/PXL_20231007_140936466.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWYDNbMqzKtEVCE-vi9sOLTKS0k9zyQr3IuAEd9JJh5S5dQ9SMa3_6RFXQGyErFrhBCfY2DVX5iQ4k_PrE4zRcUy29iXRD12fYisp5F8p6u6l-X4OXEsfUOefPcUOLRRQTaLfAmkNdfpa4qhZktWR6ffvpkmOEP94CGIwSJX_mJ4Ce3tCBMICC4BQ6Bs4/w480-h640/PXL_20231007_140936466.MP.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Fast Taylor, about to step on some trail<br /></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Reaching Long Lane, another green lane, we turned west,
happily trotting though calf-deep puddles of muddy water. We gained the company
of Burston, and we trundled on, soon catching up with Wells, that well-known
photographer.</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEauszN78JXDnX0LuNQRdZRl1d8IeUCRCuQSRCxEuSq32NJZQU1iJzqsxrAk8QYaODAhKrA_AnLE-LcgqkXa2mnloHskfkV8v-Cr_ab-pGSrtdG4WxsMhmKid0UR_EGKI-aOT88CZCQp_ExspZhhIIpMbHlvz5GmcyluDL9zTvbPaN0a2W2RoHhNSjAk/s750/PXL_20231007_134606026.MP.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="604" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEauszN78JXDnX0LuNQRdZRl1d8IeUCRCuQSRCxEuSq32NJZQU1iJzqsxrAk8QYaODAhKrA_AnLE-LcgqkXa2mnloHskfkV8v-Cr_ab-pGSrtdG4WxsMhmKid0UR_EGKI-aOT88CZCQp_ExspZhhIIpMbHlvz5GmcyluDL9zTvbPaN0a2W2RoHhNSjAk/w516-h640/PXL_20231007_134606026.MP.jpg" width="516" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">We are running, honest!<br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Going north now, and on tarmac, through Horwich End, and
passing the eastern edge of Whaley Bridge we trotted on, as the sun continued
to beat down on us – this is early October for heaven’s sake!</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMB0Q4KZabdUGsnHM-sLMtuoFajFw2j145ez-aKuhfUZu87NZghXu4AamXAnATMEarbu4PBJ5Kezna1kUljzNiENTsARjixsKl8GUrpX1dDplDgf110_FlytsSRCKdyqmRc1YOzsruL8O34XtpH6HKSC5p57DEzba8ecrhTyaF3GdPXKqE8KulNWW8TI/s750/IMG20231007151909.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGMB0Q4KZabdUGsnHM-sLMtuoFajFw2j145ez-aKuhfUZu87NZghXu4AamXAnATMEarbu4PBJ5Kezna1kUljzNiENTsARjixsKl8GUrpX1dDplDgf110_FlytsSRCKdyqmRc1YOzsruL8O34XtpH6HKSC5p57DEzba8ecrhTyaF3GdPXKqE8KulNWW8TI/w480-h640/IMG20231007151909.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Time was getting on, we knew that the trail would take us up
Eccles Pike, it was going to be touch and go if we want to sit down to dinner,
planned for an ealier than usual 4.30pm.</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">I had to leave by 5pm, so I cut trail by Eccles Fold to head
back to the pub. Joe continued to follow trail to the top of Eccles Pike. I’m a
firm believer in the Club’s pack system, and I felt bad about leaving him – but
he seemed happy enough to continue alone.</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">I got back to the pub just after 4pm, had a quick wash and
change in the loos, and sat down at the dining table at 4.30pm, ready to eat –
I was hungry!</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoSr4Tw1sMyUVrZFJmYVg1EXsq0ohRFeFPVjTfNST3R8_kaldd5wGsrIHoPttaHD-8f8AXx-0YfDvVvMKZvQ9isap1mHn6RMGQsRwGH2uKjMwYOpKRUjUUIYmfi4Fpgz9m61FdYmcJuRWFwT24Jj4Rp_GRkZQqoJs4CsmVXz3k8wKnBJPQOjg-PtmcvI/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-07%20at%2016.49.08.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1600" height="237" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZoSr4Tw1sMyUVrZFJmYVg1EXsq0ohRFeFPVjTfNST3R8_kaldd5wGsrIHoPttaHD-8f8AXx-0YfDvVvMKZvQ9isap1mHn6RMGQsRwGH2uKjMwYOpKRUjUUIYmfi4Fpgz9m61FdYmcJuRWFwT24Jj4Rp_GRkZQqoJs4CsmVXz3k8wKnBJPQOjg-PtmcvI/w527-h237/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-07%20at%2016.49.08.jpeg" width="527" /></a></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">The runners, eagerly waiting for their dinner<br /></span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Joe was a bit late, but he joined us at the dinner table at
around 4.50pm – dinner still hadn’t arrived.</span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Q60-qOm_0ZHG4sD7O03AOsxcbls7gbUKsTNxJxHE9sarxBsg4V6E-jcnDhgN727u4yqjbtVWBEXOLfGB2YSpNeKA0RWoa-pWocOsMSoYMBwYn1OzqyBW1z_tPvXwwZrkJlz09Nr26AVbPfYs3saJV9wPaXyp3woDejLvNxnl1Xma-sGM48z6CpCXR8/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-07%20at%2016.49.08(1).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1600" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp4Q60-qOm_0ZHG4sD7O03AOsxcbls7gbUKsTNxJxHE9sarxBsg4V6E-jcnDhgN727u4yqjbtVWBEXOLfGB2YSpNeKA0RWoa-pWocOsMSoYMBwYn1OzqyBW1z_tPvXwwZrkJlz09Nr26AVbPfYs3saJV9wPaXyp3woDejLvNxnl1Xma-sGM48z6CpCXR8/w520-h234/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-10-07%20at%2016.49.08(1).jpeg" width="520" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> The runners, wondering whether they're going to get their dinner<br /></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Service here, in the past, has always been good. At 5pm I
had to leave, cancelling my meal, I couldn’t delay any longer. I gather the
meal wasn’t actully served until 5.10pm – it was a damned good job I didn’t
wait!</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Whatever….</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Ady & Geoff had laid an ‘interesting’ trail – not a
particularly strenuous one, but certainly one that threw a few challenges our
way!</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">I covered about 8 miles, I reckon if I’d have done the full
trail, including Eccles Pike, I would have covered around 8.5 miles, with
around 1600’ of ascent.</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">It was hot, it was hilly, the puddles were deep, nettles
were plentiful, the views were tremendous, the company even better….a good
trail!</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Where we went:</span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span></b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqCONTawLUHZ-A6fEcmsS_VfbIosPQLHpZvsighpte3UnFvCY1fQNqki-eAeAaFpwJQScowyPehOFyIoDApGDThfpCGhL0waTKZuunRgS6QTxiXdp8LcaeH-POnqhzTzEGlpP8OYpWYqmnMw7BjN_DI00oZKOLqt68daL22I-V8KqiV02DhzEhpEU1U/s815/Tally-Ho!%20Chinley%202023.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="815" height="588" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2aqCONTawLUHZ-A6fEcmsS_VfbIosPQLHpZvsighpte3UnFvCY1fQNqki-eAeAaFpwJQScowyPehOFyIoDApGDThfpCGhL0waTKZuunRgS6QTxiXdp8LcaeH-POnqhzTzEGlpP8OYpWYqmnMw7BjN_DI00oZKOLqt68daL22I-V8KqiV02DhzEhpEU1U/w640-h588/Tally-Ho!%20Chinley%202023.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Paul’s photos can be found here: <a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/MpVJcvhcDXgo7cr79">https://photos.app.goo.gl/MpVJcvhcDXgo7cr79</a></span></span></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Thanks to Ady & Geoff for the trail, and to Joe for putting up with me for much of the trail!</span></span><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><br /></span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><b><span><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;">Thanks to Paul Wells and Mark Taylor for some of the photographs.</span></span></b></span></p>
John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-9791003325577967782023-07-19T09:29:00.003+01:002023-07-29T14:19:57.073+01:00TGOC2023 No15: Pt 3, Lochcallater to The End<p>
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decided to stay another night anyway, but her feet were blistered to blazes,
she just couldn’t carry on – she’d have needed a good few days for her feet to
recover. I only found out some days later that she’d had to retire, there was
no other option. Mick, being the great bloke that he is (did I tell you
what his Dad did for a living?) opted to stay with his daughter and also
retire.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu_Ev4ZhbCI6gNp1iLDGxwXZG3lkJfK96Tta1eJLxOxafn9x0_tv0WI5P2JrRReGWZu2Yo6XNtTLIReqiJItLEleIwtoDB3cuevpAy2RV9MG90jyxU1hx_McnhzeZlpB7-0tx4ZUSkv3p4zWw-YS7XQPBsrn0Sc1WVua8IHGHRBlODaV23kUu07CqG4g/s1000/IMG20230521122943.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPu_Ev4ZhbCI6gNp1iLDGxwXZG3lkJfK96Tta1eJLxOxafn9x0_tv0WI5P2JrRReGWZu2Yo6XNtTLIReqiJItLEleIwtoDB3cuevpAy2RV9MG90jyxU1hx_McnhzeZlpB7-0tx4ZUSkv3p4zWw-YS7XQPBsrn0Sc1WVua8IHGHRBlODaV23kUu07CqG4g/w511-h383/IMG20230521122943.jpg" width="511" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Leaving Callater Lodge</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I didn’t leave Callater until far too
late on the Sunday, I left Tracy
with a load of antiseptic cream, but her feet needed a proper seeing-to.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My route, one of the trade routes out
of Glen Callater, took me round Carn an Sagairt Mor and Broad Cairn. The
weather was pretty miserable: raining and thick mist – thick enough to have to
use the compass a fair amount.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The top of Broad Cairn is very rocky,
it’s very easy to slip and fall. I was on my own, so if I’d have taken a tumble
I’d have been in trouble, so I opted to follow the path marked on the map that
goes around the rocky summit and then descend eastwards.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOW5SBZB8QEaR13kHhxgDDpP96PJiec3nGS7kuo6bqV4Tq5U-XOMKCugnGpks0QQQvx3mEmSgCWa17rJbSGYVG1QyYe2o9o11UMtLgMjswbLiwHDZ3L7PSZ4OpyrdGdj1y4TbVywB11DhJGDyhHxBhtDhoSyCCoQfV4Ff7R-RVuUG-IKcMiW_kvebiuI/s1000/P1100641.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="351" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzOW5SBZB8QEaR13kHhxgDDpP96PJiec3nGS7kuo6bqV4Tq5U-XOMKCugnGpks0QQQvx3mEmSgCWa17rJbSGYVG1QyYe2o9o11UMtLgMjswbLiwHDZ3L7PSZ4OpyrdGdj1y4TbVywB11DhJGDyhHxBhtDhoSyCCoQfV4Ff7R-RVuUG-IKcMiW_kvebiuI/w524-h351/P1100641.JPG" width="524" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Big mistake! The path may be on the
map, but there’s very little evidence of it on the ground – it took me an age
to contour round the summit on really rough ground. Eventually I picked up the
very good track leading off the top and followed it down to the pony hut, and
then down to Loch Muick. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ETc_chSykr3o_wWkKB3s2Bjq70g2D9zHGv7ItuwJr_OGuVvQOS7Gz13kD_h_U9MlrwS5WJGmeXTOB-tp1SyWHfFCrUVl8SeXY_YJmi7adugkS2sqMsUBTnN0nAZD6RQf8fSbPaZQaBR-0aJfkgYPcFqiSe1THpEmKyfklrooeD_H6wYF7yp2hktGE8Y/s1000/P1100643.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1ETc_chSykr3o_wWkKB3s2Bjq70g2D9zHGv7ItuwJr_OGuVvQOS7Gz13kD_h_U9MlrwS5WJGmeXTOB-tp1SyWHfFCrUVl8SeXY_YJmi7adugkS2sqMsUBTnN0nAZD6RQf8fSbPaZQaBR-0aJfkgYPcFqiSe1THpEmKyfklrooeD_H6wYF7yp2hktGE8Y/w507-h340/P1100643.JPG" width="507" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Loch Muick....if you look REALLY hard</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TG86dx21Y7R5QX3MqBXeMJlLua6zSWMHvPibpOMThraaTJs_TxSNR4ELc1lPbK6HepJhF6bkfTk823WcHfx7KcAoKA7kTwewlEt0v_B95iJCZZKL4UY74w5ZN5gElq2U_BAbD7H9L94KljHVeU9etvBj2_gFuuV7h-S9miACxGWovJREajJmUOSNssg/s1000/P1100645.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3TG86dx21Y7R5QX3MqBXeMJlLua6zSWMHvPibpOMThraaTJs_TxSNR4ELc1lPbK6HepJhF6bkfTk823WcHfx7KcAoKA7kTwewlEt0v_B95iJCZZKL4UY74w5ZN5gElq2U_BAbD7H9L94KljHVeU9etvBj2_gFuuV7h-S9miACxGWovJREajJmUOSNssg/w505-h338/P1100645.JPG" width="505" /></a></b></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Looking back at Loch Muick</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It was around here that I realised
how hungry I was – Bill’s bacon butties had fuelled me well up until now. I
found a flat rock with a stream running by….all I needed to rehydrate a meal,
make a brew, and enjoy a restful dinner.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At the Spittal of Glenmuick I headed
SE and uphill until I found a nice little spot to plant my tent, and so to
sleep.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhok_b4GhyT5aFWRUgJAIP0bvPOoqV0TNfbaAZG7aBAT5at8_g-814yA0WM-mmRYXKe0sO6zJXEwo1lTbbfjGdD7iKvvwti60_pb_M7KfZKPPSmooPCfL27pTTNYUvtr3cjyZh1ZlCv4nKhP0kFZA7G_YOyXxD7aZ5JA5HGvYm8YtyEnJ0p96yMzQx6cdE/s1000/P1100648.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhok_b4GhyT5aFWRUgJAIP0bvPOoqV0TNfbaAZG7aBAT5at8_g-814yA0WM-mmRYXKe0sO6zJXEwo1lTbbfjGdD7iKvvwti60_pb_M7KfZKPPSmooPCfL27pTTNYUvtr3cjyZh1ZlCv4nKhP0kFZA7G_YOyXxD7aZ5JA5HGvYm8YtyEnJ0p96yMzQx6cdE/w505-h338/P1100648.JPG" width="505" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9CdsKRjc0CIXpAy8p_Kx32e8oYmR-m5J8YpeY57mqnVNy1mYU_MPp1tIIqfXMylWty_0LKzAeo6ocIhbU-LSCpYYTEK18k30xGfaQQviuu1c--c7XEiTxsTuDCQO0iS_5NiORCCsHcFcUGXR7NypQNQdOmpnPQZMYIYDOC01HScLVzrLR3h5rde1g7E/s1000/P1100650.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit9CdsKRjc0CIXpAy8p_Kx32e8oYmR-m5J8YpeY57mqnVNy1mYU_MPp1tIIqfXMylWty_0LKzAeo6ocIhbU-LSCpYYTEK18k30xGfaQQviuu1c--c7XEiTxsTuDCQO0iS_5NiORCCsHcFcUGXR7NypQNQdOmpnPQZMYIYDOC01HScLVzrLR3h5rde1g7E/w503-h337/P1100650.JPG" width="503" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEsKoaSuHNUzTSIVs_qcgIRZ-iCOsJCZgFxPeosH4nximtkmDq2ZP-H2yw3wAkKEOSCLSTVKm7JLTQCgpqiJ4DdW0pyz4cB3YXZ6Tne4aKqAlhXGuTvqBleI1M4kHjgtAy6C7Z2nyjnyHMKE5qrcFNAGnjkEOrWKyQGKj2dSHPVp4zlQtuMcDTNnqPVw/s1000/P1100651.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFEsKoaSuHNUzTSIVs_qcgIRZ-iCOsJCZgFxPeosH4nximtkmDq2ZP-H2yw3wAkKEOSCLSTVKm7JLTQCgpqiJ4DdW0pyz4cB3YXZ6Tne4aKqAlhXGuTvqBleI1M4kHjgtAy6C7Z2nyjnyHMKE5qrcFNAGnjkEOrWKyQGKj2dSHPVp4zlQtuMcDTNnqPVw/w506-h339/P1100651.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOazwdk64wv4jzx97uAEGopIfdlnHgjcPFLoD8_0JIuDx8zJLIXCisB9iZ-Xy4iDINsCn1Eqir-4-b6V4rbdEWzB0lvvj1AKb1N2MwZDLSuCucfTfKQsOq6blJFja9FU-amqGWv-2bIGbp3WSLJVHJRMgwL_uoaiV-hPs5dmkjnRC_X62OYGqExzmtTw/s1000/P1100652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOazwdk64wv4jzx97uAEGopIfdlnHgjcPFLoD8_0JIuDx8zJLIXCisB9iZ-Xy4iDINsCn1Eqir-4-b6V4rbdEWzB0lvvj1AKb1N2MwZDLSuCucfTfKQsOq6blJFja9FU-amqGWv-2bIGbp3WSLJVHJRMgwL_uoaiV-hPs5dmkjnRC_X62OYGqExzmtTw/w504-h338/P1100652.JPG" width="504" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Shielin of Mark Bothy</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning I didn’t bother with
breakfast, a couple of coffees sufficed. The yomp to Shielin of Mark is a good
one to exercise compass skills – it was with some satisfaction that, by relying
on walking on the needle, the roof of the bothy soon appeared dead ahead
of me.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Breakfast time! Muesli and a brew –
in the company of many other Challengers going my way.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqWvvlCEfiAznGiZLdKMV94gW2glwZUYoqHOnxjO-0-2zssxmawvKHkC9zitUcHpOv2FejmgRqnojnLGTeJ_9AvO2iZ-zMnZKOHJRrBqwmDRAWHIM2xKnSyBSUl4Ez8Uzvn_lI1NCENBg_gpRYFbwL2cCwklUy3XPe76qqrsdaYbRDMAaF7wTgYKa7Jc/s1000/IMG20230522104413.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIqWvvlCEfiAznGiZLdKMV94gW2glwZUYoqHOnxjO-0-2zssxmawvKHkC9zitUcHpOv2FejmgRqnojnLGTeJ_9AvO2iZ-zMnZKOHJRrBqwmDRAWHIM2xKnSyBSUl4Ez8Uzvn_lI1NCENBg_gpRYFbwL2cCwklUy3XPe76qqrsdaYbRDMAaF7wTgYKa7Jc/w568-h426/IMG20230522104413.jpg" width="568" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW93kLNergRUIUgR9SYJVq27lORPKnR-4eDZQwBCpJQP7SjW0SwSIGr9__imPqY4Qzbvhf3NwF_2wzSCv58jyL7MTfM45qEJfbW_YEecy2DmxZ-cKzgdpjrZqj5_BNqO44HujQaDazRoZNwTJclnHkYQwZFbU79YM_I9th7RZXMTdYh56rRvWY_yvOBo/s1000/IMG20230522104421.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW93kLNergRUIUgR9SYJVq27lORPKnR-4eDZQwBCpJQP7SjW0SwSIGr9__imPqY4Qzbvhf3NwF_2wzSCv58jyL7MTfM45qEJfbW_YEecy2DmxZ-cKzgdpjrZqj5_BNqO44HujQaDazRoZNwTJclnHkYQwZFbU79YM_I9th7RZXMTdYh56rRvWY_yvOBo/w571-h429/IMG20230522104421.jpg" width="571" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsubffnSxOTNS67bY5MQ8cgTPQ-7-wTXlRY5YYHKdpob6LFrq8PQah7gWo6B8sqCTzRPgaRQLoni7guahR4RyfHDjeD5zikkmdnhdaOUbBZH37-aJxXvQeyAdnf5GjKZ2VCSdEa6ixjbz25UJGHp5E7wEcruRTMNBwJQLSHt7brb5NaJE9jceezoOJVo/s1000/IMG20230522113156.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQsubffnSxOTNS67bY5MQ8cgTPQ-7-wTXlRY5YYHKdpob6LFrq8PQah7gWo6B8sqCTzRPgaRQLoni7guahR4RyfHDjeD5zikkmdnhdaOUbBZH37-aJxXvQeyAdnf5GjKZ2VCSdEa6ixjbz25UJGHp5E7wEcruRTMNBwJQLSHt7brb5NaJE9jceezoOJVo/w571-h428/IMG20230522113156.jpg" width="571" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBXrDxDIOvwcZxMg20bg4mwFMUU94-wZ6jbraxdD4salBr5d9wS0ZBhKexE1xxd5aFydPl-4ZVfKd2TlGyShF_uP_qWIFgdq4DMPjo2lvmzmx5g53W52H0DIZgEbnym9s0dhEjQqo8_sf979a8h2clRRKOItc5Z5kmrwxEcFKlJO8VVXX-9EK9xcGAPQ/s750/IMG20230522114535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGBXrDxDIOvwcZxMg20bg4mwFMUU94-wZ6jbraxdD4salBr5d9wS0ZBhKexE1xxd5aFydPl-4ZVfKd2TlGyShF_uP_qWIFgdq4DMPjo2lvmzmx5g53W52H0DIZgEbnym9s0dhEjQqo8_sf979a8h2clRRKOItc5Z5kmrwxEcFKlJO8VVXX-9EK9xcGAPQ/w384-h512/IMG20230522114535.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Lindsay and Pierre<br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Another yomp, this time up and over
Muckle Cairn, in the company of Sir Dave, Powerful Pierre, and Lindsay (famous
for helicopter rides). We stuck together for the rest of the day – and what a
fun day it was!</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0F8gP9P760hwYXL29N-CVEG_QimTkfMPqeaRYmkfJfqtYLPQpokupXcRGbKCQBxv8Jtwx_l-KzwGHDhAqeKdb1aWhKoi_IxFH_IdHFIc2QCTb-_YonYONonyz_tBbFa_jViL7xg80fTOzIjFw5CJgaBcDe4W3ycU3xDeDY6MQ8ekqpGHcWyX_3vlDwA/s1000/P1100655.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-0F8gP9P760hwYXL29N-CVEG_QimTkfMPqeaRYmkfJfqtYLPQpokupXcRGbKCQBxv8Jtwx_l-KzwGHDhAqeKdb1aWhKoi_IxFH_IdHFIc2QCTb-_YonYONonyz_tBbFa_jViL7xg80fTOzIjFw5CJgaBcDe4W3ycU3xDeDY6MQ8ekqpGHcWyX_3vlDwA/w469-h313/P1100655.JPG" width="469" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dh_WuQOcvzKG1vurr1KmK7p1m_rQEBEuLjlcMz8Nd8Z61ZpfptjEkjviuIhbTGRvzT5wc6J1x2Xlc1ndrolWlVxPnXJzneGfKbgOF7h7rOqKMhhndarPXGQxszcEId0G60a4JhnQmg-1ZC2IvIfBeL3N4cvEHb8dCpG2xtkCOChiD8XdTdpifDEHKiY/s1000/P1100656.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Dh_WuQOcvzKG1vurr1KmK7p1m_rQEBEuLjlcMz8Nd8Z61ZpfptjEkjviuIhbTGRvzT5wc6J1x2Xlc1ndrolWlVxPnXJzneGfKbgOF7h7rOqKMhhndarPXGQxszcEId0G60a4JhnQmg-1ZC2IvIfBeL3N4cvEHb8dCpG2xtkCOChiD8XdTdpifDEHKiY/w468-h313/P1100656.JPG" width="468" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The sun had returned, big time.
Sunscreen applied, knees were exposed, whilst other bits were covered up, it
was hot.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The LRT by Glen Lee and Loch Lee is a
well worn Challenge route for those heading to Tarfside, as we were. It was
good to see Bernie Roberts again – he reckoned this was going to be his last
Challenge….yeah, right Bernie, anything you say – see you next year then!</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XCDSv9hk72BoSqufkD0Vfvfk5fIAY2-Vr2VUem_-MXz7HAWoHPXJIEC6Pe1Z-8IAiQBFvo8I4XAMUlyfyAd6ILWpn3NibemMGtCxCsoxN66Wu9ykVt18MPbfPVvPr_T-HziuUdjWzK5SqlaznZL7QW5__7k14MyeU0_rlrP1wKIptnUd8OKcA59Pz_0/s750/IMG20230522135903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XCDSv9hk72BoSqufkD0Vfvfk5fIAY2-Vr2VUem_-MXz7HAWoHPXJIEC6Pe1Z-8IAiQBFvo8I4XAMUlyfyAd6ILWpn3NibemMGtCxCsoxN66Wu9ykVt18MPbfPVvPr_T-HziuUdjWzK5SqlaznZL7QW5__7k14MyeU0_rlrP1wKIptnUd8OKcA59Pz_0/w402-h535/IMG20230522135903.jpg" width="402" /></a></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Pierre feeding Sir Dave the Beaver</b></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh27RZbVCu3UkrUB1dx8mvXyy0yD2lluryM4FUZi06I-pZF_ARSqOWaL1a1kRN5TYaYGkCbJ0LlFXKmd9k9ZBL_BD7v4UT1bk-CNDlD0BO_I6QUK35xNk03UL_csCeDS6NCWrj2fYagDeOkxXL7SMKTvuvXuWZsudZ-bjjTwwxyC-6eVjqcRzBwf4JyDwo/s750/IMG20230522140730.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg803pCGBG4BiibTxm0wAMsqMbwYmsdxMKkb49XSUzB012t69Dq13kOj_5BB_dZB8KyYN1OfEmbV0cHhA-83hSaKyE4oCcrV9VINaEmCf7AJ31Nwbgx98QL1WLt-VcZG2H_NHJ51EVIm8i6bR1ZAtqqt1HjKyDbHJf1R4sfhKumHYb0UPN0vGjVUDkdvcg/w503-h337/P1100663.JPG" width="503" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm fairly sure that tree shouldn't be there</span> </b><br /></div><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This is always a sad bit of the
Challenge for me – others too, I’m sure. The big hills are behind, from
here on the terrain begins to lose it’s wilderness – slowly but surely
civilisation returns.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Arriving in Tarfside we called in to
St Drostan’s to report in – mobile phone coverage in Tarfside is
non-existent.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgd85I2yG6I5R2wzZAKBcpiAjOgEJTsT0HW6-JOf_F--sx1azYSbSFrlfDRUWqjHsB6XMwMWIAPGGEyRIKofM304rll013S4Z8SIBxqi9vrrHoGzTM8qofQuy5Q7NWVyQPVZoIzC0kTre1Of26IuK4m-_xGezR9mxWlTxxgg7dJYggtfFfMQjhzBL4I8/s1000/P1100664.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwgd85I2yG6I5R2wzZAKBcpiAjOgEJTsT0HW6-JOf_F--sx1azYSbSFrlfDRUWqjHsB6XMwMWIAPGGEyRIKofM304rll013S4Z8SIBxqi9vrrHoGzTM8qofQuy5Q7NWVyQPVZoIzC0kTre1Of26IuK4m-_xGezR9mxWlTxxgg7dJYggtfFfMQjhzBL4I8/w504-h338/P1100664.JPG" width="504" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>St Drostan's, Tarfside</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I resisted the temptation
to head straight to the Mason’s for beer and a burger, instead I put my tent
up, had a cuppa, a good wash, and THEN hit the Mason’s. To quote some of our
politicians who delight in dishing out crap in the hope that the Gullibles will
swallow it, it was ‘the right thing to do’. </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Tarfide campsite was as busy as
ever I’d seen it, with a huge variety of lightweight tents, I managed to
squeeze my tent in to a nice flat spot – not too far to walk to the Mason’s!</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5kyqo0Knt4NGCBbrnSVJ2TAkGGIhZAdlorcSbjfacNXm6PVUypzhnkmYb2hyz2Ed-eS5860OzU7_JOzzbU7D5AUBqox4TsAU3kUrovjqs57kGiKtXTvxcy5Ojn6EyCdpkYZyBQeVZOGDHFd7G0vkqMpWZMRpXzM8fQ-D8TwXtq3DOZXG4ZFm3f3iCr8/s1000/P1100668.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt5kyqo0Knt4NGCBbrnSVJ2TAkGGIhZAdlorcSbjfacNXm6PVUypzhnkmYb2hyz2Ed-eS5860OzU7_JOzzbU7D5AUBqox4TsAU3kUrovjqs57kGiKtXTvxcy5Ojn6EyCdpkYZyBQeVZOGDHFd7G0vkqMpWZMRpXzM8fQ-D8TwXtq3DOZXG4ZFm3f3iCr8/w526-h352/P1100668.JPG" width="526" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxuA6NYlOSY6gGEV821El23MIAI6uVHFLuyutD7Jd38jGGQ4CvCUr3MZbB19bqB9jerfPyP2E50R0I8aAFlM38DLO3frn80i1bkoVUByBoG_p9fz0fEyGViNA1WaX-jRX0PsAZXn_g1ruchrg41qVNdYP6lpcNB0sGgsP0Lmo9i1d7nZITP5yHmFNUbw/s1000/P1100667.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixxuA6NYlOSY6gGEV821El23MIAI6uVHFLuyutD7Jd38jGGQ4CvCUr3MZbB19bqB9jerfPyP2E50R0I8aAFlM38DLO3frn80i1bkoVUByBoG_p9fz0fEyGViNA1WaX-jRX0PsAZXn_g1ruchrg41qVNdYP6lpcNB0sGgsP0Lmo9i1d7nZITP5yHmFNUbw/w516-h345/P1100667.JPG" width="516" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkdEiCkTCez-P8QEzxOoSP_zrAgYR4d7eXASuTaKA8INNIhVyFw0fwoc-dDFd98TAoInAtKo9FnfA9hWotVA6rocucwDE3SO1lsN2GxREi4y4PwvFqh29blsOTx3t5tISijEbuF3HA5LCHL7LjAoMpAZ7jzyoJw9CTRUSG_uQH1eKtr9TLQbf5XyWFvw/s1000/P1100666.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxkdEiCkTCez-P8QEzxOoSP_zrAgYR4d7eXASuTaKA8INNIhVyFw0fwoc-dDFd98TAoInAtKo9FnfA9hWotVA6rocucwDE3SO1lsN2GxREi4y4PwvFqh29blsOTx3t5tISijEbuF3HA5LCHL7LjAoMpAZ7jzyoJw9CTRUSG_uQH1eKtr9TLQbf5XyWFvw/w517-h346/P1100666.JPG" width="517" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdy-J1SSFaDWws8x_k2hT0FQucP1Fnoof77pWvEwbLfVfCvfwhDhLfPPKpiuqVXzroatZGcoEQQs50XnXQ77YeQJ60aiqun07-qaq-bWXQCWcGoEYF7sLnEySRZf0s6kTPobKwNUY1CaQHkheHMBsK7ENd_rBPgrrIP1JZyqhT_m2_EKaCn9SdcZapT0/s1000/IMG20230523070441.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="1000" height="152" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdy-J1SSFaDWws8x_k2hT0FQucP1Fnoof77pWvEwbLfVfCvfwhDhLfPPKpiuqVXzroatZGcoEQQs50XnXQ77YeQJ60aiqun07-qaq-bWXQCWcGoEYF7sLnEySRZf0s6kTPobKwNUY1CaQHkheHMBsK7ENd_rBPgrrIP1JZyqhT_m2_EKaCn9SdcZapT0/w565-h152/IMG20230523070441.jpg" width="565" /></a></div><br /><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">TWO delicious burgers and a
couple of beers later, I was at last feeling human again. A very pleasant
evening followed – it was good to catch up with Mole, my original plans
meant it was unlikely we’d meet up.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Around 10.30pm we were turfed out of
the bar – those running the place had homes to go to! The Mason’s really is a
very welcome ‘pub’ – warm, dry, something to sit on….not much not to like. If
Tarfside is on my TGOC2024 then you’ll certainly find me in there at some
point.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Leaving the campsite next morning in glorious sunshine, I decided to have a look at the church at Cairncross. I'd walked past it many a time, but this time curiosity got the better of me:</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5OE2AHq0-LZMdycgCOwmX7ANRax43Db4XFxJMnnHMfI1apTCTgN_fEC99R45175JPrUi7TRB7yB1wmGUu_x8NMdDVVP79PvMpN87dul7EDBpkeDeauGiTaQvVs9wkqEJoiJfHl5pXgm0VeZ6wA8eoeo7c5tUpH2I01IzyUnlJs6uJhIO2bYOL6GssK4/s1000/P1100676.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="337" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM5OE2AHq0-LZMdycgCOwmX7ANRax43Db4XFxJMnnHMfI1apTCTgN_fEC99R45175JPrUi7TRB7yB1wmGUu_x8NMdDVVP79PvMpN87dul7EDBpkeDeauGiTaQvVs9wkqEJoiJfHl5pXgm0VeZ6wA8eoeo7c5tUpH2I01IzyUnlJs6uJhIO2bYOL6GssK4/w504-h337/P1100676.JPG" width="504" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; 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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My usual breakfast stop after
Tarfside used to be the Retreat, a mile or so down the road. Unfortunately circumstances
have changed in recent times (Covid related?), it just wasn’t cost effective
for the place to open up with catering staff for a limited number of customers.
Coffee and cake was all that was on offer. I had a coffee.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Retreat has a museum with many interesting artefacts, it's well worth having an explore....even if you can't get your breakfast. Although the coffee was nice.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHEQ85BHHvDJSk3gb0po3RFCHn38p6lAPz6FC-p_ZlZ-hTvbVMpY4PxKIy7BjJvdesj7xgEUKKLDnkRu0qYjjgmCwGq714Foa1NCsuiU7f4lwYk5-pC4nGjmf2BWda-YFNIwNWKLY6SopK2Q7Oc8X9L6LDeZHh9_i2V3SPSNjMPI_M88rISvWLivSwMI/s750/IMG20230523091853.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="528" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHEQ85BHHvDJSk3gb0po3RFCHn38p6lAPz6FC-p_ZlZ-hTvbVMpY4PxKIy7BjJvdesj7xgEUKKLDnkRu0qYjjgmCwGq714Foa1NCsuiU7f4lwYk5-pC4nGjmf2BWda-YFNIwNWKLY6SopK2Q7Oc8X9L6LDeZHh9_i2V3SPSNjMPI_M88rISvWLivSwMI/w396-h528/IMG20230523091853.jpg" width="396" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I followed Andy and Martin, we chose
the Blue Door route by Rocks of Solitude – a truly beautiful walk to Edzell.
I’ve only done the route once before, I’d forgotten how spectacular and
peaceful the path was.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3x5Wt-3WcCUcXnpWUmGat5DOLsBS1rGnW0fDlDbtp8ugPfJ_Yo0n1CikuVZPCw33GiquBDqpMSv5Nf6lV33cOg-jIUdsHZpd_0H_CFqdJK92mBznodV8p3itlg3jtntQ-demhbcBTyLzzWgYPp8KRWsfMjx4yF8uBZzx0Sni5C0QKrSxfQFWVVFW0kUw/s1000/P1100695.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3x5Wt-3WcCUcXnpWUmGat5DOLsBS1rGnW0fDlDbtp8ugPfJ_Yo0n1CikuVZPCw33GiquBDqpMSv5Nf6lV33cOg-jIUdsHZpd_0H_CFqdJK92mBznodV8p3itlg3jtntQ-demhbcBTyLzzWgYPp8KRWsfMjx4yF8uBZzx0Sni5C0QKrSxfQFWVVFW0kUw/w506-h338/P1100695.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Edzell can only mean one thing: the
Tuck Inn….but it was closed! The good news, and something of a relief, was a
rather nice café just across the road. A tasty, late lunch set me up for the last
leg of the day to the campsite at Northwaterbridge…..henceforth known as NWB –
because I can’t be mithered typing out ‘Northwaterbridge’ every time I want to
mention Northwaterbridge. That’s going to save me loads of time. .</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">For those in the know, and that’s
nearly every Challenger these days, there’s a quiet route which bypasses enough
of the very busy Edzell Woods to NWB road to make the walk almost bearable.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A much needed ice cream was devoured
on my arrival at NWB (see how much time I saved there?) before putting my tent
up. The site was full of chatty Challengers, all sharing tales of their crossings
– only one more day to go!</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2dUjWsu1ThR11Lh9fojJdVrwi6G-qEc4j8KPz3tqnD5X33S-RntNMzwt1PEx3JUndlayg69t3-PbJ6cneHZrM15iamdF1NIL8gkM47YWIupw-nlj2byypMiBWsqRUszHRfe9KaRvXM1D24lyQY2rzv7dLwzNlqTeKxgFk8DY4IejdU7jWmTobLicORA/s1000/IMG20230523161012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2dUjWsu1ThR11Lh9fojJdVrwi6G-qEc4j8KPz3tqnD5X33S-RntNMzwt1PEx3JUndlayg69t3-PbJ6cneHZrM15iamdF1NIL8gkM47YWIupw-nlj2byypMiBWsqRUszHRfe9KaRvXM1D24lyQY2rzv7dLwzNlqTeKxgFk8DY4IejdU7jWmTobLicORA/w467-h350/IMG20230523161012.jpg" width="467" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Another one for Dawn and Alan R </span></b><br /></div><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpheKRVhMaK-zounJKvRnF3ucqUOFHuhmebGNcwnRYUjE3DlfJdHrSdscrGaHPk4PQf0fDztRZTO-3y20ofHq9b2YFK4O9y4pUxLXbiWCq4mwZwu94LtNc8KtuUKGHpFlKzLZH7yotTET8jwjRhImr0nhAPPRqfj5O9N1IVYepZfelOFykWpJ6uV6nK2c/s750/IMG20230523161314.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpheKRVhMaK-zounJKvRnF3ucqUOFHuhmebGNcwnRYUjE3DlfJdHrSdscrGaHPk4PQf0fDztRZTO-3y20ofHq9b2YFK4O9y4pUxLXbiWCq4mwZwu94LtNc8KtuUKGHpFlKzLZH7yotTET8jwjRhImr0nhAPPRqfj5O9N1IVYepZfelOFykWpJ6uV6nK2c/w366-h488/IMG20230523161314.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATN539VmpK8gazeNp4QzGErl90gF63Z0jCJGQOlgGLha6-54FgoQtTVdCFIvtPm-63PkSrbzcSdNRkVamr6Z6jB0lRPh7nk0Z0GKj-74cRmmujAvQ-volULjrZZXga03XTO3r3ypRhKCMBJCdBWzArjBJx3DPDtlpJuZsjmEEqPmM8b0sopquEmSgS1o/s1000/IMG20230523173448.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhATN539VmpK8gazeNp4QzGErl90gF63Z0jCJGQOlgGLha6-54FgoQtTVdCFIvtPm-63PkSrbzcSdNRkVamr6Z6jB0lRPh7nk0Z0GKj-74cRmmujAvQ-volULjrZZXga03XTO3r3ypRhKCMBJCdBWzArjBJx3DPDtlpJuZsjmEEqPmM8b0sopquEmSgS1o/w511-h383/IMG20230523173448.jpg" width="511" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF62jLGgj9f4hN1l54iWoFomFDM-zTd3Lf6-af7GT2jOcgnqbaKldOlHB2WwKFoVPuzQ7aEfRW7zToTQKUsOEr5m12PmkeAPIXJ1dwBGBNkhjaaDy9fYhwX-8iauDCVocGdV_UAaco45xoFFNbNhkxc9f5cxop_-z9ieOnbn7CWRbCOGBSmJDzMeFMgcM/s1000/IMG20230523201924.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF62jLGgj9f4hN1l54iWoFomFDM-zTd3Lf6-af7GT2jOcgnqbaKldOlHB2WwKFoVPuzQ7aEfRW7zToTQKUsOEr5m12PmkeAPIXJ1dwBGBNkhjaaDy9fYhwX-8iauDCVocGdV_UAaco45xoFFNbNhkxc9f5cxop_-z9ieOnbn7CWRbCOGBSmJDzMeFMgcM/w518-h388/IMG20230523201924.jpg" width="518" /></a></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>The Challenge village at Northwaterbridge campsite</b><br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The sunset that evening was quite
spectacular, lots of oohs and ahs as camera phone were clicking away in a NW
direction.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7RJ302JsEYGUkv1PDyKtdaovYy_VLmCP2UoCkbMY9QBXkqpwDJlyiJEBkx4XelxOiRrPVgwOsDq58Lga3qVTOwYs33nCTxxg021ONMjctHsd3NXGH6fdgZziOf4DM6ZeTaldpQJ2hcbQo9YQaytbWpGSbRRKyqfEdmmi4TdcYdpulf0nX0uBt6jxd3M/s1000/P1100713.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX7RJ302JsEYGUkv1PDyKtdaovYy_VLmCP2UoCkbMY9QBXkqpwDJlyiJEBkx4XelxOiRrPVgwOsDq58Lga3qVTOwYs33nCTxxg021ONMjctHsd3NXGH6fdgZziOf4DM6ZeTaldpQJ2hcbQo9YQaytbWpGSbRRKyqfEdmmi4TdcYdpulf0nX0uBt6jxd3M/w515-h344/P1100713.JPG" width="515" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrv0o9Y9trS4-cRFNzDqiINd_WQQRmrjkL9FLXKktB8_Q3WZoKp7V_okRmjnGB6i2k_9cheCzeFVrMIC_tWZGbg2zpPlcuytqYx-T9V4EB-N5LqNvusS9wRNm-ogCNatCzyGA6Itpe4f3mL0xt9wihS2IAA7yg203xA4pBvY2LFRV2PxWi8Q5pXL_Q1c/s1000/P1100714.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="345" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBrv0o9Y9trS4-cRFNzDqiINd_WQQRmrjkL9FLXKktB8_Q3WZoKp7V_okRmjnGB6i2k_9cheCzeFVrMIC_tWZGbg2zpPlcuytqYx-T9V4EB-N5LqNvusS9wRNm-ogCNatCzyGA6Itpe4f3mL0xt9wihS2IAA7yg203xA4pBvY2LFRV2PxWi8Q5pXL_Q1c/w516-h345/P1100714.JPG" width="516" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My last day was almost all on tarmac.
I was away fairly early. The day was forecast to be a hot one, and the forecast
was right - I was grateful to be plastered with Factor 50.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Qn1zlXNG-vWXWTj8L5iJCZ4EE8D20-cNJwlwou-s6zDqGwW4yn2xAI34VoKwtJ8-0YaTvP3pMSY6748IuFHdWkKynsUe0-j2XALjKsmNypQvyvMcba8vPn5UceNN2CbAlLWQxxqszBQRTyO1BpOwukk-3kofbUuyZidyL7qZf9DgDEU5PLggPl9VS8/s1000/P1100718.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi79Qn1zlXNG-vWXWTj8L5iJCZ4EE8D20-cNJwlwou-s6zDqGwW4yn2xAI34VoKwtJ8-0YaTvP3pMSY6748IuFHdWkKynsUe0-j2XALjKsmNypQvyvMcba8vPn5UceNN2CbAlLWQxxqszBQRTyO1BpOwukk-3kofbUuyZidyL7qZf9DgDEU5PLggPl9VS8/w521-h348/P1100718.JPG" width="521" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; 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font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Hillside's War Memorial, always beautifully tended</b><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN725ZWx51AXm09Nko7x9DcJASp7FgIE-TELXKvcre3AFgpzEG4hWtSr2GbI_uXzrlYz9t_0V27aeBJ3HTQ50IVhTVeC2BLW2C5ZOYsb364BxoB9e616tej_-5oPq8rn26izGWJ_9pm-XF_avC4kahxW5Uxao3fWZBSfHU61gTX4GM953AqIyRLm4KBg/s1000/P1100731.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN725ZWx51AXm09Nko7x9DcJASp7FgIE-TELXKvcre3AFgpzEG4hWtSr2GbI_uXzrlYz9t_0V27aeBJ3HTQ50IVhTVeC2BLW2C5ZOYsb364BxoB9e616tej_-5oPq8rn26izGWJ_9pm-XF_avC4kahxW5Uxao3fWZBSfHU61gTX4GM953AqIyRLm4KBg/w507-h340/P1100731.JPG" width="507" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>One for Rob </b><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa4uPSmONGd2VjOfjGzc-7dVW702Avt25LwcWMLEDT0PGFMO1rwcMROSRnwl0xQXyLyLQWybZplmlIxbiR8WRXhepGlbiDDr-PGnlADh3Ua0FmYe0dSa1CTlMND-xS1mLYDtIa1CXtj-B49fkxNrdn-An5z7HRdq87_ddZYAOL5IFDduaqRYpJnbI4PY/s1000/P1100732.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxa4uPSmONGd2VjOfjGzc-7dVW702Avt25LwcWMLEDT0PGFMO1rwcMROSRnwl0xQXyLyLQWybZplmlIxbiR8WRXhepGlbiDDr-PGnlADh3Ua0FmYe0dSa1CTlMND-xS1mLYDtIa1CXtj-B49fkxNrdn-An5z7HRdq87_ddZYAOL5IFDduaqRYpJnbI4PY/w517-h346/P1100732.JPG" width="517" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D9WiC9QQ-997Di50Ov6kNxOZv73O_M4VU2lzTILkfpdZCWCipgNkKCMfRHHE0Nn7zEV1rvztSBs3kVVT1tVINxhzywJ2nTfKvUVjsEAQszK3EOR8AvAleGS0gl3tmvzdac__NgvSIFdz_8OsQsCbixPRBI9zPrim4FGtJT4IU4_oUHFsJ-vrfMetOTM/s1000/P1100733.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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decent bacon butty, all followed by a strawberry meringue was more than
satisfactory. The Charleton Fruit Farm’s café was full of Challengers – this
place has taken over from St Cyrus as the place to finish, and with very good
reason:</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4BZUZ4FysTQguuvdseDnAX-Ep9r9Q8AJJvJFbqDbeZNQ595eRg_vU_0vzSWMi1aZdb-t8Oo3V4SlnPzpxd1icYYsJ7dmBZRG_4Jxu5sWYHiTAoLTZBbgtj6wdGj9gM8d5QlKdhCMYgv6GKHYZx4wB8A5-3J29v99PWQcj9n1trnasmDyMwe5jd0ZKfA/s478/Strawberry%20meringue.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="359" data-original-width="478" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb4BZUZ4FysTQguuvdseDnAX-Ep9r9Q8AJJvJFbqDbeZNQ595eRg_vU_0vzSWMi1aZdb-t8Oo3V4SlnPzpxd1icYYsJ7dmBZRG_4Jxu5sWYHiTAoLTZBbgtj6wdGj9gM8d5QlKdhCMYgv6GKHYZx4wB8A5-3J29v99PWQcj9n1trnasmDyMwe5jd0ZKfA/w469-h352/Strawberry%20meringue.jpg" width="469" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>After all, who, apart from the
Pieman, DOESN’T like strawberries?</b></span></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s but a short 1km walk over the
dunes to at last reach the end of my TGO Challenge: the North
Sea coast.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzjFBFUB3o41SVkXA_on9BVLf7tuCRsKjoz8nPsdQrC1Sx1ERj1cBpo2q1LrL8S3jZzmmbSMVVdaV2SSMjqJxY_zUXVON29mM1ge8YIf4Js5lXvp8ICfN_T8chMwK6JTSptPHSfTIKHml6etzNUjkL08yy-KlwqfJ5PN2qAtP3Eaw6p26tymURWzygbk/s1000/IMG20230524130920.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="364" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjzjFBFUB3o41SVkXA_on9BVLf7tuCRsKjoz8nPsdQrC1Sx1ERj1cBpo2q1LrL8S3jZzmmbSMVVdaV2SSMjqJxY_zUXVON29mM1ge8YIf4Js5lXvp8ICfN_T8chMwK6JTSptPHSfTIKHml6etzNUjkL08yy-KlwqfJ5PN2qAtP3Eaw6p26tymURWzygbk/w485-h364/IMG20230524130920.jpg" width="485" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5oQ4nZ5qCaxm3psOdLbnxFPrY1AgJsao8cvZkjcOM_P3Pyn5qfT4e5_aKvzw7DWP1jjFy55Hb-JPdxVj2-5p60dA9jPIRNzcQ5YwgYxMon5lOc271VfKJGZxvoOLC3zEfFO3T1BddxstO11SCWp31YRjDRMxm6wUtzyfO7JAE4r6CCOqUysI5Hjrnuc/s1000/IMG20230524131731.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_5oQ4nZ5qCaxm3psOdLbnxFPrY1AgJsao8cvZkjcOM_P3Pyn5qfT4e5_aKvzw7DWP1jjFy55Hb-JPdxVj2-5p60dA9jPIRNzcQ5YwgYxMon5lOc271VfKJGZxvoOLC3zEfFO3T1BddxstO11SCWp31YRjDRMxm6wUtzyfO7JAE4r6CCOqUysI5Hjrnuc/w488-h366/IMG20230524131731.jpg" width="488" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> The pebble I carried over from Oban’s
sea shore was duly thrown into the briny – heaven knows how geologists will
explain how all the non-native rock types found their way from the west to east
coast!</span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAyGjsEuSwtv4bXN_lhFAJblVlIkOtnDmXLEb1wiiN92pmHpxpknM8GkvZEXuPFGUAQU-54VVrZOMN26YL2WwhoBhXQvZSwN8jjtnuFwirypqGx1xbcMX2vSRl7PZN_bCW8iCPJrIp6R7swQdM16mb-7IBO1IQ95itoIMXecJl6nmMEHdBHlqM4ak4kI/s1000/IMG20230524132149.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="368" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEAyGjsEuSwtv4bXN_lhFAJblVlIkOtnDmXLEb1wiiN92pmHpxpknM8GkvZEXuPFGUAQU-54VVrZOMN26YL2WwhoBhXQvZSwN8jjtnuFwirypqGx1xbcMX2vSRl7PZN_bCW8iCPJrIp6R7swQdM16mb-7IBO1IQ95itoIMXecJl6nmMEHdBHlqM4ak4kI/w491-h368/IMG20230524132149.jpg" width="491" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Boots eventually came off, feet in the cooling sea –
my tootsies felt deliciously fresh for the dunking in sea water.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQESFv57GqNuu-pYIIfxnHRSuUS9hepGguhWgyy2nPNmLFFJNhuTAWPfImbWVmlWC0KnohWK61UTw0X8EdDAssyHrW_OWPcHLgkoSUhybbIKichWfS0_sSkH-eT29JFFVKSgGLVFHtXf-rYJ8Lqzwe9CqPK2Ce2-hEsCfH7ZV9tEJPWazDybH-tbPIbLM/s750/IMG20230524131718.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="517" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQESFv57GqNuu-pYIIfxnHRSuUS9hepGguhWgyy2nPNmLFFJNhuTAWPfImbWVmlWC0KnohWK61UTw0X8EdDAssyHrW_OWPcHLgkoSUhybbIKichWfS0_sSkH-eT29JFFVKSgGLVFHtXf-rYJ8Lqzwe9CqPK2Ce2-hEsCfH7ZV9tEJPWazDybH-tbPIbLM/w388-h517/IMG20230524131718.jpg" width="388" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I was in the company of an American
Challenger. To my shame I can’t remember her name, and we walked, in bare feet,
along the beach as far as Montrose’s golf course. We navigated our way, fairly
successfully, to the Park Hotel where we were able to officially sign out,
collect our certificates, t-shirts, & badges, and then guzzle biscuits and
drink copious amounts of tea until the cows came home. </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">And then I had a bath – navigating to
the allocated hotel remote bathroom was harder that finding my way across the Highlands! </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Challengers have been using this
bathroom for years, yet after all this time the taps are STILL jammed. Come on
chaps, if I had my tools with me I’d have repaired it in 5 minutes, it’s not
that difficult.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A number of Challengers escaped to
the PictureHouse pub in town for our evening meal, cheap and cheerful, and it
did the job.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A couple of beers back at the Park
Hotel gave us the chance to catch up with other Challengers, renew friendships,
hear their tales of woe – and discuss plans for TGOC2024.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Thanks to Sue & Ali, all the
route vetters, and all the many folk who work, unseen, in the background to
make this hugely popular event possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Without you lot the Challenge just wouldn’t happen.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1AbtVIv5oURJgYh3KNM7NQ9zMLfPnwrNYPkNY3i_-p7PrQCAmj0VnM8xPhAFXiQkylwcN9fCdsUifLuAudSwZWrz5QNBeU_tF7dmT6lRz3b9zctRbTAoo7M-yI-stees8ocTHCX-JG9XC5TD2SWgf2HVQei16OQrbzlyETA7b4BKh11q9Sz9kZlCXg0/s1000/P1100741.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE1AbtVIv5oURJgYh3KNM7NQ9zMLfPnwrNYPkNY3i_-p7PrQCAmj0VnM8xPhAFXiQkylwcN9fCdsUifLuAudSwZWrz5QNBeU_tF7dmT6lRz3b9zctRbTAoo7M-yI-stees8ocTHCX-JG9XC5TD2SWgf2HVQei16OQrbzlyETA7b4BKh11q9Sz9kZlCXg0/w499-h334/P1100741.JPG" width="499" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">That’s it until my 16<sup>th</sup>
Challenge which, fingers crossed, will be in 2024.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3Rmv_9dmuz8PseQIa4xV-wH6mc9drNEY_lG0sMGZGwXp5xTuRVmXXuz2sprYiPq1Iy3frtsc7rIOxun9qJQltLHMwmKKmX6Nu1ZYZVLX27GZY6k4iTgGxh5o-cfRnANrFuoW4ouKLZ7Zf8w149Xu6JkRCUfqcany-I_IzNRHQOzBzownFJbMka4nuc/s1010/TGOC2023%20certificate%20001.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1010" data-original-width="718" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaJ3Rmv_9dmuz8PseQIa4xV-wH6mc9drNEY_lG0sMGZGwXp5xTuRVmXXuz2sprYiPq1Iy3frtsc7rIOxun9qJQltLHMwmKKmX6Nu1ZYZVLX27GZY6k4iTgGxh5o-cfRnANrFuoW4ouKLZ7Zf8w149Xu6JkRCUfqcany-I_IzNRHQOzBzownFJbMka4nuc/w454-h640/TGOC2023%20certificate%20001.jpg" width="454" /></a></div><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Edited to add this map showing my (West to East) approximate route:</span></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTyBdxMKspkk4qTEKZfu8_6vUHSfSRpMre_S2y8RXe5o4FL2mewbyyfEtyCMl9tv-PI7CZy6jXmYTVAYrEmQFEImTEXXYfTNBH0UFdkVJbEZUxQDYqdmMLbp62ryQ7q7LwWU0bKoY8zaIfBUTz66hkS31bPW5l99PDnfCle7PkbAAC2XPR8yPXyPCan0/s1468/TGOC2023%20route.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="574" data-original-width="1468" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkTyBdxMKspkk4qTEKZfu8_6vUHSfSRpMre_S2y8RXe5o4FL2mewbyyfEtyCMl9tv-PI7CZy6jXmYTVAYrEmQFEImTEXXYfTNBH0UFdkVJbEZUxQDYqdmMLbp62ryQ7q7LwWU0bKoY8zaIfBUTz66hkS31bPW5l99PDnfCle7PkbAAC2XPR8yPXyPCan0/w530-h207/TGOC2023%20route.jpg" width="530" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /> </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><br /> </p><p></p>
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</p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WHmvU7uootvcEfxQzdyLutoT79t2-7yLqG9NqGQOnS0qhWSZY9ORG0PF2BEoczMNE4xlLSzNMHcmucrACRxJFTbCsQHqRNnz55rDKt-GVkVtuI0zlsvAjoGoPZ3AvvoQ1RJIbE3EKHuN7RUdxm43HAyQWGzUubVLDSFwlCHPjJshOSdw3MlIcC7idPI/s2048/350269259_632880015126359_2282960763748739169_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="423" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9WHmvU7uootvcEfxQzdyLutoT79t2-7yLqG9NqGQOnS0qhWSZY9ORG0PF2BEoczMNE4xlLSzNMHcmucrACRxJFTbCsQHqRNnz55rDKt-GVkVtuI0zlsvAjoGoPZ3AvvoQ1RJIbE3EKHuN7RUdxm43HAyQWGzUubVLDSFwlCHPjJshOSdw3MlIcC7idPI/w317-h423/350269259_632880015126359_2282960763748739169_n.jpg" width="317" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Sir Dave the Beaver</b></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I breakfasted in the bunkhouse,
muesli again, and then Tracy and I had a second breakfast in <a href="https://apiarydalwhinnie.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2288bb; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">The Apiary Cafe</span></b></a> –
it might have been considered rude to pass such a lovely place without calling
in.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN7YnsQRY9JwNRYfuDp1MimReDy3wL-aopPNyYM0IKUA2cY7SjZHYVD8gXxMoFqYC5rqKneSLaiTPwFz02JjW3ujsst_uM4Px6VBZZc6m3ceWQt8ODQTyPzwYeEXIyC8Ai_0eUt0iicMNKq7-xcbAQS8CQ50z9Xo52xGz95IYN5BiZObALz_tojlFsL0/s1000/IMG20230517104836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="369" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNN7YnsQRY9JwNRYfuDp1MimReDy3wL-aopPNyYM0IKUA2cY7SjZHYVD8gXxMoFqYC5rqKneSLaiTPwFz02JjW3ujsst_uM4Px6VBZZc6m3ceWQt8ODQTyPzwYeEXIyC8Ai_0eUt0iicMNKq7-xcbAQS8CQ50z9Xo52xGz95IYN5BiZObALz_tojlFsL0/w492-h369/IMG20230517104836.jpg" width="492" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvl8OGen5J-6hP7_4SHPlFa2Zs3c7OEIFZoVDdgc15dzM8IFhKjzkLlpB3rzzrx7cjD4LT9m-Ua7PAjk1yZ29lpq0if2vuS-sR_Ex8nvoC3eqbKZUbQGn6NKBJRs6bCdj4VJhaJmqm43QiEGWrAy-NCz8VBAth1pTOmWdKB-7ui1XuHvLau6dk3sQbQE/s1000/P1100590.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvl8OGen5J-6hP7_4SHPlFa2Zs3c7OEIFZoVDdgc15dzM8IFhKjzkLlpB3rzzrx7cjD4LT9m-Ua7PAjk1yZ29lpq0if2vuS-sR_Ex8nvoC3eqbKZUbQGn6NKBJRs6bCdj4VJhaJmqm43QiEGWrAy-NCz8VBAth1pTOmWdKB-7ui1XuHvLau6dk3sQbQE/w497-h333/P1100590.JPG" width="497" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Dalwhinnie Distillery</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Tracy and I had decided to avoid the
climb over to Gaik Lodge by Sgor Dearg, instead we headed NE, following to
course of Allt na Fearne – big mistake! The ground was very rough and made for
very slow going. The climb would have been stiff, but infinitely more doable.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We eventually got down to the Allt
Bhran, the bridge I’d used in 2005, and was still marked on the current OS map,
was long gone, probably washed away. We were a bit relieved to find a very
substantial replacement bridge – saving us a river crossing that we really
didn’t need.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiR7HYgF5xMSBWmgmwF9CCL1SorghvJsfAWuBHIZ3Qo7C8WFns0PutGLj8kbuwrZDxCvP0f3m-QE100eTN40jfjcOp1Q54m2tbX2rfsxbh-bUQNRGSFK9Un5Gv010SQCZ2Obv6VbAMeJsWBkiB7GwfmVI1nF5DDE17HxXB5ffKjW-3LkWCzTFfyI68qg/s1000/IMG20230517192955.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiR7HYgF5xMSBWmgmwF9CCL1SorghvJsfAWuBHIZ3Qo7C8WFns0PutGLj8kbuwrZDxCvP0f3m-QE100eTN40jfjcOp1Q54m2tbX2rfsxbh-bUQNRGSFK9Un5Gv010SQCZ2Obv6VbAMeJsWBkiB7GwfmVI1nF5DDE17HxXB5ffKjW-3LkWCzTFfyI68qg/w497-h373/IMG20230517192955.jpg" width="497" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We camped close to Bhran Cottage, and
it only rained a bit. I was impressed with Tracy’s tent, a Lanshan – it was huge, and
didn’t weigh much at all.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We discovered what the local children
do for entertainment:</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfAsyjnOBmn0m00G1ArbGCvPcSFARfSOaYkpIHwYUFLxdRQwcTFXxtb8TbxCFmzAfM6nFMclV8-QIu2xB0UIk8m-PEVsZdJFjmepd5VIhOSVHh3vhmea3bGJam58n7CHwCu7iYbV3MFsLCaWflDQnJitStqpkUjCT9n1C5GsEwleCgLvqu6MDu3v7EnI/s1000/P1100594.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdfAsyjnOBmn0m00G1ArbGCvPcSFARfSOaYkpIHwYUFLxdRQwcTFXxtb8TbxCFmzAfM6nFMclV8-QIu2xB0UIk8m-PEVsZdJFjmepd5VIhOSVHh3vhmea3bGJam58n7CHwCu7iYbV3MFsLCaWflDQnJitStqpkUjCT9n1C5GsEwleCgLvqu6MDu3v7EnI/w495-h331/P1100594.JPG" width="495" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning we set off, following
the course of the Allt Bhran. We had to cross and re-cross the river, and Tracy didn’t fall in very
much at all.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’m no fan of building roads over the
wild parts of the highlands, but the new road through the forestry by Allt na
Cuilce was very welcome.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcaaU3zqrIERPCbpPTFhTz96RHHHQTTLMURqmd6hjadF_KRNvJ38P9Mo2TFv0tIG9TZ5uTN7G2WdbjEDIbPQnjTWmLSGIihemdMQQmCK22hL74UtItlWZXDGA5kkLMhnUwQQvevvFDwA0l6QlV-Yop_mvTTd2CygmM_xhN6Qa-kzIH1rSgOVidBomDCQ/s1000/P1100595.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIcaaU3zqrIERPCbpPTFhTz96RHHHQTTLMURqmd6hjadF_KRNvJ38P9Mo2TFv0tIG9TZ5uTN7G2WdbjEDIbPQnjTWmLSGIihemdMQQmCK22hL74UtItlWZXDGA5kkLMhnUwQQvevvFDwA0l6QlV-Yop_mvTTd2CygmM_xhN6Qa-kzIH1rSgOVidBomDCQ/w497-h332/P1100595.JPG" width="497" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFWH5Pppb2uJxl-HlXz2HfSYuKk1ypq58WeMlkUjyztoyD5tH-EVq28PBHDM2pU4RLYdht1K4CaEZeEaaEr3-QsKjJdvJ6bKjiA7qI2PwQWXCrRcVX5gBxriBhcPRfpkgWly34RtPKKFFgnrc7jxuKMWdibQNs0FOdWGjJzsoPZpV6lHgtD6bBx3iFp4/s1000/P1100597.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFWH5Pppb2uJxl-HlXz2HfSYuKk1ypq58WeMlkUjyztoyD5tH-EVq28PBHDM2pU4RLYdht1K4CaEZeEaaEr3-QsKjJdvJ6bKjiA7qI2PwQWXCrRcVX5gBxriBhcPRfpkgWly34RtPKKFFgnrc7jxuKMWdibQNs0FOdWGjJzsoPZpV6lHgtD6bBx3iFp4/w495-h331/P1100597.JPG" width="495" /></a></div> <br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> More Challengers:</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z9w0yWvImIi6n10Y7sy3HrPtmbmp0THnawExubF6rLTAOhMCiWUvv9ChkIGtG1ECl0oiP3GYTPSZ2R1D7pQFcQMLPM5vhj6TeHRrX2cqQEGzgwM5q1UBNaJJPwEOOE_kWb1KIMP6OI4in5GYY651XQ5PAayhtzBf6ubT-vScfJ1wEqRn8VkOQ2gKOYo/s1000/P1100600.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8z9w0yWvImIi6n10Y7sy3HrPtmbmp0THnawExubF6rLTAOhMCiWUvv9ChkIGtG1ECl0oiP3GYTPSZ2R1D7pQFcQMLPM5vhj6TeHRrX2cqQEGzgwM5q1UBNaJJPwEOOE_kWb1KIMP6OI4in5GYY651XQ5PAayhtzBf6ubT-vScfJ1wEqRn8VkOQ2gKOYo/w495-h331/P1100600.JPG" width="495" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Crossing the Feshie was easy-peasy,
the river level was the lowest I’ve seen, and Tracy didn't even fall in once. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVRk1r3BhYszP2Zvu9KAGpQJ0lwHcjpTOHz535I5VsNJBCya70iR794Gh3CcL-OCrrpl0Pkwd0pagR9AOaeu4a0rYDv_K_EyyHjodBMX8uL_SAQ2vzaxb8xW-8t8OhSKX9erX4qQdj6c_ffR5ZpHCdgCh4HLs9dcuL8QdiBXuxHvskkAzppzS0LWyf2k/s1000/P1100605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="329" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOVRk1r3BhYszP2Zvu9KAGpQJ0lwHcjpTOHz535I5VsNJBCya70iR794Gh3CcL-OCrrpl0Pkwd0pagR9AOaeu4a0rYDv_K_EyyHjodBMX8uL_SAQ2vzaxb8xW-8t8OhSKX9erX4qQdj6c_ffR5ZpHCdgCh4HLs9dcuL8QdiBXuxHvskkAzppzS0LWyf2k/w492-h329/P1100605.JPG" width="492" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Tracy not falling in the Feshie...</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Bt4sS8NFf5DRTwZ7QJlyadhdmrdlD40uwmHJCm3IQKOUkqCZ0ffJ1KID4gpiLKqMIVTQxV83kseNUcw4KZzujI_mhFEzroSGDp9sUcukoNU0pqfzXVcQdmfMC-mcVHOC6bpkKZFGaP4pvhdKw82vv-PzAmDLHJxv7-1aXXtdT2I2X8M_FCraEJPxOtY/s1000/P1100606.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Bt4sS8NFf5DRTwZ7QJlyadhdmrdlD40uwmHJCm3IQKOUkqCZ0ffJ1KID4gpiLKqMIVTQxV83kseNUcw4KZzujI_mhFEzroSGDp9sUcukoNU0pqfzXVcQdmfMC-mcVHOC6bpkKZFGaP4pvhdKw82vv-PzAmDLHJxv7-1aXXtdT2I2X8M_FCraEJPxOtY/w495-h331/P1100606.JPG" width="495" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>....still not falling in</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We stopped for a sit down and a cuppa
on the east bank of the river, and were looking forward to what we were both
expecting to be a pleasant bimble along Glen Feshie and on to Glen Geldie.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Our expectations were most certainly
not met! It was a real battle through the scrubby woodland, the LRT on the
1:25k OS map simply wasn’t there. In desparation the GPS was pressed into
service, we were exactly where we thought we were – and that wasn’t lost!
Nothing for it but to follow the needle to get us out of the jungle.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eLWYur8XSyqR0my-20N3Xf9MQnBZeYbkMcT5ein51sEvTcsZHMVlYKcSXhQ6fKxNg1HnjlFa0B51jfZimLHYvKDWNtGmtrkls9XusZUWawnrOIU-HoqdeQhNfyXhz94oPv3SiH9MvKjJa4RBsHio7UizheXVVmzqd9leTCzGmWpU7wYXSIDJX-PkGEI/s1000/P1100608.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7eLWYur8XSyqR0my-20N3Xf9MQnBZeYbkMcT5ein51sEvTcsZHMVlYKcSXhQ6fKxNg1HnjlFa0B51jfZimLHYvKDWNtGmtrkls9XusZUWawnrOIU-HoqdeQhNfyXhz94oPv3SiH9MvKjJa4RBsHio7UizheXVVmzqd9leTCzGmWpU7wYXSIDJX-PkGEI/w495-h331/P1100608.JPG" width="495" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> This American Challenger came to our rescue! He was kind enough to lead us through the jungle, using the route he'd taken, and from where we were able to continue. What a gent - he even took our photograph!</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs2wzlu6V0iASnb3IPNwP_29CAkdEEWcFxbaGLucRsJlI9Tg__yzRDLh_NgfSqtC-rZSRDbuivkunjdYKhBq5TVkgjYosu_pTv4xPnuPp-nwCx48T680-bs_zMYkVQF5JAo6pDQfCeDj8Ivx4ksLIVUi0V-CzeP9AVcEGFznUDpgk7h_10oWsKKugBRQ/s1000/P1100610.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTs2wzlu6V0iASnb3IPNwP_29CAkdEEWcFxbaGLucRsJlI9Tg__yzRDLh_NgfSqtC-rZSRDbuivkunjdYKhBq5TVkgjYosu_pTv4xPnuPp-nwCx48T680-bs_zMYkVQF5JAo6pDQfCeDj8Ivx4ksLIVUi0V-CzeP9AVcEGFznUDpgk7h_10oWsKKugBRQ/w498-h333/P1100610.JPG" width="498" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">When we eventually escaped we came
across Liz, a first timer, camping on a beautufull spot that I’d eyed
previously.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNldTNpXSu1CtIIl-AWqeNARywiba4hMZHiUI5kU-bE9jV2hZ9WtjQGmjijDXmLJxzOqOTE5MfA3QJnaocIOpU-G3nCMtyqQ4j-y-bthrVSdmtMx77AQ21pJ4EnRU47Ztek033MFk_QGJFAWVs_qfUOLuZ-olqzAkkoaORuu4PQ6Q2v4zG2RAIqjZRgI/s1000/P1100611.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdNldTNpXSu1CtIIl-AWqeNARywiba4hMZHiUI5kU-bE9jV2hZ9WtjQGmjijDXmLJxzOqOTE5MfA3QJnaocIOpU-G3nCMtyqQ4j-y-bthrVSdmtMx77AQ21pJ4EnRU47Ztek033MFk_QGJFAWVs_qfUOLuZ-olqzAkkoaORuu4PQ6Q2v4zG2RAIqjZRgI/w499-h334/P1100611.JPG" width="499" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Moving more quickly now, it was clear
that we wouldn’t make our intended pitch, the renovated building at the
confluence of Geldie Burn and Bynack Burn, we’d had enough.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5BNgZHFFYFDkEN7vRtMMvfV8cZWX_Ua2aNlXuo1eKaR0cNVcYKhvDe1G0Nxy9CtLTDTjdUuneh636LaK_lDGpiFfFGX7O-YUNB234kxvGJh_JglO3Fo3tWdgNhH1_-PJVDhjWg0ETnTDtyRmJDN_RDlZoWh09b8B-lHtWR26eY8KoYION-8ZNEvTZ7E/s1000/P1100613.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje5BNgZHFFYFDkEN7vRtMMvfV8cZWX_Ua2aNlXuo1eKaR0cNVcYKhvDe1G0Nxy9CtLTDTjdUuneh636LaK_lDGpiFfFGX7O-YUNB234kxvGJh_JglO3Fo3tWdgNhH1_-PJVDhjWg0ETnTDtyRmJDN_RDlZoWh09b8B-lHtWR26eY8KoYION-8ZNEvTZ7E/w490-h328/P1100613.JPG" width="490" /> </a> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We crossed the Eidart Bridge
and soon found a flat(ish) bit of ground and pitched our tents. It wasn’t an
ideal spot, but it had to do.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73NDr19_fYiVJcf5uadFrG0misg8NK47Rtoa3WknY5HTur0ahCsLjDm9p7xCNAZolfOyfm3l0HWhAajUME1lnflfjU3eJfTOkcO5xXRpfMDkMqXRZCGvm6-58BPjatYoDuwgK16vgUyVyz6oMGDopXoUHxDgAejYMdtKHFOJh7Bu6zysa-RoeQ4k6F_I/s1000/P1100616.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg73NDr19_fYiVJcf5uadFrG0misg8NK47Rtoa3WknY5HTur0ahCsLjDm9p7xCNAZolfOyfm3l0HWhAajUME1lnflfjU3eJfTOkcO5xXRpfMDkMqXRZCGvm6-58BPjatYoDuwgK16vgUyVyz6oMGDopXoUHxDgAejYMdtKHFOJh7Bu6zysa-RoeQ4k6F_I/w499-h334/P1100616.JPG" width="499" /></a> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On reflection we’d have been better
off fording the Eidart rather than yomping up to the bridge, the river was
fairly low.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fw0iPnqxd7rAoy9Uc-3UwQuIQgZbUbWki-Me2kp1WXsPnSS-FtwWgL2-r6h3bZwbbfID6AkG0CatOPvm2x7AX_Xo22X36mT3ZGVoQrC6rgC41AxROamOzNW3vkqCVgS9C-huShE5PQFhFGAsr9jTaCxeIdwGvsZvcWzKkwQMnf9EAgE3pbTTKoxOujM/s1000/P1100617.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8fw0iPnqxd7rAoy9Uc-3UwQuIQgZbUbWki-Me2kp1WXsPnSS-FtwWgL2-r6h3bZwbbfID6AkG0CatOPvm2x7AX_Xo22X36mT3ZGVoQrC6rgC41AxROamOzNW3vkqCVgS9C-huShE5PQFhFGAsr9jTaCxeIdwGvsZvcWzKkwQMnf9EAgE3pbTTKoxOujM/w496-h332/P1100617.JPG" width="496" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Fast and Light closing in</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Whatever, stopping short meant the
next day, into Braemar, would be longer than planned.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It’s strange how the passing of time
distorts memories: I remember the walk through Glen Feshie as being a doddle,
and so the walk from the Eidart to White
Bridge – I’m damned sure
that someone has lengthened that route!</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R49lZgGQhBgmQvDeoirxbhfp4rzpGW2eDxIPVlOnbHsU3GK7MWVIH4UUl5fwwFX7Hr5VzPESG-sehcaucyDbm7bD6yuCt_zNH9M0fZJMF5P8t7c3Kcfoc1jucM1fT3OgI_rt01NLjst5AbSlov6NhvxoqXHe1FuNJbu6-cLvFESaOOnQThLLU236iaM/s1000/P1100618.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0R49lZgGQhBgmQvDeoirxbhfp4rzpGW2eDxIPVlOnbHsU3GK7MWVIH4UUl5fwwFX7Hr5VzPESG-sehcaucyDbm7bD6yuCt_zNH9M0fZJMF5P8t7c3Kcfoc1jucM1fT3OgI_rt01NLjst5AbSlov6NhvxoqXHe1FuNJbu6-cLvFESaOOnQThLLU236iaM/w497-h333/P1100618.JPG" width="497" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Not a Challenger</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtUWPoPYpuuYQ1Pi7odEy6baYkhNXVsAG2zva4Z1i8sLqTkGK7XrbE9677JItMNg_BWC6DxJ-szZ80Csu-7AnjjWWcf8X6yLwQb_zJfxUYJcCcvEP0_GFLp5TwFsCnFTZAXLl_fIcSBVtnQDLFP8MCvoN2xCH2vJIPe_1XuARB2QqYmkEdlp1tA6CGq4/s1000/P1100620.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNtUWPoPYpuuYQ1Pi7odEy6baYkhNXVsAG2zva4Z1i8sLqTkGK7XrbE9677JItMNg_BWC6DxJ-szZ80Csu-7AnjjWWcf8X6yLwQb_zJfxUYJcCcvEP0_GFLp5TwFsCnFTZAXLl_fIcSBVtnQDLFP8MCvoN2xCH2vJIPe_1XuARB2QqYmkEdlp1tA6CGq4/w493-h330/P1100620.JPG" width="493" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> T<b>he non-ruin at Ruigh nan Clach</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYZ3d1ksXimjhv_7tkpwAPNg9cuow3PLHL4dKh8iz13n9w-fh-djrG4dKqWSzEHfgQbiUrcNz3o7uKQ2RPn9yJ7b6S5Ep_IrvFp1CLmU_Fy6jANB5sc47s0qWpjKkWAjWGiC_meL2RqTmnjwFgufjms84u41_bF3zLMIud0rJUyKaEi5nizTi9fjglMw/s750/IMG20230519112719.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="429" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilYZ3d1ksXimjhv_7tkpwAPNg9cuow3PLHL4dKh8iz13n9w-fh-djrG4dKqWSzEHfgQbiUrcNz3o7uKQ2RPn9yJ7b6S5Ep_IrvFp1CLmU_Fy6jANB5sc47s0qWpjKkWAjWGiC_meL2RqTmnjwFgufjms84u41_bF3zLMIud0rJUyKaEi5nizTi9fjglMw/w322-h429/IMG20230519112719.jpg" width="322" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Yet another Challenger</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuu68d_MjBHDjFqZpJchFo64_dpbPM7MgOJBDWfRA4jzUZWdfSAP_ieu-wP8hHS8PuJ5R3vpruwAppdj82nDtF2dgWfv-sdCN_q3ckLY6X1bc5J-l1IJJSTssy_TZApW0evxt1bYp26i6o-LV-UQH1VzfPXiCip6QRRVee00pHxvUwetIC0lHz0xglVM/s1000/P1100622.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnuu68d_MjBHDjFqZpJchFo64_dpbPM7MgOJBDWfRA4jzUZWdfSAP_ieu-wP8hHS8PuJ5R3vpruwAppdj82nDtF2dgWfv-sdCN_q3ckLY6X1bc5J-l1IJJSTssy_TZApW0evxt1bYp26i6o-LV-UQH1VzfPXiCip6QRRVee00pHxvUwetIC0lHz0xglVM/w498-h333/P1100622.JPG" width="498" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Our audience</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkzQ2vCsy6GJYapr5-kcCjgLfTZBI1BQnR99qzHrUSjbzNOIdFFOlSF78xrBolw8ZQyaqo5bR9nFI8TutSu4LrYFWhmXrxk0y4fqtBgZI6FqZ2AZE23lSZjXXdVJBg6sF_gm1DmgwH_hU3G2Z2_0f32T9DevhuEKzaHQbgVl65g1AhbLmpwwIX4zyBIw/s1000/P1100623.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkzQ2vCsy6GJYapr5-kcCjgLfTZBI1BQnR99qzHrUSjbzNOIdFFOlSF78xrBolw8ZQyaqo5bR9nFI8TutSu4LrYFWhmXrxk0y4fqtBgZI6FqZ2AZE23lSZjXXdVJBg6sF_gm1DmgwH_hU3G2Z2_0f32T9DevhuEKzaHQbgVl65g1AhbLmpwwIX4zyBIw/w502-h336/P1100623.JPG" width="502" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b><br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>White Bridge </b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">White Bridge had been deserted by the
Challengers who had no doubt camped there the previous night – they were
probably whooping it up in Braemar….or drinking tea and sharing the issued
biscuit at Mar Lodge.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUEWHL5s-XAuVg3XH0wlLW9gxGYrsgVwJgaG-anX-akqe7IMxy34CzkXo9bxY_kC_DB4qDul1wDWZxePOStxKwPyk3XuOlS2IjHA3t5xi3HAwiHTc_9KmwyaQaTLVntGWoXbO2GYslGjo61bEAD0hM6y5LUFBPOLKacvE5dJoG2FcLoTh5r9M-h8Zib0/s1000/IMG20230519133452.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSUEWHL5s-XAuVg3XH0wlLW9gxGYrsgVwJgaG-anX-akqe7IMxy34CzkXo9bxY_kC_DB4qDul1wDWZxePOStxKwPyk3XuOlS2IjHA3t5xi3HAwiHTc_9KmwyaQaTLVntGWoXbO2GYslGjo61bEAD0hM6y5LUFBPOLKacvE5dJoG2FcLoTh5r9M-h8Zib0/w498-h374/IMG20230519133452.jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2L38mbWmI6Qfm9t4r50cMe_0r57MYWXLmT9WmBDlAzDLpBiPUwAXoV9FXayftsbgvBVk3_ODP0iIMDBTtNm1zrJXLEUifehI5g5DcB7zToFmBlYtXxiB0JE4kAqsyINJM72WtY9uVYMaUANrJVAISCK0Rrxos3OHt04-O1LpLhzZ-Ble8WYfCRwvJuQ/s1000/IMG20230519133610.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp2L38mbWmI6Qfm9t4r50cMe_0r57MYWXLmT9WmBDlAzDLpBiPUwAXoV9FXayftsbgvBVk3_ODP0iIMDBTtNm1zrJXLEUifehI5g5DcB7zToFmBlYtXxiB0JE4kAqsyINJM72WtY9uVYMaUANrJVAISCK0Rrxos3OHt04-O1LpLhzZ-Ble8WYfCRwvJuQ/w497-h373/IMG20230519133610.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3WrGAfwXYcEFi5G_YTX754eO5E7W-6kr809xq3QBMiQGi-1qCEpHzZvpJARUU6SHszGHpG5xMs_S_4JQDp-VJcwb7Yc9VcEDiM1MPkXOwub_wrq5CwNABKvf2O3rVV96R-y96b0xWNsOYeOzSfoXSX7E1WcmID6hHlmB86grbwQbWL4Lye2_omd3cNM/s1000/P1100626.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc3WrGAfwXYcEFi5G_YTX754eO5E7W-6kr809xq3QBMiQGi-1qCEpHzZvpJARUU6SHszGHpG5xMs_S_4JQDp-VJcwb7Yc9VcEDiM1MPkXOwub_wrq5CwNABKvf2O3rVV96R-y96b0xWNsOYeOzSfoXSX7E1WcmID6hHlmB86grbwQbWL4Lye2_omd3cNM/w496-h332/P1100626.JPG" width="496" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatru-6RMOn17WM-E6En24NLGMzQAcqsmUzRIhEtQgGYI6tFzml36INV1DwvnJ_g3BcRcHEgNRc3EA0nmEOecKCPRKp5JCoy0_0ywOXqe_XUko7Z09ykBGfNKCc7jsqNqpP5bJve9HTuCrTvXd95HweiXD804rZlJu82_SnAM62KgL91uUC6ir4mN6oDM/s750/IMG20230519153836.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgatru-6RMOn17WM-E6En24NLGMzQAcqsmUzRIhEtQgGYI6tFzml36INV1DwvnJ_g3BcRcHEgNRc3EA0nmEOecKCPRKp5JCoy0_0ywOXqe_XUko7Z09ykBGfNKCc7jsqNqpP5bJve9HTuCrTvXd95HweiXD804rZlJu82_SnAM62KgL91uUC6ir4mN6oDM/w401-h535/IMG20230519153836.jpg" width="401" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Victoria Bridge<br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">We trudged into Braemar (via Mar
Lodge) and I checked into Kate’s whilst Tracy
met up with Mick, they were staying on the campsite.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEDIIF3rHo6DNc4cDXKiWaIgBmkzDPGZoRn8aKn7AcVKu1Ms7Rug0DQS9A6BNFnPq5C7Xu1H_wh6sbOJcBoyeELZq3B8MWXD3fclbbtB1iCWwPloVL-gpILd98BL0AVYxYtszBN-CBuous8hcXrMIDNWRrU4m4tiUOgCfx96qUFjfiiJOB5FOpx1M6is/s750/IMG20230519192259.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="519" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEDIIF3rHo6DNc4cDXKiWaIgBmkzDPGZoRn8aKn7AcVKu1Ms7Rug0DQS9A6BNFnPq5C7Xu1H_wh6sbOJcBoyeELZq3B8MWXD3fclbbtB1iCWwPloVL-gpILd98BL0AVYxYtszBN-CBuous8hcXrMIDNWRrU4m4tiUOgCfx96qUFjfiiJOB5FOpx1M6is/w389-h519/IMG20230519192259.jpg" width="389" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>I was too knackered to even go and see these two!</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Msl6-5MHa0UN1BqFdhH2h9lZT_3pE82fjgF7i9-9T8BhFEyEg78Zh9T47z8WXXszaOhdZwuMlTAhz61K1QII2RnoTaFTosjNI78_xwEZTSkZeyy0NTwHWZimX2JK4F5brSC6aVuBifc1BO2feEtJEcOglpxhx3w9pPb-C1-zhqm1BKrFRsIpzl2ucHA/s1000/P1100631.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Msl6-5MHa0UN1BqFdhH2h9lZT_3pE82fjgF7i9-9T8BhFEyEg78Zh9T47z8WXXszaOhdZwuMlTAhz61K1QII2RnoTaFTosjNI78_xwEZTSkZeyy0NTwHWZimX2JK4F5brSC6aVuBifc1BO2feEtJEcOglpxhx3w9pPb-C1-zhqm1BKrFRsIpzl2ucHA/w496-h332/P1100631.JPG" width="496" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Kate's wonderful bunkhouse<br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2mCoalPH2adjj8ML_LJJqKiN9a35TnMjgLyyWgbQPs0I7CeixsudhypfL0EDaQfOwi5mzMx_hAajLzd6-M5x3OFas0UYBj1jwedQvL_8JaoS2oiTDwH-LYVD1-I1RXxn99BZS5EAbfhgNb3JMGswKOL2qxikiPUeMb2cdPofs3amsOpUU1u6IwSAYdU/s1000/P1100629.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge2mCoalPH2adjj8ML_LJJqKiN9a35TnMjgLyyWgbQPs0I7CeixsudhypfL0EDaQfOwi5mzMx_hAajLzd6-M5x3OFas0UYBj1jwedQvL_8JaoS2oiTDwH-LYVD1-I1RXxn99BZS5EAbfhgNb3JMGswKOL2qxikiPUeMb2cdPofs3amsOpUU1u6IwSAYdU/w495-h331/P1100629.JPG" width="495" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Another......Challenger!</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLNQURponUzBFoAqHucdJQIzjPNT92vKDSMZ-48mho4SI9cdVF3Fzaon8JJeg1pw2qLq2raMA6pjiXXy4swzY-X5RiZZuMzE6T4NzyWiODhEGByAPSeUwCEjxDYsQRWUUPomQ-_CHyWBHiLdgjZU3WwGQJ_3U4C4wdwIYDyw4HWguoprCOr8A_TQfoSA/s1000/IMG20230519230027.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLNQURponUzBFoAqHucdJQIzjPNT92vKDSMZ-48mho4SI9cdVF3Fzaon8JJeg1pw2qLq2raMA6pjiXXy4swzY-X5RiZZuMzE6T4NzyWiODhEGByAPSeUwCEjxDYsQRWUUPomQ-_CHyWBHiLdgjZU3WwGQJ_3U4C4wdwIYDyw4HWguoprCOr8A_TQfoSA/w497-h373/IMG20230519230027.jpg" width="497" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The Fife Arms, once the focal centre
for Challengers, has gone seriously up-market (typically £776 / night for 2
sharing) and has priced itself out of the market for many….although judging by
the number of flashy cars parked outside there’s clearly a fair bit of dosh
still floating around. <br /></span></p>
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Farquharson’s, then decanted ourselves into the Invercauld Mews where a number
of Challengers, including Sir Dave, were taking their rehydration
responsibilities very seriously indeed.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeke0619JmPHaKY5W4kPJHhTXVpbu3YXubtaC-vUTVibL3SulsGbUO6YSW7OLm1gLgQbstLMZVX52KSQ67eqFAD_t7Sabu-doFXX2O12o7Oq8dvJCQ773x7EJeoTLK5N0gEmhmmM3lMJC7xIEPH-B_I2qtkysVaWIs1FYDzcjBhBu3H-KnSwo96IKeTk/s750/IMG20230520142124.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="602" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIeke0619JmPHaKY5W4kPJHhTXVpbu3YXubtaC-vUTVibL3SulsGbUO6YSW7OLm1gLgQbstLMZVX52KSQ67eqFAD_t7Sabu-doFXX2O12o7Oq8dvJCQ773x7EJeoTLK5N0gEmhmmM3lMJC7xIEPH-B_I2qtkysVaWIs1FYDzcjBhBu3H-KnSwo96IKeTk/w452-h602/IMG20230520142124.jpg" width="452" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Superman - across Scotland with a dislocated hip!</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9KsWEdR4XhXdFoeu4cz3bBth2PM33j_OKILbVtYPKmgdYzGp83LU4zcdEf5WMoQaB4Xj7SE0IpzXphx5dpP3WpyXwA2FSezaSl70706tfbc2aRNC3b6xyh5jm-EFLJ4DgerCr9XoreiFHIjTTFzOzvLcrwNxdN8VlVUn9uBxxHxNFttWNRiKJXCWwvU/s1000/IMG20230520143029.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9KsWEdR4XhXdFoeu4cz3bBth2PM33j_OKILbVtYPKmgdYzGp83LU4zcdEf5WMoQaB4Xj7SE0IpzXphx5dpP3WpyXwA2FSezaSl70706tfbc2aRNC3b6xyh5jm-EFLJ4DgerCr9XoreiFHIjTTFzOzvLcrwNxdN8VlVUn9uBxxHxNFttWNRiKJXCWwvU/w500-h375/IMG20230520143029.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; 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font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next day we headed up to Callater
Lodge – I’d missed calling in there for too many years, so it was lovely to
catch up with Bill, Michael, Jeanette, and of course the Challengers who called
in for a cup of tea and a scone.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCs5wnmEIVayIaPKFZFNNtzb0ir6sDfY8aSdD0elj7Psc9YzlKkmSlcqRDNITN8YnWcjYod911lucBw-Ro8FUDBw8CZ-BengB8MIxLn-8FiGQLgvrkQDdSHsq7sTnYpqIw3RW6qhJ_QDOe99tp7ci3Lt-y8QsX7qNbryNp_4N50alSigFC4JCIWyNiPU/s1000/P1100632.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMCs5wnmEIVayIaPKFZFNNtzb0ir6sDfY8aSdD0elj7Psc9YzlKkmSlcqRDNITN8YnWcjYod911lucBw-Ro8FUDBw8CZ-BengB8MIxLn-8FiGQLgvrkQDdSHsq7sTnYpqIw3RW6qhJ_QDOe99tp7ci3Lt-y8QsX7qNbryNp_4N50alSigFC4JCIWyNiPU/w497-h332/P1100632.JPG" width="497" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40OVixBqAoHtvP-Egj2vKJQIRjGtDe-hjQYOvW3IeSAFQ9vz_pBn9L-C8Bq4HXtNZhcxh7fAQyOmnubP7vFC0SXWZUTocuYMo6nPmx0NNVA4cLtgITCxdib3o1G2dG8nGqVI8l1hEa_6tWdqE9jarLYYK5Gk63eAk9MtHuaFV1vj2_M8RDvgJ_GrbC48/s1000/P1100633.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh40OVixBqAoHtvP-Egj2vKJQIRjGtDe-hjQYOvW3IeSAFQ9vz_pBn9L-C8Bq4HXtNZhcxh7fAQyOmnubP7vFC0SXWZUTocuYMo6nPmx0NNVA4cLtgITCxdib3o1G2dG8nGqVI8l1hEa_6tWdqE9jarLYYK5Gk63eAk9MtHuaFV1vj2_M8RDvgJ_GrbC48/w495-h331/P1100633.JPG" width="495" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukrQZveulmJkNusVusGfRCcox2PT15dYlTiprtCKUDs5Oh_K_pGCRvGKwhT692KTcglLtiMKS63CeMohXSyazCEF2q6r7hVN55DMaTwkg6pDpDa2_w6ekjjq7KWLWvju8e5T-6ya2YSWQsVyep5hUDO2VrBLYVsd75I4zdxpbg5OQq3xfNWQE8xIt_Lo/s1000/IMG20230520214215.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhukrQZveulmJkNusVusGfRCcox2PT15dYlTiprtCKUDs5Oh_K_pGCRvGKwhT692KTcglLtiMKS63CeMohXSyazCEF2q6r7hVN55DMaTwkg6pDpDa2_w6ekjjq7KWLWvju8e5T-6ya2YSWQsVyep5hUDO2VrBLYVsd75I4zdxpbg5OQq3xfNWQE8xIt_Lo/w493-h370/IMG20230520214215.jpg" width="493" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKzIwUJrfgx94IRaoLpBORuTaVXtN08znvlbyiO9U4yQUErL_ciN_lh-JzNMTqPs-b0Bk5QJXmt_oDmRwVYlgv4F-BSIBFMWUsbdHEG2ayNwXGmxYC_pZAXt7zEabkjSKAfVsMhxPoiNrmkDuTGKDrAIpWWgtp7OhBNCiQFxYCADUwOxUo7Mr1BMwJDI/s1000/IMG20230520224903.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcKzIwUJrfgx94IRaoLpBORuTaVXtN08znvlbyiO9U4yQUErL_ciN_lh-JzNMTqPs-b0Bk5QJXmt_oDmRwVYlgv4F-BSIBFMWUsbdHEG2ayNwXGmxYC_pZAXt7zEabkjSKAfVsMhxPoiNrmkDuTGKDrAIpWWgtp7OhBNCiQFxYCADUwOxUo7Mr1BMwJDI/w497-h373/IMG20230520224903.jpg" width="497" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyW39AW2uIA6rU2GRLr12ZD4WA7QjoHqwphwdBGlgEvwSGZ0gUss92JA_GdfaMvTzK2HAv6crXT_b1tZ3H_bopjf6i9t69N44MdXeOrMgC4UYrUh6FzwZEM7dqwiAdcy-oDHECLz1qJaDVGGS1n5NBrWprznTJEJWgnVlsdmnQdWBZOXNn0RrOAaQCZc/s1000/P1100639.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyW39AW2uIA6rU2GRLr12ZD4WA7QjoHqwphwdBGlgEvwSGZ0gUss92JA_GdfaMvTzK2HAv6crXT_b1tZ3H_bopjf6i9t69N44MdXeOrMgC4UYrUh6FzwZEM7dqwiAdcy-oDHECLz1qJaDVGGS1n5NBrWprznTJEJWgnVlsdmnQdWBZOXNn0RrOAaQCZc/w499-h334/P1100639.JPG" width="499" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> I camped outside the lodge, I like to
have my own space, even if it was raining.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">An evening of merriment followed,
songs were sung, stories of dering–do were told – like the great sharing of the
biscuit at Mar Lodge, and the great company of similar-minded folk was greatly
enjoyed. Callater is the highlight of any Challenge route that passes that way.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I camped outside the lodge, I like to
have my own space, even if it was raining.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span> </span><span> </span> <span> </span> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Yet another memorable evening ended with me getting into my tent, in the pouring rain, at ridiculously late o'clock....and I didn't snore. Honest.<br /></span></p>
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Challenge. I had to bail out from last year’s trip – I got to the start but
didn’t even get to sign out. At the time, John, my good friend who had recently
been treated for an aggressive cancer, had taken a turn for the worse. I got
the call the night before I was due to sign out from Dornie. </span></b></p>
<p style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">It was a no-brainer. Next morning, instead of signing out and starting my
Challenge, I went home to support him. It’s what you do for your mates.</span></b></p>
<p style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">John lasted the 2 weeks of the Challenge, his last days were in the wonderful
St Luke’s Cheshire Hospice. <a href="https://www.slhospice.co.uk">https://www.slhospice.co.uk</a></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdebXGUoACoN_AlVxhis76O12D7uwUFBlrrfHVThnh7s1ODwJtuu_6hcRqaRQiguAo41hQWXZL-fAXoxxKUVThEjxAUkDsQj6zYT4Mh0A1Hx4ZP2IVifwJu8E4BTR7T-S3Zvl-KLkUqE3ERQVzhqLAV7671SNWWvirOKSgoNDmDlIr5y8a5a8nSjHUSU/s1600/McN%2010.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1600" height="395" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmdebXGUoACoN_AlVxhis76O12D7uwUFBlrrfHVThnh7s1ODwJtuu_6hcRqaRQiguAo41hQWXZL-fAXoxxKUVThEjxAUkDsQj6zYT4Mh0A1Hx4ZP2IVifwJu8E4BTR7T-S3Zvl-KLkUqE3ERQVzhqLAV7671SNWWvirOKSgoNDmDlIr5y8a5a8nSjHUSU/w395-h395/McN%2010.jpeg" width="395" /></a></div>
<p style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-weight: normal; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">My TGOC2023 has to be completed, in memory of John, if nothing else.</span></b></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUbTyYJ3hJk93uEL4dB5rIgIwKdy96zLfoA4y8RinJzifvZwDLvh6PKkqNcABVveNXc9QK5BwTTRePJodJmbjLwj3SNK0XH2Pw_g0Y83xo37ewqjsVZ_AJfjqdyVnZNFp0wk2bhKa4f3ZCocofsspU0oMgAXYnZMwpPnxpvzADdzRM28u4ktrD12qWMI/s1393/McN%209a.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUbTyYJ3hJk93uEL4dB5rIgIwKdy96zLfoA4y8RinJzifvZwDLvh6PKkqNcABVveNXc9QK5BwTTRePJodJmbjLwj3SNK0XH2Pw_g0Y83xo37ewqjsVZ_AJfjqdyVnZNFp0wk2bhKa4f3ZCocofsspU0oMgAXYnZMwpPnxpvzADdzRM28u4ktrD12qWMI/s1393/McN%209a.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="912" height="535" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUbTyYJ3hJk93uEL4dB5rIgIwKdy96zLfoA4y8RinJzifvZwDLvh6PKkqNcABVveNXc9QK5BwTTRePJodJmbjLwj3SNK0XH2Pw_g0Y83xo37ewqjsVZ_AJfjqdyVnZNFp0wk2bhKa4f3ZCocofsspU0oMgAXYnZMwpPnxpvzADdzRM28u4ktrD12qWMI/w352-h535/McN%209a.jpeg" width="352" /></a></span></b></div><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></b></span></b></div></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">John McNeill, 27/2/1945 - 26/5/2022</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS";"><br /></span></span></b></p>
<p style="background: white;"><br /></p><p style="background: white;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Oban to The
Strawberry Farm</span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 18pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(if you know, you
know)</span></b></p>
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<p align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsR6I5F_95-v5AvylpWk97DXhAcLe53Zkf3Bbegy5Ykk7DhqayaNCEZfXKTTxPjjYZQmPvB6UPy1tFzhP87ES091v6FgUehZYPPW97BOT5wuCq4LEv3WFmfs0pBOhX5LIR1zO7iBtE-l6oiIek25-Ur5SHGoIU8Sr709B30JMFsk8qx-CgGVqYZwP41Y8/s1000/P1100452.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsR6I5F_95-v5AvylpWk97DXhAcLe53Zkf3Bbegy5Ykk7DhqayaNCEZfXKTTxPjjYZQmPvB6UPy1tFzhP87ES091v6FgUehZYPPW97BOT5wuCq4LEv3WFmfs0pBOhX5LIR1zO7iBtE-l6oiIek25-Ur5SHGoIU8Sr709B30JMFsk8qx-CgGVqYZwP41Y8/w505-h338/P1100452.JPG" width="505" /></a></span></b></div><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The evening view from Oban’s Corryvreckan</span></b><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">After a day of chilling in Oban c/o The
Corryvreckan and Oban SYHA, it was time to hit the trail. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzbOZHnDB7NnmUJ1uNqMWcA_OpGykOMGhtxQ3xkQQgKHj63_cXunQZdWSw924P7mQYn-Y4RCHpyhPQ-r2btYfvvPzkGnSQF4kPIAMhzI9LMgV1OpcRjTlOrXg2bUEEdM8nVk66WiE4gRh3RgdLcMSjBScMKAdg2oQJr_OdcUIE4sz90KZX6RqqoIRHN4/s1000/P1100457.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkzbOZHnDB7NnmUJ1uNqMWcA_OpGykOMGhtxQ3xkQQgKHj63_cXunQZdWSw924P7mQYn-Y4RCHpyhPQ-r2btYfvvPzkGnSQF4kPIAMhzI9LMgV1OpcRjTlOrXg2bUEEdM8nVk66WiE4gRh3RgdLcMSjBScMKAdg2oQJr_OdcUIE4sz90KZX6RqqoIRHN4/w511-h342/P1100457.JPG" width="511" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
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<p align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Douglas Syme, </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Bob Allison, and </span></b><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Sue Chalmers </span></b></p><p align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">(carb loading in the Corryvreckan)</span></p><p align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p align="center" style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj-rvgx7Vi9ETeBoqGIwMwMz8NLcLuh151Hj4DY_9h4Bf6tJFd0fEj0TYiEfEDQ-4R_00oHCnSAUv3ehIdMTeIee-aLEZsb6H7GNa4fEVpAotpqLJz-my9d6rdiD74SFDLPMAp7_arCU_GSXRgp1vcgny0VxWt6bZUx9bbk7tAgmlqdVwFDvXEP1M48I/s750/IMG20230511084305.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="430" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRj-rvgx7Vi9ETeBoqGIwMwMz8NLcLuh151Hj4DY_9h4Bf6tJFd0fEj0TYiEfEDQ-4R_00oHCnSAUv3ehIdMTeIee-aLEZsb6H7GNa4fEVpAotpqLJz-my9d6rdiD74SFDLPMAp7_arCU_GSXRgp1vcgny0VxWt6bZUx9bbk7tAgmlqdVwFDvXEP1M48I/w323-h430/IMG20230511084305.jpg" width="323" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Bob, dragging himself away from the pub </b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGNn6Yx657WOJrkdw_cIkT4cA1R12TFCjQq5M0mG7HoD1INQwn8gCOsTlWTZ_V9mnJOPpKhO1zXodr8QaAvHC-xJpoOaJkCAY8Mmt3tYhpw32oVST4nNfL1jnLiuieXP65SQI7Ctbz6dIOAWi4TzW1YUQvVymwMbbGH6PLLHAKdFbUKbU6GwJrJ7uWPk/s1000/IMG20230511091929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDGNn6Yx657WOJrkdw_cIkT4cA1R12TFCjQq5M0mG7HoD1INQwn8gCOsTlWTZ_V9mnJOPpKhO1zXodr8QaAvHC-xJpoOaJkCAY8Mmt3tYhpw32oVST4nNfL1jnLiuieXP65SQI7Ctbz6dIOAWi4TzW1YUQvVymwMbbGH6PLLHAKdFbUKbU6GwJrJ7uWPk/w429-h322/IMG20230511091929.jpg" width="429" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><br /></b></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>The Great Wetting of the Boots - it has to be done!</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyeqx9J9rlbfa93SxROxxpCTHrpL2DCBox1391ElvA-XnVotvqj4w-Z-yveDlQfGWA3abPaVph8qO_65tof3WxnYxRu6wIx-lX65bPS2lLcnZCM-56woLskhAvdwqqZurBkaCiMlVyrDdlJeP5gLQ4f8mUWPtvJQ8oZdvM5TCRyQAPLn4PqoZN6y11Rc/s750/IMG20230511092742.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="441" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPyeqx9J9rlbfa93SxROxxpCTHrpL2DCBox1391ElvA-XnVotvqj4w-Z-yveDlQfGWA3abPaVph8qO_65tof3WxnYxRu6wIx-lX65bPS2lLcnZCM-56woLskhAvdwqqZurBkaCiMlVyrDdlJeP5gLQ4f8mUWPtvJQ8oZdvM5TCRyQAPLn4PqoZN6y11Rc/w331-h441/IMG20230511092742.jpg" width="331" /></a></b></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b><br /> </b></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>The Morgans of Cockermouth heading off <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My planned route was to follow the
track that ran parallel(ish) to the railway line that headed north, but (don’t
tell Sue & Ali or I’ll be in serious lumber) because the weather was so
glorious, I followed the coast north to cross the Falls
of Lora by the Connel Bridge.
Okay, there was too much tarmac, but it was really lovely having the sea on my
left….and I found a beautiful sandy bay to enjoy a half hour sit down.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKsu6ZE0RsyTWBy4Z_x9xJZOqV7PZDO2_Wx0uIryUaw8_D6Cpua5aSsmoR2vZJiRKxyZroffO_dLvs-28ZJygheRsq_gRj1UInQht2PQdO6P9JqUNouNYJJmJ60WfN2-FBNoqNNg8NNT7qfvJbKYEXX1DnwdAdOTq1ZC34c9GAxzI4aEO5nl7fTnl9-A/s1000/IMG20230511104528.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwKsu6ZE0RsyTWBy4Z_x9xJZOqV7PZDO2_Wx0uIryUaw8_D6Cpua5aSsmoR2vZJiRKxyZroffO_dLvs-28ZJygheRsq_gRj1UInQht2PQdO6P9JqUNouNYJJmJ60WfN2-FBNoqNNg8NNT7qfvJbKYEXX1DnwdAdOTq1ZC34c9GAxzI4aEO5nl7fTnl9-A/w481-h361/IMG20230511104528.jpg" width="481" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IMAHS8f6ca2ZZqnDzC-Sibd_29l1H02k3tYoSV9H-yOYNgEdrCmjY5dEgxoTLBEzZOHDN2UueQ7OYrZ6w1wQivyB8YeOII6ajPHuZ-5Ck44Xk59FT74F4D-7HExMQFkC8lb0buB1IX5_QEUNSJTsM2Hr0itvQn1H5EqJQMtUImTd_yTPvA4f-oDXgGk/s1000/IMG20230511112401.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="443" data-original-width="1000" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8IMAHS8f6ca2ZZqnDzC-Sibd_29l1H02k3tYoSV9H-yOYNgEdrCmjY5dEgxoTLBEzZOHDN2UueQ7OYrZ6w1wQivyB8YeOII6ajPHuZ-5Ck44Xk59FT74F4D-7HExMQFkC8lb0buB1IX5_QEUNSJTsM2Hr0itvQn1H5EqJQMtUImTd_yTPvA4f-oDXgGk/w531-h235/IMG20230511112401.jpg" width="531" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Connel</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Bridge</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
was easily located – but actually getting onto it, for a pedestrian, was
another matter - I ended up following the road. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMacAUt8c9QtO1aYux1cdOZ_z5nIlE2GYicQHKkqXCm2ORa3l7nPyVtWjHm2YKjvqE3z8HNs_hND94lMBBOYUlj9MlW4NQhIeP-VzttH-GJRnuBuMLNItZR0iPeJA_CbVFDm0FpgJzlQf54VCF9mpNsnayftjxS4U-_BSc_Ary2IS2q0BEXSwQiTDKOU/s1000/IMG20230511134253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMacAUt8c9QtO1aYux1cdOZ_z5nIlE2GYicQHKkqXCm2ORa3l7nPyVtWjHm2YKjvqE3z8HNs_hND94lMBBOYUlj9MlW4NQhIeP-VzttH-GJRnuBuMLNItZR0iPeJA_CbVFDm0FpgJzlQf54VCF9mpNsnayftjxS4U-_BSc_Ary2IS2q0BEXSwQiTDKOU/w476-h357/IMG20230511134253.jpg" width="476" /></a></span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb8-bLt1QCp6BPKgYTVDA8AWazA62zWmxc07F8GhsC0LnWXhLoHvZyCq-sHJqQ2H4dqzTwm1saUKuY0FOtF_KTeJCjHDWhLaLGtOeuZfknB4Oc119O88m7Lqg50SfprZBxcHv83Zbzn88jBGIfDWFiNw4LaTv6CVrlbuVcyrl237U8g4nFxTh2d7HFo0/s1000/P1100475.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUb8-bLt1QCp6BPKgYTVDA8AWazA62zWmxc07F8GhsC0LnWXhLoHvZyCq-sHJqQ2H4dqzTwm1saUKuY0FOtF_KTeJCjHDWhLaLGtOeuZfknB4Oc119O88m7Lqg50SfprZBxcHv83Zbzn88jBGIfDWFiNw4LaTv6CVrlbuVcyrl237U8g4nFxTh2d7HFo0/w480-h321/P1100475.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6ZIgpLHofCzTgEvbg_RXb5pmox6Z0fXvOSUBwe4b6eUjIYbfal7qP6CAQQVOs5qolfeEVM7pbu7Akv1nXUY2iSsfXiDVIg44DfOwLVPnCjdVxvByEhx52SBjkI8pErCbq3xytyCeGZxQUN_gY5qwE1ngW8kMp-U8TFceWxmq95VfFzzkDsia4MO88I/s750/IMG20230511144346.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6a6ZIgpLHofCzTgEvbg_RXb5pmox6Z0fXvOSUBwe4b6eUjIYbfal7qP6CAQQVOs5qolfeEVM7pbu7Akv1nXUY2iSsfXiDVIg44DfOwLVPnCjdVxvByEhx52SBjkI8pErCbq3xytyCeGZxQUN_gY5qwE1ngW8kMp-U8TFceWxmq95VfFzzkDsia4MO88I/w337-h449/IMG20230511144346.jpg" width="337" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><br /> </span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">On t’other side more tarmac awaited,
albeit almost traffic-free. It was hot, Factor 50 was plastered on my exposed
bits.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzUk8c3oaIuMzsFYOWUgVY5zkEOfZ66PYNp_jLWLhtseAe7OYhaP5zSkXrcFZ6kdVCdGvRZrEUl2SQ9K8jYCJ7pN-_z4bAWbc2Aiogxp6P8exyFjzALhwYDvAsbZp_E0Sg9bEiWusi2pipSdjFYMG_3T0q41E7z686HUz6SizzTovPLPc8PASveTrHJE/s1000/IMG20230511154935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzUk8c3oaIuMzsFYOWUgVY5zkEOfZ66PYNp_jLWLhtseAe7OYhaP5zSkXrcFZ6kdVCdGvRZrEUl2SQ9K8jYCJ7pN-_z4bAWbc2Aiogxp6P8exyFjzALhwYDvAsbZp_E0Sg9bEiWusi2pipSdjFYMG_3T0q41E7z686HUz6SizzTovPLPc8PASveTrHJE/s320/IMG20230511154935.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Ben Cruachan</b></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiputXPKezlCk-4BPEn8Mfw6mHvX8qYW1cK4tcdE1Q0wo50ZSYkVko-TLoPGZmd21k7J_tyOTnp5EQNVaOxGv8DH0lGg1Y4HIjdLFrIU3fErn1zPojVVSoxOgx1SiTX9WfSCt8IFOPEKZ1BFRhhOtzj6A1uYN3RRhKrBoIb64P7MNA3p_Q3eTi60N0rEPk/s1000/P1100478.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiputXPKezlCk-4BPEn8Mfw6mHvX8qYW1cK4tcdE1Q0wo50ZSYkVko-TLoPGZmd21k7J_tyOTnp5EQNVaOxGv8DH0lGg1Y4HIjdLFrIU3fErn1zPojVVSoxOgx1SiTX9WfSCt8IFOPEKZ1BFRhhOtzj6A1uYN3RRhKrBoIb64P7MNA3p_Q3eTi60N0rEPk/s320/P1100478.JPG" width="320" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>For Dawn, and Alan R</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I camped at a lovely flat spot on the
NW shore of Loch Etive, close to Ardchattan House –
I even found a water tap! An inevitable midge attack was foiled by the use of
Smidge and Citronella Incense Sticks. I escaped unscathed, although
smelling of Citronella.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJY9I4L0UdK4VibLql9_spzqq0ukUTKyrJvCd5NpLf5BRGqhd4mBG_ayrVcqxZOmlE8XMpRo4q5HA3rPOj4FQT0zYFJ1SQWsfqT4zUEZSSlh1oFk-i5LmoBvRbfY5VycVc_eZZNxX-OXPH-Xf-rc9dZarGXWiCBkkfu4UlCZdQTr7T0EvpY9oH4FKDvM/s1000/P1100484.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="322" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJY9I4L0UdK4VibLql9_spzqq0ukUTKyrJvCd5NpLf5BRGqhd4mBG_ayrVcqxZOmlE8XMpRo4q5HA3rPOj4FQT0zYFJ1SQWsfqT4zUEZSSlh1oFk-i5LmoBvRbfY5VycVc_eZZNxX-OXPH-Xf-rc9dZarGXWiCBkkfu4UlCZdQTr7T0EvpY9oH4FKDvM/w481-h322/P1100484.JPG" width="481" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoqA5Hzu3y2E9B0wD8vEEW5ECuujZMKSFlC3uL6GedBI_O9HmFWtJKv-66V6Q0nYGL5BtENrD6LA8GfP6p4K-5uh6WU6RVx_uzqT6J4AMqFsvZC1oJNRiKinAoxOhwqgmJ4-XLDVrRw1e-jdxc9otH7vigH7GcB8swzxwqB7Pw30L2-TN-98n-h8XzQ0/s1000/P1100485.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYoqA5Hzu3y2E9B0wD8vEEW5ECuujZMKSFlC3uL6GedBI_O9HmFWtJKv-66V6Q0nYGL5BtENrD6LA8GfP6p4K-5uh6WU6RVx_uzqT6J4AMqFsvZC1oJNRiKinAoxOhwqgmJ4-XLDVrRw1e-jdxc9otH7vigH7GcB8swzxwqB7Pw30L2-TN-98n-h8XzQ0/w488-h327/P1100485.JPG" width="488" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lgIxJjsIFSZ87Vcw-VDRQK8dJsV-l10DodB34dR-t73De1unIRJKxjUTTxj7vyw2B2K1tgIh2FFzd0PaUmReGC4Byk5qLLTuW31EiaKEOVrDl0BYqlYZEcuIaPOMTlwsqfWsLAp24VyxlFhUZ7K97wre8vcKpujCoSI8LYdkl37_xqDHqpsCfDQnqyw/s1000/IMG20230512065316.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9lgIxJjsIFSZ87Vcw-VDRQK8dJsV-l10DodB34dR-t73De1unIRJKxjUTTxj7vyw2B2K1tgIh2FFzd0PaUmReGC4Byk5qLLTuW31EiaKEOVrDl0BYqlYZEcuIaPOMTlwsqfWsLAp24VyxlFhUZ7K97wre8vcKpujCoSI8LYdkl37_xqDHqpsCfDQnqyw/w479-h359/IMG20230512065316.jpg" width="479" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Breakfast brew with a view</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVPs15hgmiVEUgdKN6dU4z11sKVkkC8LJ1qPfYuPlaOtu21iaKxTZ2YmyE6Vt-FwCjnjEToin9l5zr_ReVbJwxfrftoonrwBnRPzIo34pZUKXP8I6wMed2hfWOWxBOn4KUZEkyXs9up1H9vzQ4hnVA_FBRX5sb9dhOZ7JZlwAgEdIEJQ_zW1E7CJnCPY/s1000/IMG20230512092042.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbVPs15hgmiVEUgdKN6dU4z11sKVkkC8LJ1qPfYuPlaOtu21iaKxTZ2YmyE6Vt-FwCjnjEToin9l5zr_ReVbJwxfrftoonrwBnRPzIo34pZUKXP8I6wMed2hfWOWxBOn4KUZEkyXs9up1H9vzQ4hnVA_FBRX5sb9dhOZ7JZlwAgEdIEJQ_zW1E7CJnCPY/w480-h360/IMG20230512092042.jpg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b></b></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>LNT <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning I was away just after
9am. More tarmac, but not for too long - once again virtually no traffic.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLZW26DKhAEtBa-itTHH-U5a8muA2Jy7OsoK3ymb-eWmFe3ka8Qsd6CUaQOIckEb2b___J1KYd-wzt9MQMEkV4mjMBYk9Bm9kzLg5_dgYNS4zm3KJ4iWpMsHp2ytwcrkh6tsjkSvXFtkv7hk_RbnVg18XxYN8SDENWIyT3vHEZUkZ9otYjGLeWYJvkso/s1000/IMG20230512094622.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXLZW26DKhAEtBa-itTHH-U5a8muA2Jy7OsoK3ymb-eWmFe3ka8Qsd6CUaQOIckEb2b___J1KYd-wzt9MQMEkV4mjMBYk9Bm9kzLg5_dgYNS4zm3KJ4iWpMsHp2ytwcrkh6tsjkSvXFtkv7hk_RbnVg18XxYN8SDENWIyT3vHEZUkZ9otYjGLeWYJvkso/w498-h374/IMG20230512094622.jpg" width="498" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Waste not, want not (see what I did there...?) <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’d previously (2005) walked the SE
shore of Loch Etive, it was good going until just after Glen Kinglass, but
after that I had to walk on the actual loch shore – it was pebbly and very hard
work, hence choosing the NW shore this time. It was good…for a while!</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGoycpQLXK5TFi4aADKsZe3YTl5qYlrC_7cBlTEletYe-jdcXEZTeZV6XsVTZxE7vZX6qvzErR7ZRdf7iW2bFdiVktbASlpo8FGjF7IOMYBJtV9ROrjj7qN0xuC9SIT2r8X0MRq0-_ZXURy0LlX3T1wKcT28xw75hOT3qtVHcmahCqtYtRJlvw7GuLBY/s1000/IMG20230512124647.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNGoycpQLXK5TFi4aADKsZe3YTl5qYlrC_7cBlTEletYe-jdcXEZTeZV6XsVTZxE7vZX6qvzErR7ZRdf7iW2bFdiVktbASlpo8FGjF7IOMYBJtV9ROrjj7qN0xuC9SIT2r8X0MRq0-_ZXURy0LlX3T1wKcT28xw75hOT3qtVHcmahCqtYtRJlvw7GuLBY/w507-h380/IMG20230512124647.jpg" width="507" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERsBNykGS5jT8p9ozPsdSLJKoSBaUq7XHCsS5DwkQ4t8qffJlmsL0Bypf2u30p6MUndI_6kEzM7iz0w0Yx71F3bqEu9x53DNTNyYFKm4kUKPx4Yl--scInwMHSV6I2LOWXxm2jEJf5xxQ-4FMsifYn4YbkjA31JVD6bgNCYGjCurCABpPdDbSQ2eTnyE/s1000/P1100486.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiERsBNykGS5jT8p9ozPsdSLJKoSBaUq7XHCsS5DwkQ4t8qffJlmsL0Bypf2u30p6MUndI_6kEzM7iz0w0Yx71F3bqEu9x53DNTNyYFKm4kUKPx4Yl--scInwMHSV6I2LOWXxm2jEJf5xxQ-4FMsifYn4YbkjA31JVD6bgNCYGjCurCABpPdDbSQ2eTnyE/w500-h335/P1100486.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7fjEHXSbSsOh8t7r3OVCipC1-4woyKkjw8RDS4vsINVs5bbAnYoywaE1JKWKq10zVZCuc5sacP-xxo3OqeI5NZ9wt_sAkOXggzWzPsV9zl9AOFfxBgiD-jEsOmLt0-j4bWnMw0P3Wa7KZzhPGFGmf91BjFHKEQp8Jm1BVghNEwLSgKheCgeQCOFmlsg/s1000/P1100488.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI7fjEHXSbSsOh8t7r3OVCipC1-4woyKkjw8RDS4vsINVs5bbAnYoywaE1JKWKq10zVZCuc5sacP-xxo3OqeI5NZ9wt_sAkOXggzWzPsV9zl9AOFfxBgiD-jEsOmLt0-j4bWnMw0P3Wa7KZzhPGFGmf91BjFHKEQp8Jm1BVghNEwLSgKheCgeQCOFmlsg/w498-h333/P1100488.JPG" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHGKK0-eEpZhoWrrd9FOWhU8Ohzyg6O9vsSZWBEPk5KH0QREt8RP5dpG2m4BJaflWuQ4gAoh0q9Fl1p9ykpbK7rMYD2GIcBD3F9XNiRs5Ury1cCYh-__qFhHz12sOYb6Rsl3OYOslHAF6_yjxG_B1ykIH087GN3Yvl_OlAmE8yQwhKJURtzzqODZcGn8/s1000/P1100489.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRHGKK0-eEpZhoWrrd9FOWhU8Ohzyg6O9vsSZWBEPk5KH0QREt8RP5dpG2m4BJaflWuQ4gAoh0q9Fl1p9ykpbK7rMYD2GIcBD3F9XNiRs5Ury1cCYh-__qFhHz12sOYb6Rsl3OYOslHAF6_yjxG_B1ykIH087GN3Yvl_OlAmE8yQwhKJURtzzqODZcGn8/w500-h335/P1100489.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce_W4TpnL4rLhHv02-8b3M7SOwquwHqbiwDMU-RtIrQelmNrBm6xuAyHY8rEZIgSx8eoVrXS0hAGO-qrEfYxB7YsfWePA9lGf0yOmlF-DoNLf4Plzy_1xOSRSu661l_Dn_cs_UsbyEENe61TqC9yVNBcAPCyaWvt4cLUZDfKKr3SJ2smJ2vCVBmfosfg/s1000/P1100494.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgce_W4TpnL4rLhHv02-8b3M7SOwquwHqbiwDMU-RtIrQelmNrBm6xuAyHY8rEZIgSx8eoVrXS0hAGO-qrEfYxB7YsfWePA9lGf0yOmlF-DoNLf4Plzy_1xOSRSu661l_Dn_cs_UsbyEENe61TqC9yVNBcAPCyaWvt4cLUZDfKKr3SJ2smJ2vCVBmfosfg/w501-h335/P1100494.JPG" width="501" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <b>I rather hope this wasn't Stanley </b></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The footpath along the northern
section of the NW shore was probably on the ground, but a lot of it wasn’t
visible – it was a matter of bashing through all manner of scrubby undergrowth
(over-growth?)</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRkeGVs1A7MswR8csHrk5VL_M9fAJQku-NH94roD5_r6Up8j5mRz2xokHzayRKn9FoYMNjVVsEEFwuIkOyNhpKNI3vpMvAAK3FzS--qoMRsyDA6zFqZhkXWZPN4rsIH5Gb8hmXDsOeTPXHt8oLfftI83yKAWXbTr55_y07381rscRGmVzoI8bUPqn_EY/s1000/P1100500.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGRkeGVs1A7MswR8csHrk5VL_M9fAJQku-NH94roD5_r6Up8j5mRz2xokHzayRKn9FoYMNjVVsEEFwuIkOyNhpKNI3vpMvAAK3FzS--qoMRsyDA6zFqZhkXWZPN4rsIH5Gb8hmXDsOeTPXHt8oLfftI83yKAWXbTr55_y07381rscRGmVzoI8bUPqn_EY/w498-h333/P1100500.JPG" width="498" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW_adLdwcrh2lc014fSUX2GYO8aCT3Uyub-QB9yGKPV6SUD24y5pFC84g070-zv1bOwS7k59Qkpq31txCSkfyUhgTRpPhZ1EpG3H5hB7bvcRDhc0oLsCgXWY1IhRjnTZHJmEkpUjiWZlbbcAdGQNtJos2mfCWUCCiJkyV5_CY7gypv4fzH8NNWsfuRAw/s1000/P1100495.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXW_adLdwcrh2lc014fSUX2GYO8aCT3Uyub-QB9yGKPV6SUD24y5pFC84g070-zv1bOwS7k59Qkpq31txCSkfyUhgTRpPhZ1EpG3H5hB7bvcRDhc0oLsCgXWY1IhRjnTZHJmEkpUjiWZlbbcAdGQNtJos2mfCWUCCiJkyV5_CY7gypv4fzH8NNWsfuRAw/w496-h332/P1100495.JPG" width="496" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /> Issy, my vetter, advised that my
intended camp spot may be noisy – it was well-known for fly-camping. Very
fortunately the fly-campers weren’t able to drive to the flat bit of grass I
found. I was in the company of other backpackers, including Challengers Trevor
and Alex Morgan.</span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The midges were out in force once
again, but my defence system once again worked well – I escaped unscathed!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I needed a top-to-toe wash down in my
tent, it had been a hot day, and I was more than a bit sweaty….but you really
didn’t need to know that!</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I slept extraordinarily well, maybe I
was a bit tired</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>To Kingshouse:</b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I planned to walk up Lairig Gartain,
with the proviso that if it was horrible underfoot I’d follow the road.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_Vkc_Y5XD472Ly3RUkZJSaqFh92DRg16ZpXGiCaxCd-SAamxvZQephoXuP9DYT99noyuyeoJx8bx--P5o5O2ea8hTWXpYjJTacTg3mhszUmHZ9gqnkADrIZhkDvUdH-WnI9kUCjQ5xm3BNi4KbYrB5V3CB-Ec8FMyngfyWFdGX3RYSQI6s0foYMqO0/s1000/P1100503.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXn_Vkc_Y5XD472Ly3RUkZJSaqFh92DRg16ZpXGiCaxCd-SAamxvZQephoXuP9DYT99noyuyeoJx8bx--P5o5O2ea8hTWXpYjJTacTg3mhszUmHZ9gqnkADrIZhkDvUdH-WnI9kUCjQ5xm3BNi4KbYrB5V3CB-Ec8FMyngfyWFdGX3RYSQI6s0foYMqO0/w533-h357/P1100503.JPG" width="533" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6bwy9kyoucV1Daq6d7xn2k17ccmiMQe65tBVeNauxFfuDVHHQdS9JsFT_5Rtus_BvITIiKmZS7J3ppwMMlULmw2b6JaFxw-B29JHJnvbaqpfE4lhL9hRNDBph-zsk4qF93VGI3jNC0Xb4ItZJMRWqZyHr9l2jTQTEj59ScMRvjvp1A7DJ2HN8p4hZTI/s1000/P1100504.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="357" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz6bwy9kyoucV1Daq6d7xn2k17ccmiMQe65tBVeNauxFfuDVHHQdS9JsFT_5Rtus_BvITIiKmZS7J3ppwMMlULmw2b6JaFxw-B29JHJnvbaqpfE4lhL9hRNDBph-zsk4qF93VGI3jNC0Xb4ItZJMRWqZyHr9l2jTQTEj59ScMRvjvp1A7DJ2HN8p4hZTI/w534-h357/P1100504.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j-dSM1R3Kl1hqPHtJz9_e9uqq9rwytHWnijE9ygrsDpODO5wdmtBWa_8f0z8iiTUIoIo-y_IkZf-Xb_BrxXZdUyu6618_-5SAS0iDDjEYqKpYd-LylyRii8dXp6qAzfZkxgnLSEvxsPYIuLZ3OIwTzGro9WKxDmyY-29hS5JICUj-hvP6fDHq_rTnus/s1000/P1100505.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4j-dSM1R3Kl1hqPHtJz9_e9uqq9rwytHWnijE9ygrsDpODO5wdmtBWa_8f0z8iiTUIoIo-y_IkZf-Xb_BrxXZdUyu6618_-5SAS0iDDjEYqKpYd-LylyRii8dXp6qAzfZkxgnLSEvxsPYIuLZ3OIwTzGro9WKxDmyY-29hS5JICUj-hvP6fDHq_rTnus/w535-h358/P1100505.JPG" width="535" /></a></div></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> It WAS horrible underfoot, so the
road it was.</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> Tarmac it may have been, but it was
lovely. Quite a few folk were ‘wild camping’ on the side of the road. I hope
they understood L.N.T., but seeing how many had parked their cars in passing
places, I somehow doubt it.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcyZ4GoPx9-gd-3yNu7TwZnUkUoe25mUPmuVmfhVAdLzwnHFUrigZ_UlUU1ZAiYMiutah9RsZBmXz1aTybSTG44iW1oF71wLZQDqIXl5NsHUMvUpPgc22GuGzvit1QjP3eZTZ6uGGLIDyNh0JOP3RMMTvjCcCvP7H7u1tw9ulT0qcJ--9R9HSL2wQrZM/s1000/P1100507.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtcyZ4GoPx9-gd-3yNu7TwZnUkUoe25mUPmuVmfhVAdLzwnHFUrigZ_UlUU1ZAiYMiutah9RsZBmXz1aTybSTG44iW1oF71wLZQDqIXl5NsHUMvUpPgc22GuGzvit1QjP3eZTZ6uGGLIDyNh0JOP3RMMTvjCcCvP7H7u1tw9ulT0qcJ--9R9HSL2wQrZM/w508-h340/P1100507.JPG" width="508" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvRATysnZbjAixH1ibNqSjogJ73pgokiQACSJ-ZtQMT4aoue6WWBIU8oTLbmoZlozBj8Bg4AxWPCI9jmWhFPNXnx46oLqXHa7RZSE_9Cm_OpiAcitj2BrHH539gHqaZAXEXr7doV3MT_XgoHFnswKhtMmY8iTjUIzgN8je_d1pvsjG6aLJUW0VAYcu8I/s1000/P1100506.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdvRATysnZbjAixH1ibNqSjogJ73pgokiQACSJ-ZtQMT4aoue6WWBIU8oTLbmoZlozBj8Bg4AxWPCI9jmWhFPNXnx46oLqXHa7RZSE_9Cm_OpiAcitj2BrHH539gHqaZAXEXr7doV3MT_XgoHFnswKhtMmY8iTjUIzgN8je_d1pvsjG6aLJUW0VAYcu8I/w510-h342/P1100506.JPG" width="510" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The sun shone brightly and hotly, I
was glad of my shorts, sun hat, and ample water supply, It was a tired, hot,
sweaty, and hungry JJ that rolled into Kingshouse. Thanks to generosity of one
D. Williams, I had secured a bed in the bunkhouse – and it was most welcome. I
owe David a substantial amount of beer!</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBzISju5DgVxho7Z04t3WlyVUP1pYZt8fWxB_irH7zReovL9K7XpSxQmxplW5gM7Bh0zPrUrppf7EGT56YCxkt_Au5OV-RIN_NyOzIpt1pWcgULHkJcpit4Lqf8U2W9zvTRZz5FyrQP-YMZi1NulJ6LdS6IqzzTYxPkrjWeHukzosznW-3ZpaKTDTV7w/s1000/IMG20230514103516.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxBzISju5DgVxho7Z04t3WlyVUP1pYZt8fWxB_irH7zReovL9K7XpSxQmxplW5gM7Bh0zPrUrppf7EGT56YCxkt_Au5OV-RIN_NyOzIpt1pWcgULHkJcpit4Lqf8U2W9zvTRZz5FyrQP-YMZi1NulJ6LdS6IqzzTYxPkrjWeHukzosznW-3ZpaKTDTV7w/w500-h375/IMG20230514103516.jpg" width="500" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K_ijRGgKHea_OFb-vPo7yVKp-BgPDl6BrB7Ex52zt3_snW0-duEX-ZXI5e-FNlCIr1P2VCdXrNtVNyfaT-iQSYwPBmQs8yL8RnI_WRBEzJgalemARBKsb4XfsVnTsDnSNVqT2COqqwNLcvFErZ2zW0RXwmFo-ombRUkPhMj3zyxdd3aP9xWR_VBtzj0/s1000/IMG20230514103227.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9K_ijRGgKHea_OFb-vPo7yVKp-BgPDl6BrB7Ex52zt3_snW0-duEX-ZXI5e-FNlCIr1P2VCdXrNtVNyfaT-iQSYwPBmQs8yL8RnI_WRBEzJgalemARBKsb4XfsVnTsDnSNVqT2COqqwNLcvFErZ2zW0RXwmFo-ombRUkPhMj3zyxdd3aP9xWR_VBtzj0/w500-h375/IMG20230514103227.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Most of the walkers staying in the
hotel and the bunkhouse were doing the West Highland Way, although there were
some Challengers staying too – including Sue Chalmers and Bob Allison. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My room held something of a surprise:
I was sharing with a lady – I’m not too sure who was shocked more. She was
expecting to be sharing with a female, whilst I thought I had a room to myself!
Anyway it all worked out fine I didn’t snore (obv) – and my room-mate didn’t
snore (too much).</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiWMpt8vd-giILDICOW9yCcyBIir64JupSDKoREdabNEujWJd1-uNU-9ZeG_jRwrwqoveywn2f32_U2pM0mSsmT_ySBtNG7XILhaICLrPNYL1PB9wUms6UOY5V59Vm_1gf3eVOWFZl5O6QbJiA-HXI6CxfTUv4OrXH-1Yz9PTzkihnv0Wf1gzURxAz04/s1000/P1100519.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiWMpt8vd-giILDICOW9yCcyBIir64JupSDKoREdabNEujWJd1-uNU-9ZeG_jRwrwqoveywn2f32_U2pM0mSsmT_ySBtNG7XILhaICLrPNYL1PB9wUms6UOY5V59Vm_1gf3eVOWFZl5O6QbJiA-HXI6CxfTUv4OrXH-1Yz9PTzkihnv0Wf1gzURxAz04/w503-h336/P1100519.JPG" width="503" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9a2hOUhuJK4qBJEQC-9FQflAsihFTsXsDGBnVrHw_TD09L2tZQ5MqFvujRwkOtI3-fFkQkf0r6dCRciUINAY8SB1CaZELpZv0pCA2Qvu5zEgEjtgxzdGSgzaKqSS1bzzNGelI7kNP_aOYGR4kuKskxjjGHHuYUVpV9uc1yPSYOxKYPCLOAcjLqvKpQM/s1000/P1100523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb9a2hOUhuJK4qBJEQC-9FQflAsihFTsXsDGBnVrHw_TD09L2tZQ5MqFvujRwkOtI3-fFkQkf0r6dCRciUINAY8SB1CaZELpZv0pCA2Qvu5zEgEjtgxzdGSgzaKqSS1bzzNGelI7kNP_aOYGR4kuKskxjjGHHuYUVpV9uc1yPSYOxKYPCLOAcjLqvKpQM/w508-h340/P1100523.JPG" width="508" /></a></div> <br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning’s weather wasn’t quite
as lovely as it had been of late, in fact it was a bit horribly wet. It was
lovely to meet up with fellow Challenger Kirsten – we chatted whilst it rained
all the more. I didn’t end up setting off until past 11am…..I like to talk.</span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">At least by the time I left the rain
had eased considerably, although it was a bit chilly. A huge hotel breakfast
fuelled my fast walk. My route took me east (always a good choice when on the
Challenge) by Black Corries, then by Loch Laddon.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6KO8dd-JPO1yiZQFu6ZFHITZU9Js6GZpU3XYLn-mNCOqYgl1qvWEVUIoc6Lxqgu7MCxQqHxgRLUz6PrVP2N5sEfilGVSvQTUS1jRU3n0qqGzY_DcnjtjwuW_mxXR40o3BW-vynj9xYN4FMZh78UEL7u86tKfcNXvyGe0joiLo0wK8HzzAALwLtpHSn4/s1000/P1100525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv6KO8dd-JPO1yiZQFu6ZFHITZU9Js6GZpU3XYLn-mNCOqYgl1qvWEVUIoc6Lxqgu7MCxQqHxgRLUz6PrVP2N5sEfilGVSvQTUS1jRU3n0qqGzY_DcnjtjwuW_mxXR40o3BW-vynj9xYN4FMZh78UEL7u86tKfcNXvyGe0joiLo0wK8HzzAALwLtpHSn4/w535-h358/P1100525.JPG" width="535" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Welcome to Black Corries</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My intended lunch stop was Rannoch
Station, but my late start meant that I’d not get there until late, so late
that they’d be closed! A quick phone call to the cafe assured me of a bite to
eat and a cuppa. And so it was.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSOE7NKk426XcisI6Wza_bmucAMeCvsx1vktsPTULz6UfvE-yCbPO4qe8w0sp8BdoAMGbsT7WRYZmZ1SxUPCSwWfIkNed_2MQhMm_h32qeuWS7c7TlB4qbY_huM6uHm5_rOkYVmmUdO9vjkJ0VpaPpHLHOkK15uKMNBB9UfmCA5nj7pZze7Ihhk4vI3s/s1000/P1100527.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimSOE7NKk426XcisI6Wza_bmucAMeCvsx1vktsPTULz6UfvE-yCbPO4qe8w0sp8BdoAMGbsT7WRYZmZ1SxUPCSwWfIkNed_2MQhMm_h32qeuWS7c7TlB4qbY_huM6uHm5_rOkYVmmUdO9vjkJ0VpaPpHLHOkK15uKMNBB9UfmCA5nj7pZze7Ihhk4vI3s/w501-h335/P1100527.JPG" width="501" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>Rannoch Station</b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It was lovely to once again catch up
with Alex and Trevor Morgan, and also Bob Allison. The rather sad news was that
Bob had decided to retire, he was waiting for the train to whisk him off
homewards. Bob’s a good bloke, I hope he’s back next year.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A cheese toasty and a mug of tea
sorted my hunger as I stayed to chat withBob until his train arrived. The
weather by now was quite pleasant.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_p9gO1MMgvu5fxgWY2hiQiueaSe2aQ8CWvwxoQxwbqbHQDOtGQTN-uLD7fGSYXSgqvcmNW5X2xgc9VYkaG_ZGTw3xB4vTCIGB7I7jIN3Xt7dyDm06wCQ_s-aCrkbl5wG6cS8nE3ty5ykw9AEgKebPk9QJKHCbyQd2_ICFTvE1um8Z8enRvQXTg1CpRE/s1000/P1100532.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv_p9gO1MMgvu5fxgWY2hiQiueaSe2aQ8CWvwxoQxwbqbHQDOtGQTN-uLD7fGSYXSgqvcmNW5X2xgc9VYkaG_ZGTw3xB4vTCIGB7I7jIN3Xt7dyDm06wCQ_s-aCrkbl5wG6cS8nE3ty5ykw9AEgKebPk9QJKHCbyQd2_ICFTvE1um8Z8enRvQXTg1CpRE/w501-h335/P1100532.JPG" width="501" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vrFMuKBnKJL79PNE2YlRVDk0SgdtbZsXehSDzWCP9NUHtGkQuk65aTFekmENLZ0CYe4pBLGKl-gBRDndqi81D9DW6kYMMcNmhsjqmHP9qBT06JNRv6GW3TtTMiNRVEwM6VhwZRJnYqTnmyfofu9YmtUjobUPNGmydTk4jCrSDqY_SoRVD_JxpvvhmmE/s1000/P1100535.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4vrFMuKBnKJL79PNE2YlRVDk0SgdtbZsXehSDzWCP9NUHtGkQuk65aTFekmENLZ0CYe4pBLGKl-gBRDndqi81D9DW6kYMMcNmhsjqmHP9qBT06JNRv6GW3TtTMiNRVEwM6VhwZRJnYqTnmyfofu9YmtUjobUPNGmydTk4jCrSDqY_SoRVD_JxpvvhmmE/w502-h336/P1100535.JPG" width="502" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I left the station and headed to my
planned camp spot for the night. It worked out okay, but with it being in
forestry there were rather a lot of trees around. Surprising really, I mean,
who knew? I really didn’t relish another battle with midges, but the
temperature had dropped and there was a bit of a breeze – I was safe.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--jyI3SzA1lncNEsiiW12DzYdcJjwb5vJRA2sI0gWOBosPVqvDZgvjkP3Pa953fO-hPz2RxmqOPBiB3Srx-UIhGCFBjWQWslJ_cFtvmgGoh1S8PRcKo91zU3a6i-_8L1-DRFprhUACQCPx8YO3KBN8JqQtAwS5OHDtsQHvLwsLF6r0EZUe9VmpvKfPx4/s1000/IMG20230515092047.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi--jyI3SzA1lncNEsiiW12DzYdcJjwb5vJRA2sI0gWOBosPVqvDZgvjkP3Pa953fO-hPz2RxmqOPBiB3Srx-UIhGCFBjWQWslJ_cFtvmgGoh1S8PRcKo91zU3a6i-_8L1-DRFprhUACQCPx8YO3KBN8JqQtAwS5OHDtsQHvLwsLF6r0EZUe9VmpvKfPx4/w500-h375/IMG20230515092047.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My late lunch / early tea meant I
wasn’t overly hungry, so a quick meal of cous-cous with a sachet of tuna
stirred in was just right: tasty and nutritious. It may just have been followed
by a delicious pudding of squashed Eccles Cake and custard. Maybe.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cYxBtx_7CgXd4RJ0v4B_rRKrBzYUNBO_A0e8seYiSXVJnUJIvHgsAUsb067Zwr4ITt4jdd9_B3hdLoRRljtqeriiyEFfhKprjenUJ9jCugikB9jx_9p8rgduXA3hpSQMvvi7Uh2CHOdPJrfG08Eb8d2Md87BFCPTeAGUX-SZ7-_cavCfVCmMAqMuydA/s1000/IMG20230515094801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4cYxBtx_7CgXd4RJ0v4B_rRKrBzYUNBO_A0e8seYiSXVJnUJIvHgsAUsb067Zwr4ITt4jdd9_B3hdLoRRljtqeriiyEFfhKprjenUJ9jCugikB9jx_9p8rgduXA3hpSQMvvi7Uh2CHOdPJrfG08Eb8d2Md87BFCPTeAGUX-SZ7-_cavCfVCmMAqMuydA/w497-h373/IMG20230515094801.jpg" width="497" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b>LNT <br /></b></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning I set out in mixed
weather, but this is Scotland
– if you don’t like the weather, stick around – it’ll soon change.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCRK1Mc-lQkxE0ViZEM6oqTEYR06lYnF0zEaKS-gQwSpsOBpswud96NTHYn-JvdwYd3DqkkviU3L2h0uqHidnyJT9DW_kBWXzYkuS7HAMqybRcd3BaE89pyz5UnbiEon6RYaCuryrgZnV2zCvS7qx9FDcnnICW29htCweN4B9PSYxpxMuiUxSMJsu8WI/s1000/IMG20230515100925.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheCRK1Mc-lQkxE0ViZEM6oqTEYR06lYnF0zEaKS-gQwSpsOBpswud96NTHYn-JvdwYd3DqkkviU3L2h0uqHidnyJT9DW_kBWXzYkuS7HAMqybRcd3BaE89pyz5UnbiEon6RYaCuryrgZnV2zCvS7qx9FDcnnICW29htCweN4B9PSYxpxMuiUxSMJsu8WI/w528-h396/IMG20230515100925.jpg" width="528" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It DID change: I had rain, hail,
wind, snow, and hot sunshine, all within a couple of hours. Situation
normal…..for Scotland.</span></p><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbG8_W8_WencuoU6mmZ-TGlqxMnsJ2zlmkbsM6BuUk690jUcxqEyMLiTLQFdKLCJFX0SUeHAAEyKIhu_GcJIDd3joVyK21LpdpZFD11rUCfNxEjmLPfmWwqVZ56lYurNKtmGhJyjWJrCS2AIXbqcBvhHdDoEFIR1b6Pw-xkMjDobI-ruJJ4mA0nMWL34/s1000/P1100542.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbbG8_W8_WencuoU6mmZ-TGlqxMnsJ2zlmkbsM6BuUk690jUcxqEyMLiTLQFdKLCJFX0SUeHAAEyKIhu_GcJIDd3joVyK21LpdpZFD11rUCfNxEjmLPfmWwqVZ56lYurNKtmGhJyjWJrCS2AIXbqcBvhHdDoEFIR1b6Pw-xkMjDobI-ruJJ4mA0nMWL34/w510-h342/P1100542.JPG" width="510" /></a></div></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I’d been looking forward to seeing
Corrour Old Lodge, but it was a disappointing ruin.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VuU5hIfSVDYxAHlJomwlczcFw_ocqUi2W4dnzfRsgpqspVJgwIpon2vctzruwWohI0ZTKFaH_C3uOccxWKhc000YpGZ2Kr2bhHfuug_fpBsNma9diaGKcmP0cwSyb8s-i3tP8L7eSrMPuMidGpZ4udumQ_McrvbKKy0Oouf7KON9k_6lQ5Z8P0SCrp0/s750/IMG20230515102517.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="422" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2VuU5hIfSVDYxAHlJomwlczcFw_ocqUi2W4dnzfRsgpqspVJgwIpon2vctzruwWohI0ZTKFaH_C3uOccxWKhc000YpGZ2Kr2bhHfuug_fpBsNma9diaGKcmP0cwSyb8s-i3tP8L7eSrMPuMidGpZ4udumQ_McrvbKKy0Oouf7KON9k_6lQ5Z8P0SCrp0/w317-h422/IMG20230515102517.jpg" width="317" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> A walker was heading towards me, it
was Frederic, a fellow Challenger. He was intending to go by Glen Tilt in a few
days time.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><br /></p>
<p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3jkak8lzElBNcGpqYBAw31sX428wYvxWoJHN2OyojlLdGVKRhirugGCygoP5frBsiOTXiLqsyeOzbUE47ch5nqQhBgQIdA7oIMzXgCrgL1H0jn75pY7eD5sFX_JnfySUc4o-ACCEW69kKlTn9msBnaA2--usDL_T2ADCyx_x6NWA-GA7ZJUIJKuQW7Q/s1000/P1100541.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW3jkak8lzElBNcGpqYBAw31sX428wYvxWoJHN2OyojlLdGVKRhirugGCygoP5frBsiOTXiLqsyeOzbUE47ch5nqQhBgQIdA7oIMzXgCrgL1H0jn75pY7eD5sFX_JnfySUc4o-ACCEW69kKlTn9msBnaA2--usDL_T2ADCyx_x6NWA-GA7ZJUIJKuQW7Q/w523-h350/P1100541.JPG" width="523" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Challenger Adrian was also walking towards Loch Ossian,
he was going to Dalwhinnie, same as me, but via a far more circuitous route, I
think by Rannoch Station. He was a bit concerned that he’d heard that the hotel
at Dalwhinnie was closed – a food parcel was supposedly waiting for him. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5khWPdAj70FW03tsS9dFdtoP47cGf9KTjqw1VjX6IchGc39n-amhI4OVFow60M00vrtOyBCfG4u8qocsq_TS44sFlXE6ZdZ7KENjohX1QaUS8K4221qMP0taDv-vcaN4N5YqWrYYOLBrDi89gKokZM-zk1KQMUheciXYLfQVmdd1PD9AU0wHMZMOS5z8/s1000/IMG20230515143827.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5khWPdAj70FW03tsS9dFdtoP47cGf9KTjqw1VjX6IchGc39n-amhI4OVFow60M00vrtOyBCfG4u8qocsq_TS44sFlXE6ZdZ7KENjohX1QaUS8K4221qMP0taDv-vcaN4N5YqWrYYOLBrDi89gKokZM-zk1KQMUheciXYLfQVmdd1PD9AU0wHMZMOS5z8/w503-h377/IMG20230515143827.jpg" width="503" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> Loch Ossian<br /></b></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I arrived at the south shore of Loch Ossian in bright sunshine. The last
time I was here was on my 2005 Challenge, I remembered it being a grey day. It
was also the day I met the lovely David and Margaret Brocklehurst – I was
disappointed not to see their names on this year’s list of participants.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaL13VmU7TOgRmtpaMEyehsw3r7gN5x1WLwZwtuPAVb2IwHz-I26NZqU5B7fThmVPPQyiMRWDUb3-xPP75MyqI-TBo0kDoxSj9RJnKQyhXxiOGL970XbOeSn4JA_YEhf0WTde-LlIk_v-iXoGORPk5a8yXiQ92-TFPbQttSpWyTlTe9rddw5gF9O8t6o/s1000/IMG20230515170417.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGaL13VmU7TOgRmtpaMEyehsw3r7gN5x1WLwZwtuPAVb2IwHz-I26NZqU5B7fThmVPPQyiMRWDUb3-xPP75MyqI-TBo0kDoxSj9RJnKQyhXxiOGL970XbOeSn4JA_YEhf0WTde-LlIk_v-iXoGORPk5a8yXiQ92-TFPbQttSpWyTlTe9rddw5gF9O8t6o/w507-h380/IMG20230515170417.jpg" width="507" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Onwards, through the immaculate
Corrour Shooting Lodge Estate, I stopped for a breather, taking advantage of
the shelter offered by a little hydro-electric power station. I’d only seen two
Challengers so far that day – but then, within 15 minutes I was joined by 4
more – including the walking machine that is Hiking Aina. That girl puts in
some serious miles!</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I wandered upwards by Uisge Labhair
to my planned camp spot, just below the bealach. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I had to hunt around for a flat, dry
spot and eventually found a patch of ground that fitted the bill perfectly, on
the banks of the river.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCSvCnQmoLL3QkX6ysfneVMuPiXNUn0s0rFMQD8xjIrKfFqnMEiOkqrSynKElhfUwhV0APw9NCpe-6EOvirb5Pv-K_RK3PD6WmXsg0SgoHKqX278WQkNUKWgt9YcOcODwchlTZWo_V1EZqnauD6e-qCcdiTGWBoOaqfCdAlB9quqbQ_YAyrvgUWmxS-k/s1000/P1100558.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXCSvCnQmoLL3QkX6ysfneVMuPiXNUn0s0rFMQD8xjIrKfFqnMEiOkqrSynKElhfUwhV0APw9NCpe-6EOvirb5Pv-K_RK3PD6WmXsg0SgoHKqX278WQkNUKWgt9YcOcODwchlTZWo_V1EZqnauD6e-qCcdiTGWBoOaqfCdAlB9quqbQ_YAyrvgUWmxS-k/w502-h336/P1100558.JPG" width="502" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW5tYhbfrwvP-EIZtIawsvKplye8OE9VBBCEqg_s2eGOvZhBk4zM2DqU7nooX13eCRVIdfsDDnJjN_IPPY9ihZ1N-IbWkxfhxOnrNlWDMe2WYFQw9nlBwzDyEJ8HGqI0NzKIi742DmY9SUca8fRwZr2eplNzY9rDuk-HFjd5-T4V81wNakLShGRPGRbU/s1000/P1100561.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsW5tYhbfrwvP-EIZtIawsvKplye8OE9VBBCEqg_s2eGOvZhBk4zM2DqU7nooX13eCRVIdfsDDnJjN_IPPY9ihZ1N-IbWkxfhxOnrNlWDMe2WYFQw9nlBwzDyEJ8HGqI0NzKIi742DmY9SUca8fRwZr2eplNzY9rDuk-HFjd5-T4V81wNakLShGRPGRbU/w501-h335/P1100561.JPG" width="501" /></a></div><br /></span><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The weather was still changeable, but
at least the rain held off.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">A home-dehydrated meal of Turkey
Korma (turkey dehydrates and rehydrates well, unlike chicken) followed by dried
fruit and custard really hit the spot. I drifted off to sleep to the sound of
running water.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Next morning dawned a bit grey and
damp, nothing a rufty-tufty Challenger couldn’t cope with. I need to be that
Challenger.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqEdEfkWV31GgWHeoWsz7bzuXXfTXuPEoTzeBWhbc65JNSHi71eZlf6gqtr8svvKzpTtWaxMvEyD-Ks8JQTCQiXCrJZVZYnW88S0KJRd2NN-d53DDGEMA1GJuDYB9gpeyHt-Xe-rLxB5n9hqu4_yj5rMO9gNgVGsojxfbsIi68pJCRzI544qeg8HCJpE/s1000/IMG20230516104449.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="374" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCqEdEfkWV31GgWHeoWsz7bzuXXfTXuPEoTzeBWhbc65JNSHi71eZlf6gqtr8svvKzpTtWaxMvEyD-Ks8JQTCQiXCrJZVZYnW88S0KJRd2NN-d53DDGEMA1GJuDYB9gpeyHt-Xe-rLxB5n9hqu4_yj5rMO9gNgVGsojxfbsIi68pJCRzI544qeg8HCJpE/w499-h374/IMG20230516104449.jpg" width="499" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The weather soon turned wetter,
not heavy rain, but that stuff that, given half a chance, would soak everything
in sight.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Full waterproofs were donned –
and they stayed on for most of the day.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJBVRZyk28cgjFQ4Vd48b-thtRHjhftwyb2HGnb_9HisB_jxtdOCY4wwL7ER6U1vmIqz-gFZ4ijPcz5kDCyZH_cVQKEpNMc6GoWsOw9X0aj1wbPtzlQE1_GRJx8WeN6hKEf0L4T_fpoPN8U5NvrSoTpgtKMXx_KUTXQdj9vD_62QtLxF28Gkuyr6Pqs/s1000/P1100570.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKBJBVRZyk28cgjFQ4Vd48b-thtRHjhftwyb2HGnb_9HisB_jxtdOCY4wwL7ER6U1vmIqz-gFZ4ijPcz5kDCyZH_cVQKEpNMc6GoWsOw9X0aj1wbPtzlQE1_GRJx8WeN6hKEf0L4T_fpoPN8U5NvrSoTpgtKMXx_KUTXQdj9vD_62QtLxF28Gkuyr6Pqs/w502-h336/P1100570.JPG" width="502" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It was a tug up to the bealach, but
once up there the downhill bit had me speeding along. I hadn’t bothered eating,
relying on a couple of mugs of coffee to kick-start my sorry backside into
action. </span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbY33MqBbTh6k0pnqjRB1HvXHbsCaSZfkVTuZBwAuR9IO4f_Re5W8gVLgazJrQtoRJwIQHJbux_6ns5v3mvJ0JB7BOSFOL54Mi93yn1C7g7c8JU9uk75VOIJRMHj9FtXB_pLkySbnCEhTJ6rfYhKb9sxv_5dVTNZEUEus5rwMYiOnFySL64x98R1OkUI/s1000/P1100574.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="339" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbY33MqBbTh6k0pnqjRB1HvXHbsCaSZfkVTuZBwAuR9IO4f_Re5W8gVLgazJrQtoRJwIQHJbux_6ns5v3mvJ0JB7BOSFOL54Mi93yn1C7g7c8JU9uk75VOIJRMHj9FtXB_pLkySbnCEhTJ6rfYhKb9sxv_5dVTNZEUEus5rwMYiOnFySL64x98R1OkUI/w507-h339/P1100574.JPG" width="507" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">My planned first stop of the day was
at Culra Bothy, famous for being closed due to asbestos in the structure of the
building. It remained unlocked for emergency use.</span></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span></div></span><p></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrSZM9xEKApf64DBs-_OX6r4Mkjmqfav0Go8pYjvygw7sLkL4rzy2tWwfNxtrMSdvkls9Plw_Zde-PFg8fykLKSYTzu1v5wiBpKiL7sxF1pKPPF3sIil91InnMp5kUCZVRZZybigD3RAueoUd8XST5I9MESEUehUCnDgFqlJAGwrNFoqE4hZhPoGvGF0/s750/IMG20230516114224.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrrSZM9xEKApf64DBs-_OX6r4Mkjmqfav0Go8pYjvygw7sLkL4rzy2tWwfNxtrMSdvkls9Plw_Zde-PFg8fykLKSYTzu1v5wiBpKiL7sxF1pKPPF3sIil91InnMp5kUCZVRZZybigD3RAueoUd8XST5I9MESEUehUCnDgFqlJAGwrNFoqE4hZhPoGvGF0/w365-h486/IMG20230516114224.jpg" width="365" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvTeolv5xUOYH9KdFCBQ0wjXQV2gPeUtLLzJvgV6flgGhW7kO8ZVncCMQpAIJnqdzt_-VUujnERUJXdCrnAiiJ-y7HXuYSA_FQA6TyVpSmRMud7COsG23JxsNK5iX4QnwF7CnOuaxjQKLyFteQrPNWyR-UXCQd-BD_VXp430-5dtwrHpsyNVY6Bb7Eis/s750/IMG20230516114136.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="485" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvTeolv5xUOYH9KdFCBQ0wjXQV2gPeUtLLzJvgV6flgGhW7kO8ZVncCMQpAIJnqdzt_-VUujnERUJXdCrnAiiJ-y7HXuYSA_FQA6TyVpSmRMud7COsG23JxsNK5iX4QnwF7CnOuaxjQKLyFteQrPNWyR-UXCQd-BD_VXp430-5dtwrHpsyNVY6Bb7Eis/w363-h485/IMG20230516114136.jpg" width="363" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgm4bhnJyRzGGXhjQ5scN9V3p99t5PUJo1FyyotRCQzvysO9qX6zj6XtwLYNCLzKY9WJJR8azXf19IfDx3ndJcWs4H9803EWxJ5okJ5U0Zj7iwkHCztIrTk_PIb6p0CRZHS0Yn_vlaMnxhXCjTX1UCPq31aX6fLaaOAeLAzNUyWvYOmVmvSEgc5qgEaQ/s1000/IMG20230516114127.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhgm4bhnJyRzGGXhjQ5scN9V3p99t5PUJo1FyyotRCQzvysO9qX6zj6XtwLYNCLzKY9WJJR8azXf19IfDx3ndJcWs4H9803EWxJ5okJ5U0Zj7iwkHCztIrTk_PIb6p0CRZHS0Yn_vlaMnxhXCjTX1UCPq31aX6fLaaOAeLAzNUyWvYOmVmvSEgc5qgEaQ/w509-h383/IMG20230516114127.jpg" width="509" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I sat in the lee of the bothy to
break out the muesli and enjoy a late breakfast.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-taOTv2CwILTLoqphN5KEZ-4E3HJLO6eIthzmfNNIjCKheooIFt0vtyuVsrhHzm3ML0rPWHM4NynaY4xuvKIxLx8f3MOSnB8o4nSmmbYxDe3jct9y790sm-AnYqOyGsuAi8S6Ed2ZUi1g6iOIgMv9mOn-zH55t2SxdLulG2ln-l7zML_OWFkZEBGQb74/s1000/P1100576.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-taOTv2CwILTLoqphN5KEZ-4E3HJLO6eIthzmfNNIjCKheooIFt0vtyuVsrhHzm3ML0rPWHM4NynaY4xuvKIxLx8f3MOSnB8o4nSmmbYxDe3jct9y790sm-AnYqOyGsuAi8S6Ed2ZUi1g6iOIgMv9mOn-zH55t2SxdLulG2ln-l7zML_OWFkZEBGQb74/w498-h333/P1100576.JPG" width="498" /></a></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">‘Fast and Light’ decided to eat
inside the bothy – at least they stayed dry!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLt37VXkVQPrwm8RJYD826CJ6OHd0Qg_edSdpm0iaPdD1m3pqFI3Ew2JwGVhp6IKrknqTXnPChJZGOhLkh4uor9DNrJgkeGM9wvlPUYrlgOkvtlI_JUdG-JctXmv_9ll3I7occbHv4CCIvJH-S5-3_FKvH8OCSiLWb_D2z_a3mPG6Do5GDtORHxMo7mEA/s1000/IMG20230516114207.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLt37VXkVQPrwm8RJYD826CJ6OHd0Qg_edSdpm0iaPdD1m3pqFI3Ew2JwGVhp6IKrknqTXnPChJZGOhLkh4uor9DNrJgkeGM9wvlPUYrlgOkvtlI_JUdG-JctXmv_9ll3I7occbHv4CCIvJH-S5-3_FKvH8OCSiLWb_D2z_a3mPG6Do5GDtORHxMo7mEA/w500-h375/IMG20230516114207.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhF-yZUZz9QNechm1W022cJjFxkorxClSJPQlYd8KgQuhAsnBSh72go32fYq7qnOWuKPCodf0poSEaFUgwiq5Iw6MnoU8njvbac3JALo6sOwpz7B4GxJRoyUdnfPrIq35YtROI6T8ULtSX7abLAGym6vJ5xcduZTvl2yA1rCq1c_aoAHLTJynhmAUiAw/s1000/IMG20230516114331.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="372" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDhF-yZUZz9QNechm1W022cJjFxkorxClSJPQlYd8KgQuhAsnBSh72go32fYq7qnOWuKPCodf0poSEaFUgwiq5Iw6MnoU8njvbac3JALo6sOwpz7B4GxJRoyUdnfPrIq35YtROI6T8ULtSX7abLAGym6vJ5xcduZTvl2yA1rCq1c_aoAHLTJynhmAUiAw/w496-h372/IMG20230516114331.jpg" width="496" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I poked my head inside the bothy
before I left, it was much as I remembered back in 2005, very comfortable.
Such a shame about the asbestos problem, maybe the MBA can sort it – this fine
organisation needs support to carry out it’s good work, you should join,
donate, whatever.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-SmzgPf9vhstLO_SQATKdSfFy1hJcPWMp4Cw-JC66XPEgLeP4wGuyr907vLE4Y44GkFZC9_1_g73iGIh-n27R4bYBUbEYe2gGmg-2k2WYUof1rm0GN2ueJlMpPoYKQDyYmy7aOgVaDXSkaFgLUpw2s9Ewl9vfglmBS9vfyefCtd3i5k8emzaIgZMiVo/s1000/P1100577.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="341" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL-SmzgPf9vhstLO_SQATKdSfFy1hJcPWMp4Cw-JC66XPEgLeP4wGuyr907vLE4Y44GkFZC9_1_g73iGIh-n27R4bYBUbEYe2gGmg-2k2WYUof1rm0GN2ueJlMpPoYKQDyYmy7aOgVaDXSkaFgLUpw2s9Ewl9vfglmBS9vfyefCtd3i5k8emzaIgZMiVo/w510-h341/P1100577.JPG" width="510" /></a></span></div><p></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I continued NE, in the wetness of the
day, towards Loch Pattack (famous for curry sauces)...</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8cNVCmwEGEheMwsZq8jjCmssauGoYnglG1BjYVRWM4A-xkb0Pqdu9ABiBQWvsdTTvzx7GUmZsUPUMbBCLdazik0jlmDsj6TIo344aAYkHJrIMC1X4leR_UmPtyQkso3Kw6XdEkn2PWQZ8LrgATtIAXyYfeto9_8FRjJIfPk0YH6MPxKtsQTAJHY2eA/s1000/P1100582.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="335" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigM8cNVCmwEGEheMwsZq8jjCmssauGoYnglG1BjYVRWM4A-xkb0Pqdu9ABiBQWvsdTTvzx7GUmZsUPUMbBCLdazik0jlmDsj6TIo344aAYkHJrIMC1X4leR_UmPtyQkso3Kw6XdEkn2PWQZ8LrgATtIAXyYfeto9_8FRjJIfPk0YH6MPxKtsQTAJHY2eA/w501-h335/P1100582.JPG" width="501" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> The horses of Loch Pattack</b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> </b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv09dET2odRjs2S9KSIVL5-DnllM2rO9MBOsIn716dPC90OIQNPuu3HtO2pl9911O23zrXZ8bI-Gi2ZFJFSGrmWXU1bXGM92mRFxUOVqDD-JiOu-7DjT1Dt3qB1C4JRmW1VRf0_q4ykkTRMcByGSnnVVRdjGYWV17Jd3J3cfDpFzXMHJbvuJpGiB1vTQ/s1000/P1100584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwv09dET2odRjs2S9KSIVL5-DnllM2rO9MBOsIn716dPC90OIQNPuu3HtO2pl9911O23zrXZ8bI-Gi2ZFJFSGrmWXU1bXGM92mRFxUOVqDD-JiOu-7DjT1Dt3qB1C4JRmW1VRf0_q4ykkTRMcByGSnnVVRdjGYWV17Jd3J3cfDpFzXMHJbvuJpGiB1vTQ/w520-h348/P1100584.JPG" width="520" /></a></span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">....and then the descent to
the ostentatiously tarted-up Ben Alder Lodge. Money, apparently, had been no
object in renovating the place.</span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9yhnHcAvOatxNU-hOdR3-vgKfzRpZdabfEHvWD6zxryxwUkqsvJO_wVcOUD8m6WY5eQP9sSeBWsCT5PAKdUSex2r3NniHmlB1ENESQzdOarCrs_wUcW1Qyl9j1HcQIKDWMD28mwwiuO0G8gWuKX0ydRzexJJmFbrUV-AsUgvsnq4BMvjlA8XSkSXSi8/s1000/IMG20230516142112.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-9yhnHcAvOatxNU-hOdR3-vgKfzRpZdabfEHvWD6zxryxwUkqsvJO_wVcOUD8m6WY5eQP9sSeBWsCT5PAKdUSex2r3NniHmlB1ENESQzdOarCrs_wUcW1Qyl9j1HcQIKDWMD28mwwiuO0G8gWuKX0ydRzexJJmFbrUV-AsUgvsnq4BMvjlA8XSkSXSi8/w499-h375/IMG20230516142112.jpg" width="499" /></a></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> <br /></span></p><p style="background: white; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b> The Gatehouse<br /></b></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">It was good to catch up with Barbados’s most
famous son, William Burton, sitting by the lodge’s gate house. We were both
heading to Dalwhinnie but continued separately. I needed to stop for a bit of a
breather.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The road alongside Loch Ericht seems
to go on forever, and it most certainly wasn’t flat – I’d forgotten that! It
took an age to get to Dalwhinnie, but at least the sky had cleared and the rain
had stopped. </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">5 miles or so later, Dalwhinnie,
famous for Network Rail closing the level crossing, came into view. It was a
bit of a faff finding the new crossing point, but knowing what I know now, I’d
have continued to the crossing, gone through a gate onto the station platform
and then crossed the track by the station’s footbridge.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">I initially intended to camp in the
grounds of the hotel, but by good fortune I booked a bed for the night at Lee’s
very excellent <a href="https://dalwhinniehostel.weebly.com/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: #2288bb; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Old School Bunkhouse</span></b></a>
– a very comfortable place to stop.</span></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN7pfRpeKC4rKWjG6H9ihoAbkUmlklUGXv9NT_TMPfwZ-tNgBmCA5bxWJ-j8ScLXxinkNdE_pWizR1Ar3VbtqUF8OYWAU_TdyVY47_wmmvap-8fdo7mlLvDkjCP68POiNgYe-vnrv0J2TdSZzaiArr2v_ggsGvMxNjmSuckWllykZiAh5u8rcLiNy5ZQ/s1000/IMG20230516213710.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUN7pfRpeKC4rKWjG6H9ihoAbkUmlklUGXv9NT_TMPfwZ-tNgBmCA5bxWJ-j8ScLXxinkNdE_pWizR1Ar3VbtqUF8OYWAU_TdyVY47_wmmvap-8fdo7mlLvDkjCP68POiNgYe-vnrv0J2TdSZzaiArr2v_ggsGvMxNjmSuckWllykZiAh5u8rcLiNy5ZQ/w504-h378/IMG20230516213710.jpg" width="504" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0P0pi-ZiBbnxGfYR-ZdskHuNeisNMamDaztQtWlOrqE3ZV4dq_Rm180RM7-h6CLWBQgn_vD6SAL5lLKkociJPIGJ10KB-MEM40rAK9RYEkHsnGHc1ZD_vMhO7RAtpUFy4I6a0KolgsVEb3yO9qYfStGlXhshj_wrlRUSZr_F8AOhrKxkLNygnXGvwz0/s1000/P1100589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0P0pi-ZiBbnxGfYR-ZdskHuNeisNMamDaztQtWlOrqE3ZV4dq_Rm180RM7-h6CLWBQgn_vD6SAL5lLKkociJPIGJ10KB-MEM40rAK9RYEkHsnGHc1ZD_vMhO7RAtpUFy4I6a0KolgsVEb3yO9qYfStGlXhshj_wrlRUSZr_F8AOhrKxkLNygnXGvwz0/w499-h334/P1100589.JPG" width="499" /></a></div> <br /></span><p></p><p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Dalwhinnie’s hotel seemed to
operate very strange hours, it was most certainly closed when I walked past at
5pm – I hope Adrian
managed to get his food parcel.</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; font-size: 6pt;"></span></p>
<p style="background: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 13.5pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">The hotel garden was now a a building
site, absolutely no chance of pitching a tent there – and obviously no chance
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in the bunkhouse, including ‘Baby Croydon’, Mick’s daughter, Tracy. We teamed
up for a few days – she was great company, she’s definitely her father’s
daughter….just don’t ask her what her grandfather does.</span></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-20350824040177296162023-06-22T01:11:00.001+01:002023-06-22T01:11:16.007+01:00Summer Solstice Sunrise<div><b>4.40am on Alderley Edge, sunrise on the longest day.</b></div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><div><br></div><div><b>Someone may have sung a song.</b></div>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-36162001372948404692023-06-07T23:47:00.010+01:002023-06-11T19:36:52.619+01:00TGO Challenge 2023 Warm-up 4th May 2023<div class="separator"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: large;"><b>Top half of the West Highland Way:</b></span></div><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The Plan, as in recent years, was to backpack from either Crianlarich or Tyndrum, to Fort William on the West Highland Way.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">And so it came to pass.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Mick Hopkins, aka Croydon (don’t ask him what his dad does for a living), was joining me on this little trip – we both felt we needed a shake-down / warm-up before the rather longer trip, the TGO Challenge. I’m not sure about Croydon, but I was horribly unfit and therefore really needed to spend a few days in the hills, carrying a pack, before the Challenge.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I was very pleasantly surprised to find backpacking & morris-dancing friend Mike Salter on the same train to Glasgow – he was headed out on a bothy-checking trip.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW6wjeaG7NRF9g_Tf-jQ6WNVVDnKzygXQE2wzkNFspPXBfM4bS98wfNozEtiBFc0wOsF-3MueA7BIFL_DoOVl5gLaCsUunNvqmoDo2HkzOHgrY0fsuO47Rg13J48JfG_e7i_FaqFuNIwahPth0Nm0102ZF-ljnGa91788d8X9O_gSw8ZsPVgzBIB-/s750/IMG20230504112641.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUW6wjeaG7NRF9g_Tf-jQ6WNVVDnKzygXQE2wzkNFspPXBfM4bS98wfNozEtiBFc0wOsF-3MueA7BIFL_DoOVl5gLaCsUunNvqmoDo2HkzOHgrY0fsuO47Rg13J48JfG_e7i_FaqFuNIwahPth0Nm0102ZF-ljnGa91788d8X9O_gSw8ZsPVgzBIB-/w480-h640/IMG20230504112641.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At Glasgow Central we went our separate ways, Mike to find his train to Brigadoon or wherever, me to Glasgow Queen Street to meet up with Croydon.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Our train left Queen Street about 12.20pm, the two hour journey to Tyndrum gave us plenty of time to catch up – and catch up we did.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We camped at the By The Way campsite in Tyndrum - nice and friendly site. Other WHW backpackers were overnighting there too.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVuPdXlNI1SNaWh0RcXnelVScMIQ46j5iD0IyIvNIJWdOvRmbOTTvrgfteiXaHb8dKUDBbVryvK7N6QtnWSK0xIbQRPihw0P21rJkaH144YoCSQbHDeEP-ggUDatW_YPntpx2pqhBqV3CaoYqwgE7fncEigyk_KxQoEP-AnOk9QHF54LX6m35K_1z/s1000/IMG20230504155726.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVuPdXlNI1SNaWh0RcXnelVScMIQ46j5iD0IyIvNIJWdOvRmbOTTvrgfteiXaHb8dKUDBbVryvK7N6QtnWSK0xIbQRPihw0P21rJkaH144YoCSQbHDeEP-ggUDatW_YPntpx2pqhBqV3CaoYqwgE7fncEigyk_KxQoEP-AnOk9QHF54LX6m35K_1z/w400-h300/IMG20230504155726.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">This was to be the first night using my new-to-me tent, a TarpTent Notch. I’d played around with it in my garden, but I’d never actually camped in it.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We eventually decided on a pub nosh in the Tyndrum Inn, we’d both learned to take full advantage of being able to eat decent food whilst sat at a table, and using knives and forks. Sporks just don’t cut it.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Next morning we were fed, packed, and were away, plodding northwards, in the direction of the Green Welly Stop and beyond….well beyond actually.</font></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBPWuF8uzrW0ZncB6fMyy__XRC0jTD7sYTGTt0BQSaqc8jWXSXcR4hti9YQ7sPYULTDFo0fTgr7-xMADb15FwM9dgPLJy0sCLA7b4-ZeQjeUqaBIRxLZKCgKLqRwvfaoclzbSJJMXqDJcZtiGhHta2dbGMquN_SJlZTARsPePKx1q8XPl8xxtTD0j/s750/P1100355.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="501" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuBPWuF8uzrW0ZncB6fMyy__XRC0jTD7sYTGTt0BQSaqc8jWXSXcR4hti9YQ7sPYULTDFo0fTgr7-xMADb15FwM9dgPLJy0sCLA7b4-ZeQjeUqaBIRxLZKCgKLqRwvfaoclzbSJJMXqDJcZtiGhHta2dbGMquN_SJlZTARsPePKx1q8XPl8xxtTD0j/w429-h640/P1100355.JPG" width="429" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A stop at Ba Bridge gave us the chance to fill up with water….and grab a snack, ie a Snickers bar.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The WHY followed a really good track, it was impossible to get lost….even for an incompetent like me.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Glencoe Mountain Resort was chosen as our ‘sit at a table’ meal stop. To say it was a disappointment was an understatement: the welcome wasn’t at all welcoming, the tables were dirty, portion sizes were small – we genuinely thought we’d been served children’s portions. 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We didn’t want to take water from the river – the bar staff very obligingly filled my 2 litre platy with a cheerful smile…..well they filled it with water, but you <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">what I mean!</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I was carrying enough home-dehydrated meals with me so my hunger was satisfied with a lovely korma curry….preceded by a cupasoup. Obv.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A beer (maybe two) in the bar hit the spot – a restful night’s sleep followed. Maybe aided by the beer?</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We were up and away by 9.30am, the weather was lovely – sunshine, and just the right temperature for walking. 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It was a difficult decision: whether to go on not. John, my best buddy of 50 years, was terminally ill, although the docs suggested he had months to go</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Anyway, I decided to go. This road bridge on the A82 always brings John to mind, it was in the early 1970s that I first met John as we rode from Sale, Cheshire, to Kilchoan on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, to attend the Antler Rally, a camping weekend for motorcyclists. Although we lived just a mile from each other, we’d never met until that weekend.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOT8MecvQhxz-foVNnwibBkGR4SPmkLDph7NxBySR-jM6RQiCujAwSCt9o1iY_TzzMDwlX9GnwArM6Ljrjv1OAq5p64E996TmaCaxIw345j_B6KYWEkB4dKvhuAd9ZMCudrzpUq2Tba8QPSBQ4lXjDhWdyjI2GmI0sDcYxj7H8VvucgRhgchfr9Rs/s1000/P1100401.JPG" style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwOT8MecvQhxz-foVNnwibBkGR4SPmkLDph7NxBySR-jM6RQiCujAwSCt9o1iY_TzzMDwlX9GnwArM6Ljrjv1OAq5p64E996TmaCaxIw345j_B6KYWEkB4dKvhuAd9ZMCudrzpUq2Tba8QPSBQ4lXjDhWdyjI2GmI0sDcYxj7H8VvucgRhgchfr9Rs/w400-h268/P1100401.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b style="text-align: center;"> The McNeill Bridge.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Anyway,we rode through Glencoe around 2am on the Saturday morning, John on his Honda 500-4, me on my MZ250. The sight of that bridge was one I’ll never forget, in my mind that bridge has been renamed in his memory: The McNeill Bridge.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We passed, and were passed by, the same familar faces as we ascended The Devil’s Staircase. We took plenty of stops to, er, ‘enjoy the views’….to be fair, the views were rather lovely.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Rather than wild camp on the other side of Kinlochleven which would involve a climb out of town, we opted to camp at the Blackwater site, this proved to be a good choice. Nice showers, a kettle, real toilets: almost everything a chap needs.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A good dinner was provided by the very friendly Tail Race Inn – this eating at a table malarkey could catch on!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We met Linda and Molly, Mum & daughter – Mum had driven up to meet Linda, who was backpacking the route. Quite an inspirational pair, they’d not long since backpacked the South West Coast Path together.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Poor Molly had been on the receiving end of an assault by a squadron of ticks. 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Although it’s only around 15 miles, the last 4-5 miles just seem to go on forever – just when you think the end is nigh, another hillock presents itself….then there’s the long descent that can best be described as a motorway.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Anyroadup, we girded our loins and braced ourselves as we faced the challenge head on ….after all, we’re rufty-tufty challengers, a mere 15 miles is no problem for the likes of us <koff>.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrS7oL0lIBonJcv-B8rrNTwdcLiKJQtCKKC5BUXbELUg5nLD9lFnnQA8QE4BK5idY1Z3frbJCBogC_RpivuAYlc6bENqKr72DQlbzp8mw_iX6g36PxnHpfqPlDd8mLQ9gebb2TKkoxLT0zO-ahxO4QhcFy5KbqT_yCNc1fZdoqIL1qZQyjVzl5Uiz/s1000/IMG20230508173735.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPrS7oL0lIBonJcv-B8rrNTwdcLiKJQtCKKC5BUXbELUg5nLD9lFnnQA8QE4BK5idY1Z3frbJCBogC_RpivuAYlc6bENqKr72DQlbzp8mw_iX6g36PxnHpfqPlDd8mLQ9gebb2TKkoxLT0zO-ahxO4QhcFy5KbqT_yCNc1fZdoqIL1qZQyjVzl5Uiz/w400-h300/IMG20230508173735.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We made full use of the pub just up the road – a beer or two and a nice nosh both hit the spot.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Next morning we hopped on the bus into Fort Bill for a big breakfast in Wetherspoon’s, then I headed of to catch the bus to Oban, my (Thursday) start point for the TGO Challenge. Mick stayed another night, he was starting on Friday from Mallaig – along with Tracy –aka Baby Croydon. Her Dad’s a football referee.</font></p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp5vMWjeWweqvxn5uM7x5-gNibSkzcnKx1PdqgAORfZ7ex86Cxi_zY6RKo-lZqS9g2VEmTRn2BQxsFJjPeVGQIlKAQuHzYGUeR6_O8XQLIn8mGbBpXn2ghwHKFu9iOW-8EYCsYddOolsDSlb_NXCuO60efG5mSgguQ6M5HWeU3k9Z5YdxrfJqyots/s750/IMG20230509112800.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="562" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikp5vMWjeWweqvxn5uM7x5-gNibSkzcnKx1PdqgAORfZ7ex86Cxi_zY6RKo-lZqS9g2VEmTRn2BQxsFJjPeVGQIlKAQuHzYGUeR6_O8XQLIn8mGbBpXn2ghwHKFu9iOW-8EYCsYddOolsDSlb_NXCuO60efG5mSgguQ6M5HWeU3k9Z5YdxrfJqyots/w480-h640/IMG20230509112800.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The End!</font><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: medium;"> </span></b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A cracking few days away, thanks to Mick for his good company, laughing at my jokes, and not complaining when I couldn’t keep up with him.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We’ll have to do it again next year!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">PS: This is Tickless Molly at her finish: </font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXqCYq_nhzBQsK_BhoqygCgh5wCLGJ5GltuBMnYoDOJoZMUwvRqnNa0F22CmWCNsFCJIOsnYjmhxN3sQDQQctWeAVcQZjJX24m4pz0oIB6dNVg_oqOFwN2RyIGByGm5xWm18P7TaFe-WI4yCzzYsd_cobu4Hj4TAbabyUy1rAcik0F95E9HhpPHNe/s1282/Linda%20at%20end%20of%20WHW.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1026" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJXqCYq_nhzBQsK_BhoqygCgh5wCLGJ5GltuBMnYoDOJoZMUwvRqnNa0F22CmWCNsFCJIOsnYjmhxN3sQDQQctWeAVcQZjJX24m4pz0oIB6dNVg_oqOFwN2RyIGByGm5xWm18P7TaFe-WI4yCzzYsd_cobu4Hj4TAbabyUy1rAcik0F95E9HhpPHNe/w320-h400/Linda%20at%20end%20of%20WHW.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-67966850228469452842023-06-07T12:58:00.002+01:002023-06-07T13:37:51.997+01:00St Cuthbert’s Way…the rest, 24th April 2023<p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>The previous night’s pitch on the banks of the R Tweed wasn’t the best, but it was good enough. I hadn’t realised that, across the river, was Dryburgh Abbey – it was just visible through the trees.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>After my 2nd breakfast of cheese & onion pastie in St Boswells, I set off in the bright sunshine.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciQDoPc58i49rjVC02XljKhuDoKVSo4rOg7y6HVwAhCqnZQqKy-GBD3o2AQrcxjYRJ4EcTWfdV4ll8i-Snb0MVoQ4bzvmZwCFeZDqzBA_DjaINctW1aENXalPdCfGrx7mo4Ct0XZcd7N3n_xjnCNEGNN5Fp4Rxz6hw58kJfgVD_8jQdKdI0_wC1ag/s1000/IMG20230420115853.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciQDoPc58i49rjVC02XljKhuDoKVSo4rOg7y6HVwAhCqnZQqKy-GBD3o2AQrcxjYRJ4EcTWfdV4ll8i-Snb0MVoQ4bzvmZwCFeZDqzBA_DjaINctW1aENXalPdCfGrx7mo4Ct0XZcd7N3n_xjnCNEGNN5Fp4Rxz6hw58kJfgVD_8jQdKdI0_wC1ag/w400-h300/IMG20230420115853.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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If walking through Morebattle this place is recommended.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>Oh, and Morebattle has a quite decent public loo.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGAezAt3KugWXsd2MI9J3YEo7yG7CfKl5byxtWb3xMCvVgAKtaRt0qwQmFC09dbT8CfB1ai2KDzQuNEP92WjagXloqzf-hFr0xXw_JVS_ucKCsuOnQgUA9hVqqjMWNcvrWrxhmBNvtYU5irbvCf7l0jY9as5rp2XmgZnBBHQUgWSG-GAlHyYjIIPx/s1000/P1100351.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtGAezAt3KugWXsd2MI9J3YEo7yG7CfKl5byxtWb3xMCvVgAKtaRt0qwQmFC09dbT8CfB1ai2KDzQuNEP92WjagXloqzf-hFr0xXw_JVS_ucKCsuOnQgUA9hVqqjMWNcvrWrxhmBNvtYU5irbvCf7l0jY9as5rp2XmgZnBBHQUgWSG-GAlHyYjIIPx/w400-h268/P1100351.JPG" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b><br /></b></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>It was soon after leaving Morebattle that I cut trail. I was knackered and I really didn’t relish the idea of Wideopen Hill…so I cut trail and headed straight to Kirk Yetholm. I’d intended to camp just south of the village, but instead I headed straight to the Border Hotel where I followed the advice of all experienced walkers – I rehydrated. It was good.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpL0PPe9QuU0daOs-a2hR18zuMv255OBEK9wh7HkBN6u5FOnabLEjPbTPf3-Ex5F94t4xau0hZxEibpgTPJSjKU11ShBga_N9W67MD3G5YiZ7ZbJke4td1DUcuCYZ0DZCMZnN1FYQCgPAZiB0qU-1OvwDjykc_iLAUGIhe8-NlLBlRFC3yB86lxvQ/s1000/IMG20230421144842.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpL0PPe9QuU0daOs-a2hR18zuMv255OBEK9wh7HkBN6u5FOnabLEjPbTPf3-Ex5F94t4xau0hZxEibpgTPJSjKU11ShBga_N9W67MD3G5YiZ7ZbJke4td1DUcuCYZ0DZCMZnN1FYQCgPAZiB0qU-1OvwDjykc_iLAUGIhe8-NlLBlRFC3yB86lxvQ/w400-h300/IMG20230421144842.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSzjGYFXBoQfQpd1JLd3d4LYewul6EhDVsquT3AJLnmOJqZ07BamTmpnGdo06kutpC8nwl-K4G8otaYAosWDHscxwSwVV_5MVrGR2VCo47e-2uUCvLBxZl6w0VDdlyY6r_QNyIbl0VL0y4OP0_V4XVTj-3s8nU4et5bK_4gJxGbHTmOLHgvOADwteg/s1000/IMG20230421154547.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I slept rather well.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>An early start was need the next day – I needed to get to Wooler, and the weather forecast wasn’t brilliant.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>I was up at 6am, and away just after 7am. Then it started raining. This wasn’t just rain, this was seriously horrible rain, the sort of rain that wets nearly everything. The camera and phone were packed away in polybags. Both phone and camera survived.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>Leaving Kirk Yetholm on tarmac, I was soon on wet, up and downy footpaths that coincided with the last mile of the Pennine Way at Halterburn.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>The next couple of hours were dreary – not because of the route, but just because of the horribly wet weather. 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It was therefore something of a surprise when I came across a rather lvely bench seat, offering the opportunity of rest to weary pilgrims…..I was an unwitting, and certainly weary, pilgrim!</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>The rain had decided to make a brief return, so my (Mars Bar fuelled) rest was a damp one!</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>St Cuthbert’s Cave was next. Because of the wetness I had the place to myself.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqHTcbxF6K0pXuIuxb454Vqu_ZmoKpR56EUOh8Xn7gM60G_XRIQDenAOWAXou46mWAzjlqe5Dh149AD3fiKaB7osmE6aa5zvcmPdn_uoeKhfq3Hsz0nBawtEvAZEdhHRBVrEEVl8a4L03Zj9OJqZVQNhVWeUBGjF152I8hCs5uixWy38C28OcvfIV/s1000/IMG20230422170058.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqHTcbxF6K0pXuIuxb454Vqu_ZmoKpR56EUOh8Xn7gM60G_XRIQDenAOWAXou46mWAzjlqe5Dh149AD3fiKaB7osmE6aa5zvcmPdn_uoeKhfq3Hsz0nBawtEvAZEdhHRBVrEEVl8a4L03Zj9OJqZVQNhVWeUBGjF152I8hCs5uixWy38C28OcvfIV/w400-h300/IMG20230422170058.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Thanks Dawn!</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>I camped on lovely flat grass, with a water source close by, and it was well hidden from passing walkers – lovely.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>The rain had stopped raining so I was able to hang my damp stuff out to dry (a bit) in a warm, gentle breeze.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>A home dehydrated meal of Lamb Casserole, followed by home dehydrated stewed rhubarb + instant custard hit the spot.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>I slept very well that night.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>Next day (Sunday) was to be a short-ish walk towards the coast. I’d intended wild / stealth camping, but looking at the map, things didn’t look promising. My friend Greta, she of saxaphone, flute, and bagpipe fame, had stayed at the Lindisfarne Inn the previous Sunday. She paid £89 for B&B. I thought I’d treat myself – and take the opportunity to dry my kit out properly.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>I phoned to check if they had a room, they did – at £143! No thanks. I ended up getting a lift in Berwick where I stayed at the Travelodge….for exactly £100 less – £43….although breakfast wasn’t included.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>Next morning I hopped on the bus to where I’d left the route the day before, and walked to the causeway to Lindisfarne.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEBKdMeuGD7Olm6nmCL_VUTWxtgWE7S-wiFwIqacivIt97cIa3usSl0CYhypONmN_eSupLDJl2-YydkhLUwUKYPCXoV_EXMLpugOQGYLB0yMUgYdzWzUSv9-XLX0RSGSPnaoqWQ-uXx-deKCUjaNvphWkrtKzvFN0qDZkcL7xNDiuzZn8rSPbO1e9/s1000/IMG20230424090054.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvEBKdMeuGD7Olm6nmCL_VUTWxtgWE7S-wiFwIqacivIt97cIa3usSl0CYhypONmN_eSupLDJl2-YydkhLUwUKYPCXoV_EXMLpugOQGYLB0yMUgYdzWzUSv9-XLX0RSGSPnaoqWQ-uXx-deKCUjaNvphWkrtKzvFN0qDZkcL7xNDiuzZn8rSPbO1e9/w400-h300/IMG20230424090054.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It was a bit surprised to see a number of vehicles crossing whilst the water was still covering the road. apart from anything else, the seawater wouldn’t do their vehicles much good. Oh well.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>We found a pub. We had crab butties. We had beer (I had two, Mike had one ‘cos he was driving).</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>We wandered around the island, visited the priory (the official end of the walk), took photographs, and then headed back to the mainland.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>The tide was well out by now, so rather than return via the causeway, we followed the pilgrim’s route – over the sands, following the marker poles. Mike wore wellies, LTD didn’t bother, I wore by walking boots – although I did have my uber-stylish crocs with me, just in case.</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRapEixt_X0yJ3CTNqif9kNCRSXCL8o7dgSY4o_8vYnQltOVrEouxbpGenT7HO0LL6vV7Mg9O1j2DCraj2_-1IODcU2F6BUBrp5C-DlcengErX-MgAvqvcjMroaXTN6NdV1w9Kq0MurpkBClHNC6T-tRKVnwrYst9tP1RVLu_t_LBZxa4YNg8NJMnK/s1000/IMG20230424125036.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRapEixt_X0yJ3CTNqif9kNCRSXCL8o7dgSY4o_8vYnQltOVrEouxbpGenT7HO0LL6vV7Mg9O1j2DCraj2_-1IODcU2F6BUBrp5C-DlcengErX-MgAvqvcjMroaXTN6NdV1w9Kq0MurpkBClHNC6T-tRKVnwrYst9tP1RVLu_t_LBZxa4YNg8NJMnK/w400-h300/IMG20230424125036.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaX8C2CByRJ0TbOfkVevnMoVyJtLc15bE9Y2z7q9gDk_n6Z07L7Bvz9C_dvycgPdrWDFzIy0NpQ5pgPWVAJYZYKzw8U9__K7wF0fnZH_VHDgBetSciY1QaInQhxsxkCgQsIIL-Jogj791KWYcN25tPvIZ0kr9I-BvhX_cmRwqtWs6IWp3uTzcSKit/s750/IMG20230424131911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLaX8C2CByRJ0TbOfkVevnMoVyJtLc15bE9Y2z7q9gDk_n6Z07L7Bvz9C_dvycgPdrWDFzIy0NpQ5pgPWVAJYZYKzw8U9__K7wF0fnZH_VHDgBetSciY1QaInQhxsxkCgQsIIL-Jogj791KWYcN25tPvIZ0kr9I-BvhX_cmRwqtWs6IWp3uTzcSKit/w300-h400/IMG20230424131911.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdis8CDGHeqQgQjhhG2QrIPHdds3ng72imMNfMZQ_2HV-ZyvoF3DHqhUvSwXf7SHoA9kvf7uKhOldPzxx9K_zJIOdm3ARue0_SdW4LaalHiy7FnnqWDrpWhWpynOBbBHEr_IAk25Jf6Udl1FCOQdrXe8G248t76j3N0ddg8TDnnEEx4QgWIc8UosRr/s1000/IMG20230424131931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdis8CDGHeqQgQjhhG2QrIPHdds3ng72imMNfMZQ_2HV-ZyvoF3DHqhUvSwXf7SHoA9kvf7uKhOldPzxx9K_zJIOdm3ARue0_SdW4LaalHiy7FnnqWDrpWhWpynOBbBHEr_IAk25Jf6Udl1FCOQdrXe8G248t76j3N0ddg8TDnnEEx4QgWIc8UosRr/w400-h300/IMG20230424131931.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl3LFYJk6QVi0Pml0pZfI4kNBpPENB-t2wU9jGLMV5dqeAZdsV3RdqYFJQLAJiH7vuPdobV7SiPUMSb1vpNSWvsg9g20UXhu3-ItummPN9yXi5kl33oRRdFJyjvGY2zK4Yl8BkW3MhudxjFCd1_6_JKrKl3wIcaLmF9ym3kHkCB-ec5lKqkfewdHd/s1000/IMG20230424133446.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBl3LFYJk6QVi0Pml0pZfI4kNBpPENB-t2wU9jGLMV5dqeAZdsV3RdqYFJQLAJiH7vuPdobV7SiPUMSb1vpNSWvsg9g20UXhu3-ItummPN9yXi5kl33oRRdFJyjvGY2zK4Yl8BkW3MhudxjFCd1_6_JKrKl3wIcaLmF9ym3kHkCB-ec5lKqkfewdHd/w400-h300/IMG20230424133446.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>That was it. Mike delivered me to Durham where I hopped on the train to get back home, Mike and LTD returned to Crook, all was well.<br /><br />Thanks to LTD, Mike too, for their company, transport, laughs, and company.</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>Now to get my backside into gear to backpack the top half of the West Highland Way as a warm-up for this year’s TGO Challenge. I can’t wait!</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b><br /></b></font></p><p><font color="#ff0000" face="Comic Neue" size="4"><b>PS: The photos aren't necessarily in the right order. Take it up with Google / Blogger - it's nowt to do with me.</b></font></p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p><font size="4"></font></p> <p> </p> <p><font size="4"> </font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-84605718589764792432023-04-20T11:09:00.005+01:002023-10-12T11:21:47.378+01:00St Cuthbert's Way...in the beginning <span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>The adventure started with a train to Berwick, then a funny old bus journey to Melrose.</b></span><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Following Mick and Gayle's mantra of never passing a tea shop, my walk was ever so slightly delayed :-)</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>It was a bit of a tug up the Eildon Hills bealach, but nothing a rufty-tufty Challenger wouldn't take in their stride......but I'm not rufty-tufty. Ho hum.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Bowden Burn was my handrail for a couple of miles, at Newtown St Boswells I picked up the meandering River Tweed.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Light was beginning to fade so I started looking for a suitable camp spot. The ground was covered in wild garlic, the aroma was wonderful but the plants were so tall it made finding a flat bit very difficult.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Eventually I found a lumpy bit of ground on the river bank, on the other side of the river from the ruins of Dryburgh Abbey. If you look carefully, squint a bit, then use your imagination, you may spot it in the last photo.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Tent up, a light meal, then lights out at 10pm....I drifted off to the 10pm news on BBC R4.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Up and away next morning, I treated myself to a delicious cheese & onion pastie in St Boswells.....but then I found this tea shop.</b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: medium;"><b>Well it would be rude not to ...</b></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Part 2, the rest, <a href="https://adventures-with-jj.blogspot.com/2023/06/st-cuthberts-waythe-rest-24th-april-2023.html">click here</a>.</span></b></span><br /></div>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-75564664159500240412023-03-12T18:58:00.005+00:002023-03-25T08:23:38.517+00:00Two Crosses Circuit Challenge 2023<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><strong>An East Lancs LDWA production</strong></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeK2vg70wCRpyr-50Bv1KOgDYVrEYSOXPL-rOXVeiIdaymjRkpVRHEQ8oTcLhDFCfwbDwSUFGjd0TacmqDckGeY8LL3VwS_1j-Bf_AMA6pq6RYtppUDLRCRdcvWFk_80dLqriE3KEZD908i95vOhPS2I0ji40JDo4Yq946YmoTSy261Dq1skYJirM/s1024/Header.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="128" data-original-width="1024" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCeK2vg70wCRpyr-50Bv1KOgDYVrEYSOXPL-rOXVeiIdaymjRkpVRHEQ8oTcLhDFCfwbDwSUFGjd0TacmqDckGeY8LL3VwS_1j-Bf_AMA6pq6RYtppUDLRCRdcvWFk_80dLqriE3KEZD908i95vOhPS2I0ji40JDo4Yq946YmoTSy261Dq1skYJirM/w587-h73/Header.jpg" width="587" /></a></font></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">It was all Judith’s idea, she made me do it. That’s my side of the story anyway.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We met up at around 7.40am (the one in the morning) on a slightly damp Sunday, at the event cetre in Tottington – halfway between Bury (where all Black Puddings is made) and Rambottom (not a ram in sight). </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">It wasn’t damp enough to need wet-legs. Gaiters, on the other hand (or leg) were pretty well essential…..this being the muddy West Pennine Moors.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtbK6vrdS01rKvk6FhP3UPfemOsRX0g5P9YOSrl0Zue-DXFU1TpGR8TRW6bJErsQEfXidW-roSufAs00c8CmD6ykz_l6VNsZuLbNkl85SrhjPp1tmgJHVuQQhPgDjzkHaWQ_05LqYZ_rDQOXD8vJSzOWKdu-so39dsqA_sA91D1ffcnu6QrcLKELg/s2048/335395067_191517953600290_4677780730061464448_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtbK6vrdS01rKvk6FhP3UPfemOsRX0g5P9YOSrl0Zue-DXFU1TpGR8TRW6bJErsQEfXidW-roSufAs00c8CmD6ykz_l6VNsZuLbNkl85SrhjPp1tmgJHVuQQhPgDjzkHaWQ_05LqYZ_rDQOXD8vJSzOWKdu-so39dsqA_sA91D1ffcnu6QrcLKELg/w300-h400/335395067_191517953600290_4677780730061464448_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue; font-size: large;"><b>Alma & Dave in catering mode</b></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a5bAIl0ibKKU5vOkNvSTRjsukW5IaQ4cundfbMEA7deg8VOkVPDnod5dl4O3gawBsOgEo6unAr6zbNKdjfi26RUOdVQkx1pbCTSB7Yzy8sseVPvTZi6RylftPjn4MGYZD3EQmEdKgdkcX1cffi1-98UPj9DhsJ8TZflZIN3Yw6gO5klyMiCtnXRb/s640/1678703236893.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_a5bAIl0ibKKU5vOkNvSTRjsukW5IaQ4cundfbMEA7deg8VOkVPDnod5dl4O3gawBsOgEo6unAr6zbNKdjfi26RUOdVQkx1pbCTSB7Yzy8sseVPvTZi6RylftPjn4MGYZD3EQmEdKgdkcX1cffi1-98UPj9DhsJ8TZflZIN3Yw6gO5klyMiCtnXRb/w480-h640/1678703236893.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><b>The Start</b></span></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At 8am we set off on the 17 mile route, almost enthusiastically – ‘almost’ because we were both tired and decidedly unfit.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXBRSAvddQeMTUnGBVYZmuwXCF3Xj1nVtCjN01aDkXbpqEI_402uEuIPuNLh1sEG3jwkQqqGGDOvRNnC3A2uSz9itQLx091ECzyTUp-0nWzC-_Gty-kHWiayyobpJ6UVFOKsPtdjDdeKK-h99BBo4d0AkWbxSHQezppQccbPVn2saoFxrnjHFHiIr/s1000/P1020519.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZXBRSAvddQeMTUnGBVYZmuwXCF3Xj1nVtCjN01aDkXbpqEI_402uEuIPuNLh1sEG3jwkQqqGGDOvRNnC3A2uSz9itQLx091ECzyTUp-0nWzC-_Gty-kHWiayyobpJ6UVFOKsPtdjDdeKK-h99BBo4d0AkWbxSHQezppQccbPVn2saoFxrnjHFHiIr/w400-h300/P1020519.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi02hYUCGohLzRW6TqJT_xlS2QuvPJ0ptKoqLMCiclpvbYHPlHIT4QHZLpy0hOEbWMYzNPy6ukWzaMaCzqDMR4Mh-nMAIfptN76mh68mF4lzCloV2djpApkVgYiOV4s6jCAKOTMLYNuo4fxrisQHxMtJq3ZEwTXYOlARYzhaWKNQsK6cneUCRP-_sv2/w400-h300/P1020521.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The first checkpoint at Turton Tower (5.8 miles) always seems a lot further away than I remember from previous years. Norman’s usually ample supply of Jelly Babies was twindling…although that was more than likely because we were lagging behind most of the rest of the field.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSKAQ_3karO9C9al_knm-zZ5YD8LcINoEjmDb4OjHgRyNpcqiTcZPfu_4QJ6wSLQYD5bBIw8QllEQA1zjYCCRWRKBou5I51alA1ygqVzhTuIcS92nPpwLGyibiE45BVaRc0T4SiBqyJfQjdy5Ss7auUb__FBqvOhGs2ATLp4QrCTCzBHOlIXp0ewj/s1000/P1020522.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipSKAQ_3karO9C9al_knm-zZ5YD8LcINoEjmDb4OjHgRyNpcqiTcZPfu_4QJ6wSLQYD5bBIw8QllEQA1zjYCCRWRKBou5I51alA1ygqVzhTuIcS92nPpwLGyibiE45BVaRc0T4SiBqyJfQjdy5Ss7auUb__FBqvOhGs2ATLp4QrCTCzBHOlIXp0ewj/w400-h300/P1020522.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;"><b>Viv, Caterer Extraordinaire!</b></span></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The most important checkpoint at Bartridge Barn Car Park (7.6 miles) never fails to impress – the food on offer is just tremendous….although having said that, the lack of Greek Salad and the delicious trifle were both missing this year. There was a very good reason for this though: Viv, caterer extraordinaire, has been very busy at home recently. She promised me that things will return to normal next year!</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelcC--BkdV9DQTtZixIt08PWWFVdBrC-XonUX9KGQIX4wPFtOBHVWtJU2eBJ1q0i4jlYZu6IH5-kIz67u1b0Bz_cPN_8-G62KRBh-vzcRMARY2w7XfXxTi7ntIMho96yA7tuPWq39R-zwbdO7SpVZGbBMvnGTJXM2_NBUNw697X-Nyxk3ecAP5-FL/s799/P1020523.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="799" height="375" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelcC--BkdV9DQTtZixIt08PWWFVdBrC-XonUX9KGQIX4wPFtOBHVWtJU2eBJ1q0i4jlYZu6IH5-kIz67u1b0Bz_cPN_8-G62KRBh-vzcRMARY2w7XfXxTi7ntIMho96yA7tuPWq39R-zwbdO7SpVZGbBMvnGTJXM2_NBUNw697X-Nyxk3ecAP5-FL/w400-h375/P1020523.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlanNWY-7QKGr6ox52NPJUyco1SgnScLAoJntpyRLNMT8mENgfSfANGE9K1SBQPL4gmUjmAQdr3zrjB_XYWnmJCxr0i6ziYvMS-vFytDVCRnVC9mApJEAwsX229wPzVuD4ft4M2yx2S-lpi13VlKzx50EVLoSEpYJ2iARHt-9F4d8t3S0GwexEeAt/s1000/P1020524.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="1000" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtlanNWY-7QKGr6ox52NPJUyco1SgnScLAoJntpyRLNMT8mENgfSfANGE9K1SBQPL4gmUjmAQdr3zrjB_XYWnmJCxr0i6ziYvMS-vFytDVCRnVC9mApJEAwsX229wPzVuD4ft4M2yx2S-lpi13VlKzx50EVLoSEpYJ2iARHt-9F4d8t3S0GwexEeAt/w400-h271/P1020524.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NWecN_BDpSvzqWzZueO_GFg84dW6NleaYyJAdkfP7mmKsmHK_rnPAsONK7CFIdJWmgm8opmjF1WIxYwqXRLpWaXW93mO4j-glZCjI0pQ_YrD7NgHh-nKLUPJFgfoNybDN0M6zCON2pCeB-Pbd_TX37KmwQz0rpPTZX6Q18pRgRb-s8-xxRfgq9Ra/s1080/1678703261774.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="810" data-original-width="1080" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NWecN_BDpSvzqWzZueO_GFg84dW6NleaYyJAdkfP7mmKsmHK_rnPAsONK7CFIdJWmgm8opmjF1WIxYwqXRLpWaXW93mO4j-glZCjI0pQ_YrD7NgHh-nKLUPJFgfoNybDN0M6zCON2pCeB-Pbd_TX37KmwQz0rpPTZX6Q18pRgRb-s8-xxRfgq9Ra/w400-h300/1678703261774.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EnyZc42fz96XaTRqMj2xXbDDO4bsuhQN1gay5ryjpXP3dkof-fnjd-Epru6vFIOfuDki48bUbe7RLdAY7cat-ZyyPTZRMiaC2euwjzrV_kB4HBGt2oE62fetOuoc73y1Yc5ONsa5p-DdaN8_kX-KVFIkH5SZMtKoE78Cfj9E2UcTXDRVbm5IpCNf/s1600/333710970_733934794854664_8152534827719809871_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_EnyZc42fz96XaTRqMj2xXbDDO4bsuhQN1gay5ryjpXP3dkof-fnjd-Epru6vFIOfuDki48bUbe7RLdAY7cat-ZyyPTZRMiaC2euwjzrV_kB4HBGt2oE62fetOuoc73y1Yc5ONsa5p-DdaN8_kX-KVFIkH5SZMtKoE78Cfj9E2UcTXDRVbm5IpCNf/w400-h300/333710970_733934794854664_8152534827719809871_n.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b>Orrel Cote Farm, CP5</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">On to pass the Strawbury Duck, where we didn’t stop for a beer, and then to CP5: Orrel Cote Farm. Orange cordial, more Jelly Babies, and Jaffa Cakes were taken on board.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvd63cE-Pa3IwpY4s0AeepDCHvWiu-5CTcy0LeN5v94GolWVYbG5W5AxevwQWbIF4jmpf3Z9yzajskwtfU2JRs1p8gkSqeT2X5bHQAqyM-oJXyf0caKwByglCKvVmaI-zJO2kE0vBJv1zErT6SYz9mBdxnZP8-xczbbDQh4i9NwiqflNnB-6WgQT-/s1000/P1020525.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfvd63cE-Pa3IwpY4s0AeepDCHvWiu-5CTcy0LeN5v94GolWVYbG5W5AxevwQWbIF4jmpf3Z9yzajskwtfU2JRs1p8gkSqeT2X5bHQAqyM-oJXyf0caKwByglCKvVmaI-zJO2kE0vBJv1zErT6SYz9mBdxnZP8-xczbbDQh4i9NwiqflNnB-6WgQT-/w400-h300/P1020525.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">It was after leaving here that it all went horribly wrong. Maybe we were yakking too much (most likely), or maybe we were just a bit tired, but somehow we went off route. This was an Embarrassingly Bad Thing: Judith and I have done this route many times so there really wasn’t any excuse….even more embarrassing, some walkers were following us!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A bit of map work soon got us back on route, through Crowthorne village, and on to pass the maggot farm.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE8ELSbVHjQCiEPi2Vst718NlNR3Dk3f8pC4IZHdz0KmVKy6pGCDnlsZBu-PHWVIZkuaXkg_6aJorP7lxH2SNJgwjU2PN_w5Doe2EqS5hHwUFy5pzniwzQOqnHvnZWoztm-V1xenos9IUbcfZuXb_gcBhpHRIzIH641zqJS35loZpG-MXCWw30Jpn/s1000/P1020526.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKE8ELSbVHjQCiEPi2Vst718NlNR3Dk3f8pC4IZHdz0KmVKy6pGCDnlsZBu-PHWVIZkuaXkg_6aJorP7lxH2SNJgwjU2PN_w5Doe2EqS5hHwUFy5pzniwzQOqnHvnZWoztm-V1xenos9IUbcfZuXb_gcBhpHRIzIH641zqJS35loZpG-MXCWw30Jpn/w400-h300/P1020526.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Bull Hill came into view, although we overshot our turn-off.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Getting to Bull Hill involved crossing the morass of squelchy, muddy, peaty badlands: Black Moss & Wet Moss. The Good Thing was that a ‘safe’ route was marked with pole-mounted little flags. We still got muddy.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The Naughty Corner checkpoint was next – if you know, you know. 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In years past this descent has been, er, challenging. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Somewhere in my collection is a photograph of a certain young lady’s very mucky derriere following her unintentionally fast descent down what was then a ski-slope of mud.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We could see the spire of Greenmount Church, just a couple of hundred meters from the finish, in the distance.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">On the homeward straight now, we could almost taste the soup (and Manchester Tart) waiting for us as we crossed Greenmount Golf Course.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A couple of minutes later, after checking in, we were sat down, tucking into the most delicious leek & potato soup, followed by equally delicious (and the capitals are important here) Manchester Tart…all washed down with lashings of ginger beer....I mean tea.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Our little diversions meant we ended up walking a little further than the 17.3 miles…not much though. Well not too much.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A good day out for both Judith and I (thanks for dragging me round!), we both needed the stretch, plus it was really good to catch up. She was very good company, not giving me that much of a hard time at all….even when I screwed up the nav. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Our next catch-up will involve a beer (or two) as well as a walk. And we’ll know exactly where we’re we going. Probably Frodsham’s Helter Skelter unless Judith’s got any better ideas. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b>Where we ended up walking:</b></font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl48Orud5RQWN8PLkO78LUBQpEduSnE4mUNKa9Qz1b3Rr_GMmeCls3g6D1yI2PnUYMbS9Fs_57yg6tQYngt7oRYqExi0L-z62L-6P91-Dh_EbqBz3fyGuieLWRdjBpgBKJS_A_FVBkJPsZnBJE17YE3LkpbMc5eVXr9RV2oJL7o9K5pc-ZqrSaZ43/s806/Route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="806" height="597" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQl48Orud5RQWN8PLkO78LUBQpEduSnE4mUNKa9Qz1b3Rr_GMmeCls3g6D1yI2PnUYMbS9Fs_57yg6tQYngt7oRYqExi0L-z62L-6P91-Dh_EbqBz3fyGuieLWRdjBpgBKJS_A_FVBkJPsZnBJE17YE3LkpbMc5eVXr9RV2oJL7o9K5pc-ZqrSaZ43/w640-h597/Route.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Thanks to EVERYONE at East Lancs LDWA for putting on another brilliant event, I’m looking forward to 2024…and the return of Greek salad, and trifle.</font></p><p><font color="#ff0000" face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><i><b>NB: Not all the photos are mine, quite a few were purloined from the East Lancs LDWA FB page - including the Julie's photo of Judith and I at the Naughty Corner CP.</b></i></font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-52894830627266581242023-02-24T15:43:00.001+00:002023-02-24T15:43:36.272+00:00Black Sail Hut<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWPl_oNCZdd2BNsLJd8Ni8MZ_FkgUG-Pjig9coEv6JhWitJxGbplxvMIVYwcl_Q9gjul15ZOvzh6SROu0BAzfHj-FWAoPk_0wtT18wJ1u23dAt9uQ46EPlmQqCf-NQ_I05qnAP3lOBAnRI5oLnLrltj3NL0Dk6cVZYHAnW8mS7tRnJyUV-rtb6B308"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiWPl_oNCZdd2BNsLJd8Ni8MZ_FkgUG-Pjig9coEv6JhWitJxGbplxvMIVYwcl_Q9gjul15ZOvzh6SROu0BAzfHj-FWAoPk_0wtT18wJ1u23dAt9uQ46EPlmQqCf-NQ_I05qnAP3lOBAnRI5oLnLrltj3NL0Dk6cVZYHAnW8mS7tRnJyUV-rtb6B308=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7203748576755974178" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnnNCTNGUHYTjxG5lyyLtlaHzyuy6J6sv3RX4caAalzpy6bUNNScEGlM7oqxyP1Pw1_uMc05iNXloeqKRvlrnNE-uHAaREExiW2fbcO8jitGzXXovofQ5EulqWPma7CTuSWpRrgln78audOfe0weF-B3Y5hktGpTL8YG3kae-E1qikOKPHzY07vA72"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnnNCTNGUHYTjxG5lyyLtlaHzyuy6J6sv3RX4caAalzpy6bUNNScEGlM7oqxyP1Pw1_uMc05iNXloeqKRvlrnNE-uHAaREExiW2fbcO8jitGzXXovofQ5EulqWPma7CTuSWpRrgln78audOfe0weF-B3Y5hktGpTL8YG3kae-E1qikOKPHzY07vA72=s320" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7203748578945136322" /></a></p><div dir="auto">Away for a couple of nights at Black Sail Hut with friends.<span></span></div> <div id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature" dir="auto"> <div><br> </div> <br> </div> John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-7196809450248038172023-02-04T01:53:00.001+00:002023-02-04T01:53:05.121+00:00Test post using Blogger for AndroidThis to see how Blogger for Android performs.<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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</div><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b>Bellowhead at the Bridgewater Hall</b></div><div><b><br></b></div><div><b><br></b></div>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-91839557757323878072023-02-03T20:18:00.004+00:002023-02-06T12:29:10.818+00:00Challenge Training Raining Friday 3rd Feb 2023<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Andy and Martin had travelled up from the flatlands of Cambridgeshire to get some hills in their legs. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The TGO Challenge is only a matter of 3 months away so hill training simply cannot be delayed.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Unfortunately their arrival in Edale was delayed by stupidly heavy traffic – as was mine….and Edale is, relatively speaking, on my doorstep.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Anyroadup at shortly after 11am we headed up to the Nags Head for a quick selfie before following the ‘old’ Pennine Way route up Grindsbrook and onto Kinder Scout.</font></p><p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3h5ELei-qhwz5JCZWMunHGIAxdK76jL4td9S6XeCK3O8FSSguL1Q957Hql1YLj6_Ixe-PTPK8TGuaA2purQ9qZzvip6SWfjOGy2kRjmrwohCnwkx9ipuGB-iedQvLHhjjmK1qzBUPxbgTUcStASsDuvmscsKWM_rFk4627vEfVpcKXv31vvOFlME2/s1000/IMG20230203112907.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3h5ELei-qhwz5JCZWMunHGIAxdK76jL4td9S6XeCK3O8FSSguL1Q957Hql1YLj6_Ixe-PTPK8TGuaA2purQ9qZzvip6SWfjOGy2kRjmrwohCnwkx9ipuGB-iedQvLHhjjmK1qzBUPxbgTUcStASsDuvmscsKWM_rFk4627vEfVpcKXv31vvOFlME2/w511-h384/IMG20230203112907.jpg" width="511" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">That's me smiling.</font></b></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The weather wasn’t as good as it might have been in fact a letter to the Peak District National Park folks may well be in order – all the photos I’ve seen show either glorious sunshine or beautiful snow covered hills, NOT persistent rain, muddy paths, and general grot. In their defence, they didn’t mention the excellent company I enjoyed today.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Whatever…</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At the top of Grindsbrook we continued through the slutch to Crowdon Tower then to Pym Chair. The original Plan (always good to have A Plan) was to go over Brown Knoll, on to Rushup Edge then back down into Edale….but we weren’t expecting so much of the wet stuff….and it’s accompanying views.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNIDc14YOyND9hnavddzYAGeZDbGViwPxC-RUrKXCfyImhJf4x0DPx0qH4nyRkU4dVIdUtMOHggQCb58V_vbrSfRjKg2_T4uaqgim4J9IJXx_rs0eXulGyH5ylwBPG6wLEixCDf62Ik14aRFdL6sRpqpeHYJ3iR1PowNGweXfsnylpts7cUp2ITD/s1000/IMG20230203114552.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxNIDc14YOyND9hnavddzYAGeZDbGViwPxC-RUrKXCfyImhJf4x0DPx0qH4nyRkU4dVIdUtMOHggQCb58V_vbrSfRjKg2_T4uaqgim4J9IJXx_rs0eXulGyH5ylwBPG6wLEixCDf62Ik14aRFdL6sRpqpeHYJ3iR1PowNGweXfsnylpts7cUp2ITD/w400-h300/IMG20230203114552.jpg" width="400" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The excellent Penny Pot Cafe provided said coffee and buns – both were excellent.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A good day out, if a little damp….okay, VERY damp. Thanks to Andy and Martin for inviting me out – it was just what I needed!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Where we went:</font></p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJkoraUkb_3sy-IVfIotCcKluqxbo-LP7MTT1wMXL4I_uMF-9O-BbESRDYEkT22iQRcdzN8qwiVqB72bIaj_lV9Du0xUL6vrjTELzJTxtCNHtuGlZPfKKqmEZZ33FH3c8SfItpyPhMMAKANDukvmw14pTkXB0C1Dgwn_LFr6buvG-gstpJLUPUO_O/s1000/Map.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="508" data-original-width="1000" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJkoraUkb_3sy-IVfIotCcKluqxbo-LP7MTT1wMXL4I_uMF-9O-BbESRDYEkT22iQRcdzN8qwiVqB72bIaj_lV9Du0xUL6vrjTELzJTxtCNHtuGlZPfKKqmEZZ33FH3c8SfItpyPhMMAKANDukvmw14pTkXB0C1Dgwn_LFr6buvG-gstpJLUPUO_O/w600-h306/Map.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Around 8 – 9 miles with 1600’ ascent</font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-28871654626646619062023-02-03T00:45:00.001+00:002023-02-03T20:27:27.643+00:00Music and beer in Bollington <p class="mobile-photo"></p><p class="mobile-photo"></p><p class="mobile-photo"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEXufmixiQpyBnfcEaqscoJ83L76dHg7mISKVyMmeDqrlZa3LlQK_5o2JQBUvIzYa8U-hSbdsGlR85hHXcwjgP1Y_85eelTdbkYGm9TgkhTmmUj8eTxdZSRx4qj2Pui0cFYMDZ5YL_dtbt6tqRB2lQ1rrvUKNlTho4Va6T1vrypVd3whcFadObwfn/s1000/IMG20230202233408.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHEXufmixiQpyBnfcEaqscoJ83L76dHg7mISKVyMmeDqrlZa3LlQK_5o2JQBUvIzYa8U-hSbdsGlR85hHXcwjgP1Y_85eelTdbkYGm9TgkhTmmUj8eTxdZSRx4qj2Pui0cFYMDZ5YL_dtbt6tqRB2lQ1rrvUKNlTho4Va6T1vrypVd3whcFadObwfn/w400-h300/IMG20230202233408.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMnSADh69AV_POT-IOvzIMvkK5nXmJcDI2BRLI__RSkouEy9DeR3LVHDeQkdro0f8NvHd4NcN2SKaCsD9ALK61a3ymNMSwmpEGHWDlCwbIDgqSOrvyEMyxcPuJ2RXaNKZXAgmApu4IgZ0JLb6zT3b7_bEECj9Yt2YYyz0pdNUiK9HT29NMQkUJ9Oq" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" height="300" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_7195724273562970306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhAMnSADh69AV_POT-IOvzIMvkK5nXmJcDI2BRLI__RSkouEy9DeR3LVHDeQkdro0f8NvHd4NcN2SKaCsD9ALK61a3ymNMSwmpEGHWDlCwbIDgqSOrvyEMyxcPuJ2RXaNKZXAgmApu4IgZ0JLb6zT3b7_bEECj9Yt2YYyz0pdNUiK9HT29NMQkUJ9Oq=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">Thursday's music session at the Cotton Tree in Bollington: good beer* (VERY good!), good company, and good music - nothing not to like.</span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;"> </span></span></div><div dir="auto"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Neue;">*I spotted TT Landlord (which I sampled), Wainwright Gold, Cheshire Cat - others too. <br /></span></span></div> <div dir="auto"><br /> </div> <div dir="auto" id="ms-outlook-mobile-signature"> <div dir="auto"><br /> </div> </div> John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-84923427756994322562023-01-21T10:56:00.001+00:002023-03-01T11:14:09.700+00:00Tally-Ho! from Rainow, 21st Jan 2023<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc4_qNIitzrgkbrpTXKtkuqyg0YFoM4HC8V2miLdy-Jv1Uq3i9EQZkVPdVb9MAhKXmib4cKQGPsVlxbHV4-DwcCmW91K6uZXmG-7Gs6oNLZRrFUuDizEtUw-IGVlJ0kXVfloVAnjJtpajK1FoNG5FlMD5sQq472E9MY37Ciay8XEAYPGNmLCiVmOZ/s1000/P1100165.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="1000" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHc4_qNIitzrgkbrpTXKtkuqyg0YFoM4HC8V2miLdy-Jv1Uq3i9EQZkVPdVb9MAhKXmib4cKQGPsVlxbHV4-DwcCmW91K6uZXmG-7Gs6oNLZRrFUuDizEtUw-IGVlJ0kXVfloVAnjJtpajK1FoNG5FlMD5sQq472E9MY37Ciay8XEAYPGNmLCiVmOZ/w400-h228/P1100165.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I arrived at the Robin Hood quite early for a gentle cross-country trot, as usual, following a trail of clumps of sawdust.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The weather was ideal for trail running: cool (okay, cold!) but bright – appearing even brighter because of the lying snow……you just can’t trust that lying snow.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I missed trail within the first couple of hundred yards (see the attached map of where I actually went), but soon got back on track. Losing trail is one of my strengths…..a gift you might say.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY4Eync08XT29Gzehfc1PBX-k69dCrnp1FCwVs8vgW4cqSd4Ddb52BepusG1gqzaLi2i-yD-Dj5-xYw-0Y9p25xrke2hB69jIEscVs0ne3hCcqDnjipmZdZuKsF1-uF_h3P8GMH9_YosWfP--U6xYJj1DLgn7jEJ294SK2AlMIvRvN13oge30Eg23/s1000/P1100166.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="686" data-original-width="1000" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQY4Eync08XT29Gzehfc1PBX-k69dCrnp1FCwVs8vgW4cqSd4Ddb52BepusG1gqzaLi2i-yD-Dj5-xYw-0Y9p25xrke2hB69jIEscVs0ne3hCcqDnjipmZdZuKsF1-uF_h3P8GMH9_YosWfP--U6xYJj1DLgn7jEJ294SK2AlMIvRvN13oge30Eg23/w400-h275/P1100166.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJNcm9naNS3agoGXQTH89cCPuhYzUpcKBRpSJh6xTV_Iwv45R3LubUDNOIc9KPbst_a4fVDWB-r_pZVebkW0XN_Q13GXdnaa9hp2epNyBV556Yd9oa2tyDhRSSxTnrr81LIhaJx05-kVYW_p_abd6fmUutEfSzLpeDg46sjM6Usm89LIt4c7c7985/s1000/P1100169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="748" data-original-width="1000" height="299" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoJNcm9naNS3agoGXQTH89cCPuhYzUpcKBRpSJh6xTV_Iwv45R3LubUDNOIc9KPbst_a4fVDWB-r_pZVebkW0XN_Q13GXdnaa9hp2epNyBV556Yd9oa2tyDhRSSxTnrr81LIhaJx05-kVYW_p_abd6fmUutEfSzLpeDg46sjM6Usm89LIt4c7c7985/w400-h299/P1100169.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8cMtYhd_42OSMZo_anWOMojcjIZqiTnBVQpzfW4RWadFl4cw7NbvSJvkbDmjJwcjeHZwMi-p-BwrybixwSWX3H8Sxnl2U7eU1q2u6M3qj_X7AhXK1WKiM24J8iarDBEBd61XtKC4EYa_hD0jOBaSraDZ1J-1Unhys6zhXXS7WeTJLUkQiYEtkQnw/s1000/P1100172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8cMtYhd_42OSMZo_anWOMojcjIZqiTnBVQpzfW4RWadFl4cw7NbvSJvkbDmjJwcjeHZwMi-p-BwrybixwSWX3H8Sxnl2U7eU1q2u6M3qj_X7AhXK1WKiM24J8iarDBEBd61XtKC4EYa_hD0jOBaSraDZ1J-1Unhys6zhXXS7WeTJLUkQiYEtkQnw/w400-h268/P1100172.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdtfAqXpfzfHly6rB8DsDPGMs8aSjW7jzoUXdOvNSMm4czwwRDYConFRK8kkQh8J1ERj748uvizNwnUyyz3701ieVELAK-nWr7D1tusdiIHX0aJ1ewsdYQfJk4JDYBXu7zThDr2CBEXqYRpby0sHBLeUTX8oJIWMV2lLFSDjoRRLQ9dq3c2r-GSDh/s918/P1100175.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="918" height="326" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSdtfAqXpfzfHly6rB8DsDPGMs8aSjW7jzoUXdOvNSMm4czwwRDYConFRK8kkQh8J1ERj748uvizNwnUyyz3701ieVELAK-nWr7D1tusdiIHX0aJ1ewsdYQfJk4JDYBXu7zThDr2CBEXqYRpby0sHBLeUTX8oJIWMV2lLFSDjoRRLQ9dq3c2r-GSDh/w400-h326/P1100175.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The trail led us north, by Rainow Low, and soon another opportunity was taken to lose trail. <br />A runner was catching me up, runners ALWAYS catch me up….and then pass me. The catcher-up was Vinnie, turbo mode.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We stuck together for a while, enjoying the lovely views whilst comparing notes.</font></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgambYiTSUfv_GtGGOwvgRNkwJDyM_t9TRJ5U-hKCebXF0QUQ8SgyP9kra2hNt7g07oRhRhCPAERsMFEqZUt4uNCnxtF1ck85kHWfbf8tevCrsBNjRgGxp4O5jA4DFCguQcPqVc1gqkEAAYYvksziYS_uenm8_Krzi6L-g76mN32GXxbCzrwbXXl9hw/s1000/P1100177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgambYiTSUfv_GtGGOwvgRNkwJDyM_t9TRJ5U-hKCebXF0QUQ8SgyP9kra2hNt7g07oRhRhCPAERsMFEqZUt4uNCnxtF1ck85kHWfbf8tevCrsBNjRgGxp4O5jA4DFCguQcPqVc1gqkEAAYYvksziYS_uenm8_Krzi6L-g76mN32GXxbCzrwbXXl9hw/w400-h300/P1100177.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa7zztu14WkH_XbLbD3rrKPE-ArVllAf6SQsk3UxrZIjYKUoYch9Enx3mba8MeaAWm3lTLresJA-HJCQcr4cW43dyOgUj3RBBQIJFSAiI40UuLAnYgYltIBE6ai-yZvqRUsrLHocVFFTZDUyRfE1fva75FAp5Dp8w82F23BOElZR2F8VeL--45JEX/s1000/P1100178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa7zztu14WkH_XbLbD3rrKPE-ArVllAf6SQsk3UxrZIjYKUoYch9Enx3mba8MeaAWm3lTLresJA-HJCQcr4cW43dyOgUj3RBBQIJFSAiI40UuLAnYgYltIBE6ai-yZvqRUsrLHocVFFTZDUyRfE1fva75FAp5Dp8w82F23BOElZR2F8VeL--45JEX/w400-h300/P1100178.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKx3XWT_KeLFQe0zwEAQOPFvOBsq-mDf5oXE-7qHljNQa2tRt_v9LC7RvlBcAWGuFpGr4-rb8YGfTCJGASs-eh6KD48p3oiWdvnvgjhREbIUUjIBkcY1htffutBVJTUuLEgoaheTQmj4nZ7pBT2lP0G2Ruzy1MY4CAIEWdoFebicEJIV3zM6KdGbV/s1000/P1100180.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkKx3XWT_KeLFQe0zwEAQOPFvOBsq-mDf5oXE-7qHljNQa2tRt_v9LC7RvlBcAWGuFpGr4-rb8YGfTCJGASs-eh6KD48p3oiWdvnvgjhREbIUUjIBkcY1htffutBVJTUuLEgoaheTQmj4nZ7pBT2lP0G2Ruzy1MY4CAIEWdoFebicEJIV3zM6KdGbV/w400-h300/P1100180.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXIWydsfqoDvePsa9tuUfsfmRD4xl7A-K59Fp0NsA6Ufnsra5BEp_0swmIZORIxFUoPZ_MvYcipgIElZfX99Nrz79CMM6TcKidqL9BojgpPoh2YJ26aD87za8MZXMHrXkFdlBTsYkJSpvgAe_DaJVqb7tm_9Pm4jPx0G4WgxDQceeUOHXsamumGSx/s1000/P1100181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXIWydsfqoDvePsa9tuUfsfmRD4xl7A-K59Fp0NsA6Ufnsra5BEp_0swmIZORIxFUoPZ_MvYcipgIElZfX99Nrz79CMM6TcKidqL9BojgpPoh2YJ26aD87za8MZXMHrXkFdlBTsYkJSpvgAe_DaJVqb7tm_9Pm4jPx0G4WgxDQceeUOHXsamumGSx/w400-h268/P1100181.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFctRIoj_SsY20ffPHnnwEpwmx_Bj3Qci8Bq3SENjamkve4jNfndPHhMemioaR9oL11qbuaZ-D9hp-lQSoL7dawLuYULmoI3sGJvwQrFgKcQGkqEgTZqTH9JqwkzT2Qqty4Tzfik_umQb8q8GX0an6AvJbsnCud3hTmZim9nXGfDBJJ0WnUUO-_ns_/s1000/P1100182.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFctRIoj_SsY20ffPHnnwEpwmx_Bj3Qci8Bq3SENjamkve4jNfndPHhMemioaR9oL11qbuaZ-D9hp-lQSoL7dawLuYULmoI3sGJvwQrFgKcQGkqEgTZqTH9JqwkzT2Qqty4Tzfik_umQb8q8GX0an6AvJbsnCud3hTmZim9nXGfDBJJ0WnUUO-_ns_/w400-h268/P1100182.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: large;">Soon we came by Harrop Fold Farm which has great memories for me. My mate Crockett used to be the farm manager, he ran some excellent music and dance camping weekends here. Beer may also have been consumed. In quantity.</span><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">(Mostly) running NE in the direction of, but not as far as, Kettleshulme, we crossed Macclesfield Road, the B5470, before turning south and up Charles Hill and then followed almost a mile of lovely ridge.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> <br />Vinny was in camera mode – he does take some lovely photos.</font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBlUlHCnVXMZ7NiKg5OG5cpQY34X8oplmCY4N_0Q0hevJNzTMeAiYeVAxtuGUZcumDC4pBUbNSGnbY9yra-MmOa5N1KJCen7b0P5P3xl5vsj3Cmb58x0uPS6IfWN5uDYapiRuxsBxae_FMCiaOfIg_rD8aYTGkLQnO9C5JG8F5JLIqfy7819Xnr-_/s1000/P1100194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUBlUlHCnVXMZ7NiKg5OG5cpQY34X8oplmCY4N_0Q0hevJNzTMeAiYeVAxtuGUZcumDC4pBUbNSGnbY9yra-MmOa5N1KJCen7b0P5P3xl5vsj3Cmb58x0uPS6IfWN5uDYapiRuxsBxae_FMCiaOfIg_rD8aYTGkLQnO9C5JG8F5JLIqfy7819Xnr-_/w400-h268/P1100194.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzWNkJa68BTXM2QM5QhutC24hfY1vn-xcCULKjhn3G4d820c7EO-N8wBcuKCWML6xo5JQwEdT3dfVCFXllyZ76Tdh1yuIKkkoEIKk31InfWdFt87iguvoGTGPXsK3BaFImZP7DGOmwIECmokX8LFRITxIYyaTTv_9WVo2dtZEd4ChBYdoBhDS3Esz/s1000/P1100193.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOzWNkJa68BTXM2QM5QhutC24hfY1vn-xcCULKjhn3G4d820c7EO-N8wBcuKCWML6xo5JQwEdT3dfVCFXllyZ76Tdh1yuIKkkoEIKk31InfWdFt87iguvoGTGPXsK3BaFImZP7DGOmwIECmokX8LFRITxIYyaTTv_9WVo2dtZEd4ChBYdoBhDS3Esz/w400-h268/P1100193.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTiMOwPtyrLN3ZnkVftrn-a6xZaUf5kriJLWj77Sx8bwleYIyYY0s3jEhO4HLXGq8rX6BFnGUjbl_L8NlK8BPWk8cXvF3Ssj3SW-HyIIANhzVmwBfUTOzgSzV0FxLxxjeHzR4uftWSjOOXWzDgqbx5NLo2X-KMzLQfO7FJ5vR25kY8GqZkyfMjIzN/s1888/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2017.41.24.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="1888" height="149" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTiMOwPtyrLN3ZnkVftrn-a6xZaUf5kriJLWj77Sx8bwleYIyYY0s3jEhO4HLXGq8rX6BFnGUjbl_L8NlK8BPWk8cXvF3Ssj3SW-HyIIANhzVmwBfUTOzgSzV0FxLxxjeHzR4uftWSjOOXWzDgqbx5NLo2X-KMzLQfO7FJ5vR25kY8GqZkyfMjIzN/w400-h149/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2017.41.24.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9sjicWXD855DKH4HBhBTw8JvFPVm2NghjxpHFA2kfK7bGhgiq_WMHnIi3gh9Wg7VngoWZkPcalvmfoibo727dMp0yswigBUNNkAGE_PBhu7-qcBuRGNL2NQTjLT6Bak8vm6b4jvnlO1UC16rIjwgdgK41_mIQO9LPXJiCMYiw_fmWZhIUNsTqDB/s1000/P1100187.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-9sjicWXD855DKH4HBhBTw8JvFPVm2NghjxpHFA2kfK7bGhgiq_WMHnIi3gh9Wg7VngoWZkPcalvmfoibo727dMp0yswigBUNNkAGE_PBhu7-qcBuRGNL2NQTjLT6Bak8vm6b4jvnlO1UC16rIjwgdgK41_mIQO9LPXJiCMYiw_fmWZhIUNsTqDB/w400-h268/P1100187.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdCQKx4ufH7zhYgxETS4QzU7tGIung5-yI2hQdE1n6HQqGeRSgOFm2eyimSOesT0GCIm27fZ4r_ccojp9yZtpGb_pU6-EieXohMBY6Ur3zcYz-XRITOirbEIY81a-RA7ouEwfx9b0Vv42uMgqwaaFXxjKgzfFRrs45AZz3UZN6b8X-GoJXS_SIXSu/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2021.13.02.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdCQKx4ufH7zhYgxETS4QzU7tGIung5-yI2hQdE1n6HQqGeRSgOFm2eyimSOesT0GCIm27fZ4r_ccojp9yZtpGb_pU6-EieXohMBY6Ur3zcYz-XRITOirbEIY81a-RA7ouEwfx9b0Vv42uMgqwaaFXxjKgzfFRrs45AZz3UZN6b8X-GoJXS_SIXSu/w400-h225/WhatsApp%20Image%202023-01-21%20at%2021.13.02.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">All too soon we left the ridge to descend to Summer Close….was it here we came across the goat that thought it was a dog? I can’t remember. The goat was brought up with dogs and behaved like a playful puppy!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Losing height also meant we lost the sunshine, it became noticeably colder.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> <br />Around Crabtree Farm other runners appeared behind me, catching me up. 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font-size: medium;"><b>For Dawn and AlanR</b></span></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">It was a good day out: great route in good conditions, great company, and I even found most of the trail!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Then I called into the chippy on the way home.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> <br />Where we, well, where <b>I</b> went:</font></p> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT_Vb1IvudElrUszJlQQCWuRlXeUsEovHk61cOOLdkM8AI-2vwoZn1UlSU3nyutNe3HCgMVQW4DV-O1sjaL10UTxjS07RbiZuZTdOVw2VbJV_TzbmYX0KsPGIzPbVH7AYwCFu1E0xku5vMj5g3sxWbNn43qqYMLaTcGVgSS8s9-wM5kL6peyVDma5/s892/Tally-Ho!%20Rainow%20230121.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="892" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT_Vb1IvudElrUszJlQQCWuRlXeUsEovHk61cOOLdkM8AI-2vwoZn1UlSU3nyutNe3HCgMVQW4DV-O1sjaL10UTxjS07RbiZuZTdOVw2VbJV_TzbmYX0KsPGIzPbVH7AYwCFu1E0xku5vMj5g3sxWbNn43qqYMLaTcGVgSS8s9-wM5kL6peyVDma5/w640-h538/Tally-Ho!%20Rainow%20230121.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Just under 8 miles with around 1500’ of ascent</font>.</p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-56888116134567335102022-10-09T17:11:00.005+01:002022-10-10T10:14:14.776+01:00Tally-Ho! Chinley Trail 8th October 2022<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFWZp-vi5Cndqw3Lv1hnliw6L9sxDC0YkptwLmEeGdGIalPp9Cjhy4kW4-gmlrsS_TjvaaGJ-7lCiGCRCUi84AjFkgMIIhgqHHZNqyesNGIAGxoXYTXYLcEL4aojnbZF4U9wJUyCCuT69STEb8gCdGGfaB9p4BJYrYdn4wr8mDsF-God_t2iRptZ/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGFWZp-vi5Cndqw3Lv1hnliw6L9sxDC0YkptwLmEeGdGIalPp9Cjhy4kW4-gmlrsS_TjvaaGJ-7lCiGCRCUi84AjFkgMIIhgqHHZNqyesNGIAGxoXYTXYLcEL4aojnbZF4U9wJUyCCuT69STEb8gCdGGfaB9p4BJYrYdn4wr8mDsF-God_t2iRptZ/w523-h201/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="523" /></a></font></div><p></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Another bright and remarkably warm day, given the weather forecast, saw the fine fellows of the Cheshire Hare & Hounds Tally-Ho! trail running club gather at the very fine Old Hall in Chinley for what promised to be another excellent run.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The hares, Ade and Tony (I’m in the money) Taylor, had plotted the day’s run. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Unusually this trail was marked by clumps of straw as well as the more usual sawdust…..this confused one or two of the hounds. Given the advancing years of one or two of the hounds such confusion is to be expected.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A pack consisting of Eastwood, Wislon, Brown ( not THAT Brown, the new one), Lost Markham, Fast Taylor, Doggy, and me, set off downhill (always an ominous start to a run) to follow the tarmac of a very quiet lane, across the railway by Brierley Green, then on tracks and footpaths to eventually cross Dolly Lane.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The pack soon caught up with some of the crocked club members who had decided to walk the route. They were off-trail, and were searching for the sawdust – although in all fairness the bright sunshine made it difficult to spot. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">By this time Markham had been left behind, we warned the walkers to watch out for him and to make sure he didn’t get too lost.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The pack spread out over the next couple of miles of gentle ascent, either searching for trail or just easing off the pace.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At Over (the?) Hill Road we continued eastwards (eastwoods?) to the area marked on the OS map as New Allotments – a strange name for this rather inhospitable bit of the route.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikItqoz5OdLIK88qOg36Q22VeC9H0Cst1bfSHjW7lNiBHXBTlI9turCQafHCpi5daFcc4gQiJEEQvJaAD6mXtQMpKfWD02YI7l_Fo3HXPj9q51Z9M9lAtsxOBM0OlAFVxRz5NfX_zzRQ7404OUx2fzhdUGJPQ175atmue2XzzA7526aiGxxfrSsjVW/s1000/IMG20221008143808.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikItqoz5OdLIK88qOg36Q22VeC9H0Cst1bfSHjW7lNiBHXBTlI9turCQafHCpi5daFcc4gQiJEEQvJaAD6mXtQMpKfWD02YI7l_Fo3HXPj9q51Z9M9lAtsxOBM0OlAFVxRz5NfX_zzRQ7404OUx2fzhdUGJPQ175atmue2XzzA7526aiGxxfrSsjVW/w503-h377/IMG20221008143808.jpg" width="503" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiVcKnKktRm7D_iEdCFZm0QxRORW8l9EnTNeIZ2sbJcgJLj_XNB6jivCGjOlorOv4IxqG8pDhZVtY3cStBtJUwyC-ewcimoETDgOhrbqSWBL1zjBr-ptfG9Q-jIuET5hCEkDGuAUDDKecqDO5YhchFd0XVsiwE3oHcRmvpKnRtPJaIpniVqs3nCsC/s1000/IMG20221008143812.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="377" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiiVcKnKktRm7D_iEdCFZm0QxRORW8l9EnTNeIZ2sbJcgJLj_XNB6jivCGjOlorOv4IxqG8pDhZVtY3cStBtJUwyC-ewcimoETDgOhrbqSWBL1zjBr-ptfG9Q-jIuET5hCEkDGuAUDDKecqDO5YhchFd0XVsiwE3oHcRmvpKnRtPJaIpniVqs3nCsC/w502-h377/IMG20221008143812.jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDILNHPvxBWnEltU8sm4qaY6hmqisaKmcr7BEhKh79unKGS5izv4RUbTn4FIymzbNSzPUz7b4ZgXeC7FhZliURlG674ScJhfhaQJANg5-hQsDQt4oKjzRZnaKNZkik6DCo5QinST4zp94nIscabz5npI84_r1T8GuHSXwe2MXdzsJTPIgGp6RGwvAE/s1000/IMG20221008143817.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDILNHPvxBWnEltU8sm4qaY6hmqisaKmcr7BEhKh79unKGS5izv4RUbTn4FIymzbNSzPUz7b4ZgXeC7FhZliURlG674ScJhfhaQJANg5-hQsDQt4oKjzRZnaKNZkik6DCo5QinST4zp94nIscabz5npI84_r1T8GuHSXwe2MXdzsJTPIgGp6RGwvAE/w506-h380/IMG20221008143817.jpg" width="506" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDdJv8zqO6KmUx6T6-nqZvpWmI0tDlV_5ZMBcg5buSr-JKYz66Gc_nh7euLVCf5fss2LdMdyULjqnIEnBCoC3olr-a07S5Lj23vVvqAMoBuw2VSUi8sTXdzLwMGw3OXUPQ12awxUJutu0wzB3IrWL-FMKX7fTZEw5vnO2UGOWTOp7VuzyeWDbdWj1/s1000/IMG20221008143822.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="384" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtDdJv8zqO6KmUx6T6-nqZvpWmI0tDlV_5ZMBcg5buSr-JKYz66Gc_nh7euLVCf5fss2LdMdyULjqnIEnBCoC3olr-a07S5Lj23vVvqAMoBuw2VSUi8sTXdzLwMGw3OXUPQ12awxUJutu0wzB3IrWL-FMKX7fTZEw5vnO2UGOWTOp7VuzyeWDbdWj1/w512-h384/IMG20221008143822.jpg" width="512" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2V0vKihcGVVyix1YCJjOLFYBUoL-_mtIZWYOdLFuOO_0dvZdWPdAptW6Pv_VDl3lVCrN0FdtGhhEr8bu0YOjvMGto0KiEeow25ETqQy0t4TjI7tR2pXNeXwZIhkPrr5PwLUygZCErXaPSUMxIglzlWaVC_qg-BfcG7eKKAjI01u4KwE93IxbLssT/s1000/IMG20221008145908.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL2V0vKihcGVVyix1YCJjOLFYBUoL-_mtIZWYOdLFuOO_0dvZdWPdAptW6Pv_VDl3lVCrN0FdtGhhEr8bu0YOjvMGto0KiEeow25ETqQy0t4TjI7tR2pXNeXwZIhkPrr5PwLUygZCErXaPSUMxIglzlWaVC_qg-BfcG7eKKAjI01u4KwE93IxbLssT/w509-h382/IMG20221008145908.jpg" width="509" /></a></div></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b><span style="font-size: large;"> Burston, not at all very lost.</span></b><br /></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Turning north and then looping round by the disused quarries, Burston and I came across two runners coming towards us. We planned to stop them to see if they might be interested in the Club, but as the got closer it became clear that it was Jenks and Whitehead – they’d somehow lost the trail early on and ended up doing it in reverse.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A brilliant part of the route followed: over the edges of Chinley Churn and Cracken Edge – stunningly beautiful in the autumn sunshine. </font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdISQ5MvE3YB3RU99s0C56L6AC7pxK6BfaK4pomIpq2ht8-f3LDay1Zf8fsBqIb0rTLclvWp473-gVIvHJNiFE7A3qhGHaMeI5mBBnuPVRUdmGrRkuQRK5yv3RIGwu3FNrcrQpZj4e3FtAVV85K8bWzzdqh6rA_hE0qAEcDd7Bj1RWQ93iMliRf7V/s1000/IMG20221008145928.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzdISQ5MvE3YB3RU99s0C56L6AC7pxK6BfaK4pomIpq2ht8-f3LDay1Zf8fsBqIb0rTLclvWp473-gVIvHJNiFE7A3qhGHaMeI5mBBnuPVRUdmGrRkuQRK5yv3RIGwu3FNrcrQpZj4e3FtAVV85K8bWzzdqh6rA_hE0qAEcDd7Bj1RWQ93iMliRf7V/w507-h380/IMG20221008145928.jpg" width="507" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The descent by Cracken Edge was very steep, it was a shame to leave the lovely tops, but it had to be done.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Those who’s eyes were bigger than their stomachs ordered puddings, whilst those who were, er, watching their figures, stuck to one very filling main course.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Thanks to Ady and Tony for another superb trail – a serious contender for Trail of the Season, almost as good as the New Mills trail ;-)</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Thanks also to everyone who kept me company on the way round.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5">Where we went:</font></b></p><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"></font></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq33zXV-nLV7svtlnk35V6d2rVWjXabQmdXjaaT8lNEZCIAQuJQNSECItPtWOCEjER9FR2yIiUPVgom3aUIHqr1TNPYTj9_Szgi7G6jrOChUWLejUve1nDFl97731AnqAp_AkI8ykF1a6gJ_hEew1luhi6kNH26zKdEPTnvveSW55KAlCOPYbVJwS/s750/Route.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="670" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPq33zXV-nLV7svtlnk35V6d2rVWjXabQmdXjaaT8lNEZCIAQuJQNSECItPtWOCEjER9FR2yIiUPVgom3aUIHqr1TNPYTj9_Szgi7G6jrOChUWLejUve1nDFl97731AnqAp_AkI8ykF1a6gJ_hEew1luhi6kNH26zKdEPTnvveSW55KAlCOPYbVJwS/w572-h640/Route.jpg" width="572" /></a></font></b></div><p></p><b><span style="font-size: large;"> </span></b><p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5">7 miles (ish), 1200’ ascent.</font></b></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-39881762857904014442022-10-09T12:12:00.022+01:002022-10-09T13:59:42.145+01:00Tally-Ho! New Mills trail 24th Sept 2022<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzHkrfjjTYzmNAk2QDz-ZrrAoQEjZRxIJTPS6p8NhDmq_GPmiD-d0afyX5-zURL3iAZCYfFXbv11KKDyY1yaYGcpkrZy16vDytDV57dYj8g26WEsoBr-paAXbk18Xd_yhOKnzhWtPNmL5dd8ZHh_TyPMymAVtYU0d5BndB60t5b7keRApC3vaMYyE/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="160" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzHkrfjjTYzmNAk2QDz-ZrrAoQEjZRxIJTPS6p8NhDmq_GPmiD-d0afyX5-zURL3iAZCYfFXbv11KKDyY1yaYGcpkrZy16vDytDV57dYj8g26WEsoBr-paAXbk18Xd_yhOKnzhWtPNmL5dd8ZHh_TyPMymAVtYU0d5BndB60t5b7keRApC3vaMYyE/w417-h160/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="417" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The sun (sort of) beat down on two runners as they set out, west, from New Mills Golf Club. Armed only with a map, some sawdust, and some shredded paper, they determined to lay a trail for Club members to follow a little later in the day.</font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The first few hundred yards were pleasantly flat and on a hard surface. Greetings were exchanged with dog walkers and golfers – who gave us a funny looks as we trundled along, leaving clumps of sawdust in our wake.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Descending to Brook Bottom, the track surface changed, becoming lumpy, stony, and a little damp & slippy in parts.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At Hague Bar our trail headed east, following the north bank of the R Goyt, crossing the Millenium Walkway by Torr Mills. 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Here we turned NE, and headed uphill to go through a tunnel under the railway line.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We then followed a lovely path along Shedyard Clough, crossing Laneside road, and on to tarmac at Moor Lodge.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6uz7MiF1Euzy9kdl5VQ4ACPCgBEkxVsBLlHVboQr1-a_ktkRYoYryeoYiCMKec9GwOZU6ECj3r8ZZ3y2waWH3zwjTx9VAPJnaRYL-p--mWh-XbXi7UeGglAGMhp-7Rky9dOxfnUCnNM5NafLSk2LkPDeY4jw2n16UdlFMqU6osmLIbn1fmfeVo5J/s1000/IMG20221002104032.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="363" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM6uz7MiF1Euzy9kdl5VQ4ACPCgBEkxVsBLlHVboQr1-a_ktkRYoYryeoYiCMKec9GwOZU6ECj3r8ZZ3y2waWH3zwjTx9VAPJnaRYL-p--mWh-XbXi7UeGglAGMhp-7Rky9dOxfnUCnNM5NafLSk2LkPDeY4jw2n16UdlFMqU6osmLIbn1fmfeVo5J/w485-h363/IMG20221002104032.jpg" width="485" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was a bit embarrassing – we’d only recced the route the previous week. Ho hum.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Turning back and uphill, obliterating the trail we’d just so carefully laid, we were soon back on the correct route which took us past Over Lea Farm, Birch Vale Cricket Club, and then down to the Sett Valley Trail where we headed west.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gth6p27Y2SnFH8HEy0d1j6ZCCN7wMz6yzOOU1wMzk37vviwAzcOGd6AJrXjH5s0QBgfb6ppThTaWolrjpn5AxvcDlZQ04UNVAtHiiwJpL4AcPqZBuSmvzBdPNHSlAq-0hPTwFddFN3TXfOuUSZjQcNWtgvjfNRruftrdln1vmaVWLzqha8CyXIVv/s750/IMG20221002120951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3gth6p27Y2SnFH8HEy0d1j6ZCCN7wMz6yzOOU1wMzk37vviwAzcOGd6AJrXjH5s0QBgfb6ppThTaWolrjpn5AxvcDlZQ04UNVAtHiiwJpL4AcPqZBuSmvzBdPNHSlAq-0hPTwFddFN3TXfOuUSZjQcNWtgvjfNRruftrdln1vmaVWLzqha8CyXIVv/w480-h640/IMG20221002120951.jpg" width="480" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTaXx1K8bB9R7A3lwRy0lu16CSsQVN4eRqn-RRgTCAl6HsNFGqGUIuYLUgll9mtIZSGX9bKBSdNh1s5ga8HD6IRm7fHcVrz4g45F4ipMQwH8-NZxZZsIsDeMyqszKOtDmO7XHCuqQpP8Z1qn96NBV9Mj_MmYXTcplqnbZPVFQoT90aAPN3ZcGD33x/s750/IMG20221002121517.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwTaXx1K8bB9R7A3lwRy0lu16CSsQVN4eRqn-RRgTCAl6HsNFGqGUIuYLUgll9mtIZSGX9bKBSdNh1s5ga8HD6IRm7fHcVrz4g45F4ipMQwH8-NZxZZsIsDeMyqszKOtDmO7XHCuqQpP8Z1qn96NBV9Mj_MmYXTcplqnbZPVFQoT90aAPN3ZcGD33x/w480-h640/IMG20221002121517.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The rest of the route was identical to the last couple of miles of the Club’s 2022 Point-to-Point route: into the eastern outskirts of New Mills, north to cross the R Sett, then up by Tanpits Farm, through the lovely hamlet of Whitle and then following the R.o.W. across the New Mills Golf Club course and then finally, our objective, the golf club’s clubhouse.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A low turnout of 14 runners, but that didn’t detract from the fun of the day.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The club’s showers and changing facilities were put to good use, then thirteen sat down to a meal of pie & chips, followed by dessert.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">After rigourous interrogation, Hon Pres Park proposed David Brown (aka David Hamilton, aka….well never mind) as a member, and was seconded by Vinny Jones.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">My thanks to David for helping with the route recce and for successfully completing his apprenticeship as a trail-layer ;-)</font></p> <p><span style="font-size: large;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS">Where we went:</font></b></span></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-fJFwx0SlTtb9FNvURRSn5RqTHUnthMePluy46gAgrifMyPS6HNRM5YownoMGS000iWu9LKjpet9BndwuGc2JcdrMn6Zh4j6nA-jB0iXC8UEQ0pMAZP-l3OVrs9e-UUeEb4SYFr3oWB08VsRJPNmoNu70pPiHJRRx9xtRL5Y2NhJJTR_eEgZckF9/s950/Route.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="950" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF-fJFwx0SlTtb9FNvURRSn5RqTHUnthMePluy46gAgrifMyPS6HNRM5YownoMGS000iWu9LKjpet9BndwuGc2JcdrMn6Zh4j6nA-jB0iXC8UEQ0pMAZP-l3OVrs9e-UUeEb4SYFr3oWB08VsRJPNmoNu70pPiHJRRx9xtRL5Y2NhJJTR_eEgZckF9/w569-h450/Route.jpg" width="569" /></a></font></div><p></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5">8 miles, 1100’ ascent.</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The GPX is (hopefully) <a href="https://explore.osmaps.com/route/14049320/tally-ho-nmgc-2022-v11?lat=53.366878&lon=-2.012159&zoom=13.1386&overlays=&style=Leisure&type=2d&placesCategory=" target="_blank"><b>HERE.</b></a></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b><a href="https://cheshire-tally-ho.wixsite.com/cheshire-tally-ho">The Cheshire Tally-Ho! Hare & Hounds Trail Running Club </a><br /></b></font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-67908800455995884272022-08-07T23:28:00.002+01:002022-08-07T23:54:11.098+01:00Five Go Adventuring Again 7th Aug 2022<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b>….An After Eights Production</b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The sun was beating down, although there was a freshness in the air as five walkers gathered at The Carrs car park, Styal, ready for a 9am (the one in the morning) bimble around the gentle paths and quiet lanes of Cheshire.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">When we realised that other After Eights walkers weren’t going to be joining us because they’d stayed in bed or just couldn’t be mithered coming out on such a glorious morning, we hot-footed our way over the footbridge then headed SW through the housing estate (Wilmslow residents will likely object to this part of their town being so described.</font></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvGJgj1SiMSM35wpfiG6ZhPJae1VOqbGyrUawz6T-TqW-pbZJXPVNs4fjhJyPjPiXHGkUc0Wsv5fyTXfX4OeJCx4plCxm_CG19SoKhC7N-n5xmmtTaWGsxNnHKAkEJdZvbE2efT5ckQitkewrs_NxwUmkBmSBNAkSd8fQJa4SLZgO6TuHhFjgc4BO/s1000/P1020447.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFvGJgj1SiMSM35wpfiG6ZhPJae1VOqbGyrUawz6T-TqW-pbZJXPVNs4fjhJyPjPiXHGkUc0Wsv5fyTXfX4OeJCx4plCxm_CG19SoKhC7N-n5xmmtTaWGsxNnHKAkEJdZvbE2efT5ckQitkewrs_NxwUmkBmSBNAkSd8fQJa4SLZgO6TuHhFjgc4BO/w507-h380/P1020447.JPG" width="507" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWLyDjHcYgmwwsEu-zUYACpfrYAIm_JxGkw_0M4i6gOyFPkdCMb4-rb0G5L2vbynwQiRleHJtIScuvesJJlhxDtBN_CvkGzjKSbk7q3UV4AHtf7d9RxsGEj9IpvY1rp8flORk8BsP9eHd5_MOkamoc7RBOAnj1dchaF4MoEIFd_Pl64y5BL_XqJ27/s1000/P1020448.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="385" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDWLyDjHcYgmwwsEu-zUYACpfrYAIm_JxGkw_0M4i6gOyFPkdCMb4-rb0G5L2vbynwQiRleHJtIScuvesJJlhxDtBN_CvkGzjKSbk7q3UV4AHtf7d9RxsGEj9IpvY1rp8flORk8BsP9eHd5_MOkamoc7RBOAnj1dchaF4MoEIFd_Pl64y5BL_XqJ27/w514-h385/P1020448.JPG" width="514" /></a></div></font></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="center"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Oh dear. How sad. What a shame.</font></b></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We were soon away from the estate and walking through pleasant countryside, by Morley Green, Morley, and then to follow the River Bollin for a short while, before walking SW along the North Cheshire Way, which at this point runs alongside Manchester Airport’s runway.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gtp0vWR9Kp9uvvA4lwwao2J0PGoDhYHitUdiUeYElxaLKFgnzY7xdNnJ_6FhFqsSdsjfOmpEUkwJs6VI_-xeAEvybfN_V_96pLVtHDJhea1oVyEh2JZUstqLrgNSDHFA9REzPVK6HHzHr4MkP5x2z8Cle6iGtTz0TEZomnesfEVY2qs3bi1xmoqI/s1000/P1020449.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="383" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1gtp0vWR9Kp9uvvA4lwwao2J0PGoDhYHitUdiUeYElxaLKFgnzY7xdNnJ_6FhFqsSdsjfOmpEUkwJs6VI_-xeAEvybfN_V_96pLVtHDJhea1oVyEh2JZUstqLrgNSDHFA9REzPVK6HHzHr4MkP5x2z8Cle6iGtTz0TEZomnesfEVY2qs3bi1xmoqI/w511-h383/P1020449.JPG" width="511" /> </a></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We were quite successful , but it did mean that the we had to retrace our steps on a short section of the outward leg. No matter, it was less than a mile, and doing a route in the other direction is really like, well, another route.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Hennyway, back to Morley, then north to cross the busy A538 which delivered us nicely into the National Trust’s Styal estate.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUm7LXzc10ewW_yyUUzXgNoAll2yD9vLTy5LUFaMirMGUTXU1IXZmoHkLiC1Wk-7B7K5SQT6Ppk9raJbUnOUIN1DA5xFhQNDI2U3zZA8IZVo5cCk9RAeGM-kfDAWAS0MRF4kJlax1VZMiverPIx4xphTlunTcoeoUt7na3-DNwCYGmlmKIui6iwJt/s1000/P1020466.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="1000" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbUm7LXzc10ewW_yyUUzXgNoAll2yD9vLTy5LUFaMirMGUTXU1IXZmoHkLiC1Wk-7B7K5SQT6Ppk9raJbUnOUIN1DA5xFhQNDI2U3zZA8IZVo5cCk9RAeGM-kfDAWAS0MRF4kJlax1VZMiverPIx4xphTlunTcoeoUt7na3-DNwCYGmlmKIui6iwJt/w498-h373/P1020466.JPG" width="498" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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No such luck, oh well.</font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">So that was it, we Famous Five had enjoyed a nice walk of just under ten miles, not far, but quite enough on such a hot day.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Me? I had a ball! Great fun, great company, lots of laughs, quite a few scones, a nice walk...and it didn't rain! <br /></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Thanks to everyone for turning up, not complaining, for eating my scones, and thanks to Kay who’s help was invaluable in planning, plotting, scheming, and for helping make it happen.</font></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b>Where we went: </b><br /></font></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zr6mxc_gdXEy3s_dNgQtwSSDoo8KOEIMCmB0iFZO8LM5Bx6gI19WxtR1xOn1eKE8DBl0RbfT6duhVmR7HuRB1AzMJ8g1eLQxH_leFD7-jAaIBNqVEsR4lwF6HGlLtJYZsCtz4oDQgfk3wIYqZcvy1wEhKEM1kv5s6LQw-1CuTfNQKtk91P6gA0du/s1000/After%20Eights%20Styal-Airport%2010%20miles.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="1000" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zr6mxc_gdXEy3s_dNgQtwSSDoo8KOEIMCmB0iFZO8LM5Bx6gI19WxtR1xOn1eKE8DBl0RbfT6duhVmR7HuRB1AzMJ8g1eLQxH_leFD7-jAaIBNqVEsR4lwF6HGlLtJYZsCtz4oDQgfk3wIYqZcvy1wEhKEM1kv5s6LQw-1CuTfNQKtk91P6gA0du/w622-h241/After%20Eights%20Styal-Airport%2010%20miles.jpg" width="622" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /> </font><p></p><p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="left"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p align="left"> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-3340180696295181632022-08-06T07:49:00.002+01:002022-08-07T07:58:39.982+01:00Playing at Hope Mill Theatre 6th Aug 2022<p> </p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Last night's wedding ceilidh with the Magnificent Midgebites - huge fun, lots of energy expended, great audience, super friendly venue, <a href="https://hopemilltheatre.co.uk/" target="_blank"><b><font color="#0000ff">Hope Mill Theatre</font></b></a>, Manchester...you should go. </font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Not much not to like!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuOHDUWaankF7BzzsCCAuYqUi2oDdqZQZ91StaGrLf5MCPKr6S92UZJSej3OuaxcJs0fZd_VZ_jk_4nMQvIsZBz202CUxr0QWR31z_aWn8OkwKJ91ZsLtaOEZnNsmu_p6gmg-7pl05Nd87dTUX-7GrKxoWFrYOvYz5BN51CaLOyDQMEVMqva1Kvad/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-06%20at%2010.46.59%20PM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuOHDUWaankF7BzzsCCAuYqUi2oDdqZQZ91StaGrLf5MCPKr6S92UZJSej3OuaxcJs0fZd_VZ_jk_4nMQvIsZBz202CUxr0QWR31z_aWn8OkwKJ91ZsLtaOEZnNsmu_p6gmg-7pl05Nd87dTUX-7GrKxoWFrYOvYz5BN51CaLOyDQMEVMqva1Kvad/w495-h371/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-06%20at%2010.46.59%20PM.jpeg" width="495" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0m60Y0xbSjY0N6N4teXkmV1sAV2SLQiIcLrWUihQptnUTPWY-B09Atofjy5LEicmTBr4-iutRS9rhwH47M5UUEXGkXPSPxADvSD28xBKzip2FI6ZshFmpSxdyvc4JgoeVJOsvPI-jEPWSarJIh2KPyJHU7YKqsI9Vmp0-dHXv4fgYjFiuA4snnwi/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-04%20at%207.04.49%20AM.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="497" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe0m60Y0xbSjY0N6N4teXkmV1sAV2SLQiIcLrWUihQptnUTPWY-B09Atofjy5LEicmTBr4-iutRS9rhwH47M5UUEXGkXPSPxADvSD28xBKzip2FI6ZshFmpSxdyvc4JgoeVJOsvPI-jEPWSarJIh2KPyJHU7YKqsI9Vmp0-dHXv4fgYjFiuA4snnwi/w373-h497/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-08-04%20at%207.04.49%20AM.jpeg" width="373" /></a></div><br /></font><p></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-79526805072642691212022-04-25T13:01:00.002+01:002022-04-25T19:24:49.471+01:00Tally-Ho! Point-to-Point 2022 23rd April 2022<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYDPJejpy4xnyEQviAWdil2JKkfM99-rqO7p9qUtApqMY5OxOiKW18HYxNenFwiYLExFT6y79qVWxjbJStuw_xcQP6Rl_3lx9EJR1yAcbKfN3P70Pzjdd0BVl0qIr0zQjvbDVNH5Il5TbjHMFD9N_mjeesBXx8ryy0EloolyKOyipPVs22I1y6z5a/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCYDPJejpy4xnyEQviAWdil2JKkfM99-rqO7p9qUtApqMY5OxOiKW18HYxNenFwiYLExFT6y79qVWxjbJStuw_xcQP6Rl_3lx9EJR1yAcbKfN3P70Pzjdd0BVl0qIr0zQjvbDVNH5Il5TbjHMFD9N_mjeesBXx8ryy0EloolyKOyipPVs22I1y6z5a/w530-h204/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="530" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">St George’s Day was the chosen date for Cheshire Tally-Ho! Hare & Hounds running club’s end of season run, the Hartley Folly. </font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Traditionally a point-to-point, linear run, it’s somewhat longer in distance than the usual fortnightly trail runs.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">This is the Club’s 150th year, but with Covid, nothing has (yet?) been done in the way of organising appropriate celebrations. The Hartley Folly would have to suffice.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Various routes were considered and all were recced, eventually, and with the (mostly) polite advice of some members, a 14 mile main route from Edale to New Mills Golf Club was settled on. A shorter, 7 miles from Chinley, route was planned for walkers and those who might struggle with the longer distance.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The routes were planned with public transport in mind, Edale, Chinley and New Mills were all on the same railway line, it was just a matter of driving to New Mills Golf Club, running (downhill!) to New Mills Central, and hopping on to the train to the chosen start point.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Our normal trails are marked with clumps of sawdust. On the morning of a run, one or two members (the hares) will lay a sawdust trail over an 8-ish mile cross country route. runners (the hounds) will then attempt to follow the trail – some more successfully than others.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The Hartley Folly is slightly different in that sawdust is generally not used, the hares rely on a route description …. although I put a few clumps of sawdust down where I felt there was potential for confusion. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Given the average age of our club runners, confusion goes with the territory.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">On the day we were joined by guest runners, including members of New Mills Jolly Joggers – a really lovely bunch.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLiiFxdt8Nr4BuXZ_wqEUWYYSjrviNMlww8J_GX_ojPYNl92kj2XGocNVL5LPvbM2l3K5QyaNsZZ1yUst0s8DI4fV4t-OqtzMyLwbznSZLdJBxaQ6PLcEyU597St7gkXGrPJdbjJMzqmdv36RorbVW0wrbiIQLFlOo7-otJyl4ebjaQcFHR5Y6MiP/s4000/IMG20220329094607.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="367" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeLiiFxdt8Nr4BuXZ_wqEUWYYSjrviNMlww8J_GX_ojPYNl92kj2XGocNVL5LPvbM2l3K5QyaNsZZ1yUst0s8DI4fV4t-OqtzMyLwbznSZLdJBxaQ6PLcEyU597St7gkXGrPJdbjJMzqmdv36RorbVW0wrbiIQLFlOo7-otJyl4ebjaQcFHR5Y6MiP/w489-h367/IMG20220329094607.jpg" width="489" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTDDeEblfMv-qqCTDi7DmrTDtbKTpWhKH2BmBcUkvGEkeXaA6lO1BcTZzKD_lW8bCKiJXxmb05mFqoRI_gRTITpUDFbmoODCINT_whe2q0NwToNRCmrOMRQ9ORB5fHhDfTXopK1lDw0AWW3Myt3ZDiFogKRG-639IBqll8jHNNI4yXtZS7sMy2VPW/s2048/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.48.41%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyTDDeEblfMv-qqCTDi7DmrTDtbKTpWhKH2BmBcUkvGEkeXaA6lO1BcTZzKD_lW8bCKiJXxmb05mFqoRI_gRTITpUDFbmoODCINT_whe2q0NwToNRCmrOMRQ9ORB5fHhDfTXopK1lDw0AWW3Myt3ZDiFogKRG-639IBqll8jHNNI4yXtZS7sMy2VPW/w493-h370/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.48.41%20AM.jpeg" width="493" /></a></div><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I was on the 10.17am train from NM Central, along with other runners. Some alighted at Chinley to take the shorter route, others at Edale. Les R travelled on the 1.16pm train, choosing to run the shorter route from Chinley.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Des W took an earlier train but arrived too early for refreshments at the tea stop at Peep o’ Day….Tally-Ho! is a very civilised trail running club!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Another group of runners took the 11.17am train, they varied the early part of their route by running up Grindsbrook onto Kinder Scout. They joined the main route before the tea stop – thus ensuring a rest & refuel break.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Our choice was the main route which started from Edale railway station, north to the Nags Head, then west along the Pennine Way, by Upper booth, to pass Lee Barn.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We were fortunate weather-wise, it was dry but chilly, thanks to a biting easterly wind - at least the wind was mostly behind us. </font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7v3jT-fBhLxfUYmh8paIqY3QpteXhoXnHaDoQhvafXc9lgsXs74r9LwKQf7mCj1qtVVFnwVBwI4C8IEq2odGELLCkjYY_OUuz0sRPzeqcpgAaI9rd0nkKJqs_jpOf7gSBvcwpnNYBhYPZ2CwUkNxICWkN6RiYxt_xO46nA9e4YxGbgJTU-W5oD0/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.52.04%20AM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="376" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrH7v3jT-fBhLxfUYmh8paIqY3QpteXhoXnHaDoQhvafXc9lgsXs74r9LwKQf7mCj1qtVVFnwVBwI4C8IEq2odGELLCkjYY_OUuz0sRPzeqcpgAaI9rd0nkKJqs_jpOf7gSBvcwpnNYBhYPZ2CwUkNxICWkN6RiYxt_xO46nA9e4YxGbgJTU-W5oD0/w501-h376/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.52.04%20AM.jpeg" width="501" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Then it was downhill by Oaken Clough and Coldwell Clough and soon joined a section of the Pennine Bridleway which delivered us part way to the Tea Stop at Peep o’ Day – but not before a stiff pull up the northern flank of Mount Famine.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The PBW went north, we went west, in search of tea, cakes, and other eatables and drinkables.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrNs2owdtp7aX5xsLV-TzQ-N3VIYIzRSPUakzNaT5KyTu4kEZrQgmSNBhcvc0PomOUb6A6STz_2hheTmhgfggM8tOIfoaHBfZEh3krkn-l4NAs3lq_D8T17ndb69pqbqZBcXYzrxAYhB5zAS4FcLcp8TNi3l0PIFigAIJshIM3vC-1TizrR0lJRKJ/s1600/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-23%20at%2010.20.45%20PM.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1050" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrNs2owdtp7aX5xsLV-TzQ-N3VIYIzRSPUakzNaT5KyTu4kEZrQgmSNBhcvc0PomOUb6A6STz_2hheTmhgfggM8tOIfoaHBfZEh3krkn-l4NAs3lq_D8T17ndb69pqbqZBcXYzrxAYhB5zAS4FcLcp8TNi3l0PIFigAIJshIM3vC-1TizrR0lJRKJ/w420-h640/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-23%20at%2010.20.45%20PM.jpeg" width="420" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Tea, coffee, cordial, water, plenty seriously yummy things to eat – even Jelly Babies! Joules did us proud, making sure everyone had everything the needed.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The pièce de résistance was surely the gleaming white table cloth – sadly not so gleaming white by the time we’d finished.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I ate too much, I’m a sucker for a nice spread – not a good thing when there’s another 6-7 miles to go!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrX6hCcEUAgJ873yB-WYjs8cgT3ihKSUxgZU-s2l4BfTDzYzVYNnsRvW4PIXxTeMwQr_pSH77btbfFdlpIGFjX3Rzw0HyNG5rwijPWdVSOZfd_eMa6_nQvYaoQJci866qD__kNfv9KtJv25kWN2Gtt68fzvJ8C-P0izvERXKfli5-GPqZ0W306H-f/s5312/20220423_134337.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVrX6hCcEUAgJ873yB-WYjs8cgT3ihKSUxgZU-s2l4BfTDzYzVYNnsRvW4PIXxTeMwQr_pSH77btbfFdlpIGFjX3Rzw0HyNG5rwijPWdVSOZfd_eMa6_nQvYaoQJci866qD__kNfv9KtJv25kWN2Gtt68fzvJ8C-P0izvERXKfli5-GPqZ0W306H-f/w534-h301/20220423_134337.jpg" width="534" /></a></font></div><p></p> <font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2IGExSKzMEOpuN_a5KWIzK-pahDJe--eZP9ucmZGdO5duwzgogrOmKUkS7rGEYB3KX2I_wbaFVghhNOdZMV7CwKhcX57TE2lptQy5B2uGhdfLNEt9NudtHQsEGkBrKiG7E3cnDslxp9FUVSpajjdR7FUm54M19wOMa841S9H__jwg838KpEvstte/s4000/IMG20220329142311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2IGExSKzMEOpuN_a5KWIzK-pahDJe--eZP9ucmZGdO5duwzgogrOmKUkS7rGEYB3KX2I_wbaFVghhNOdZMV7CwKhcX57TE2lptQy5B2uGhdfLNEt9NudtHQsEGkBrKiG7E3cnDslxp9FUVSpajjdR7FUm54M19wOMa841S9H__jwg838KpEvstte/w480-h640/IMG20220329142311.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p></font><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"> </font></font><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Leaving the Tea Stop we trotted north by Far Phoside then east to cross Chapel Road. It was the slightly uphill by Stubbs Farm, followed by a descent to rejoin the Pennine Bridleway just 200m north of where we’d previously left it.</font></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeoRGDjk6X40TAyyD8OrreStOGDdih09GeyqrssI0pvIVWQaXIpjTAtbfR4aQhy6Y01Iuypjf0IdKu97TLJLrb-axruVBSoU0ynp4igKq253pY8hPvD_OGDjqBhcrEpIsi6WpCvhY7JzElL7OGoR-UcQUKVsHiL39wxjS7H9jyNOOPmCzB3XEPffP/s1024/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.52.04%20AM(15).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigeoRGDjk6X40TAyyD8OrreStOGDdih09GeyqrssI0pvIVWQaXIpjTAtbfR4aQhy6Y01Iuypjf0IdKu97TLJLrb-axruVBSoU0ynp4igKq253pY8hPvD_OGDjqBhcrEpIsi6WpCvhY7JzElL7OGoR-UcQUKVsHiL39wxjS7H9jyNOOPmCzB3XEPffP/w472-h354/WhatsApp%20Image%202022-04-24%20at%208.52.04%20AM(15).jpeg" width="472" /></a></font></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><br /></font></font><p></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The story of my life!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUCJCYc0WJGW-8BDQwv2UutcbvfQOyfKDvXw7BSaQVU1fjiz9hJhQplZsGCrki5fAw7scEtLVfzG76lcWxxTV3SJ3m8flhxHcErbtDAJfeq6zWvShug3jdl9k-dYbQzdX1N-DfL1M89WdqiBrRrk7IXjRwfzJcdbIOf6nvtKAxyTXbeyK9ztenAxD/s4000/IMG20220423185245.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="523" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUUCJCYc0WJGW-8BDQwv2UutcbvfQOyfKDvXw7BSaQVU1fjiz9hJhQplZsGCrki5fAw7scEtLVfzG76lcWxxTV3SJ3m8flhxHcErbtDAJfeq6zWvShug3jdl9k-dYbQzdX1N-DfL1M89WdqiBrRrk7IXjRwfzJcdbIOf6nvtKAxyTXbeyK9ztenAxD/w393-h523/IMG20220423185245.jpg" width="393" /></a></font></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The dining room slowly emptied as the runners, walkers and their guests got up to head for home at the end of what had been, for me, a perfect day. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A trio of itinerant musicians struck up some tunes, their efforts seemed speed the emptying of the dining room. I can’t think why….they were very good.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">My thanks to everyone for helping me plan, helping me on the day, and by taking part, making the day such a success.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">It would be remiss of me not to offer the club’s thanks to Kirsty and her staff at New Mills Golf Club, they looked after us superbly!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b>The main route:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b></b></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bZYeHW378317ZPgtvHA-u6xdBF0ykHe99Hw__JXgHKnnutzdVAuz8hOV1w_KJtP6dfuSUPPKvhv7pKLAQ-t_yspreYs8OcH6BuhaRlYJxlOjbQkPq3d_pY1-4LCv3SA1doNBYPMIzOeiKcxkdKhlK2l6CVaYk9Ap1FgDVYgTzkGJbEPB4s7Nwd9Y/s1084/P2P%20Edale%20to%20NM%20v3%2012.6m%202500'%20ascent.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="656" data-original-width="1084" height="324" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bZYeHW378317ZPgtvHA-u6xdBF0ykHe99Hw__JXgHKnnutzdVAuz8hOV1w_KJtP6dfuSUPPKvhv7pKLAQ-t_yspreYs8OcH6BuhaRlYJxlOjbQkPq3d_pY1-4LCv3SA1doNBYPMIzOeiKcxkdKhlK2l6CVaYk9Ap1FgDVYgTzkGJbEPB4s7Nwd9Y/w533-h324/P2P%20Edale%20to%20NM%20v3%2012.6m%202500'%20ascent.jpg" width="533" /></a></b></font></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b><br /></b></font></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b>The shorter route:</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b></b></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtL0gZ9gA9w-Maq0FZcjz6j3omCnmiqJJeS_urWdjKj87LJhRUScYEJysZzIFR4OHzjOoKTTZh_3VqxIZauobE3PKT5tkk3s0Lg-aDFcOapuK3_hX16IT7GRcnYErVsHhe7B8OGIcYyifOpf8Gtv9jiW4lPPBUftylLk-j9Hf5TLLD6Vlw-yDBV4YA/s1150/IMG_20220423_102140.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa9UYgCgjZu50zo7ze4p9dvMUyuZwUB8Qi3UvVSCAbINDPUU6K1Hletm82T1GKQOjB-trlsYtvXi8YP3wYZ_C6P4Xws53jCn6rpwOwSiLwrF1RZo1qulcKRDZz_l6Imsr-l9nr4ss3dAJug-f_pARUbtsrsr1SvyJzokfcsqXhe6eE0EuTT8hJn4N/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioa9UYgCgjZu50zo7ze4p9dvMUyuZwUB8Qi3UvVSCAbINDPUU6K1Hletm82T1GKQOjB-trlsYtvXi8YP3wYZ_C6P4Xws53jCn6rpwOwSiLwrF1RZo1qulcKRDZz_l6Imsr-l9nr4ss3dAJug-f_pARUbtsrsr1SvyJzokfcsqXhe6eE0EuTT8hJn4N/w621-h239/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="621" /></a></div><br /> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5"></font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Point-to-Point Hartley Folly 2022, main route: 14 miles / 2500’ ascent</font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">New Mills Golf Club > New Mills Central > train to Edale > New Mills Golf Club</font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5">Route description:</font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">MAP 1</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Left (S), leaving New Mills Golf Club Car Park, downhill passing church on LHS, to New Mills and New Mills Central station.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Train to Edale, Departs New Mills Central: 9:17, 10:16, 11:16, 12:16, 13:16 etc.</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Leave Edale station and turn Left to pass the Rambler Inn and the church, both on the LHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>1)</b> At the Old Nags Head, turn Left following the footpath signs: Pennine Way, Upper Booth, 1¼ miles</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pass through a gate (SK119859) to continue following the Pennine Way along a paved path.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pass through another gate, the paving finishes, the path is now a well defined track, continue in the same direction, ie West.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At a clump of trees on the RHS, go through a gate continue ahead for about 50 yards where the path splits, take the path on the Left.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>2)</b> At some buildings (Upper Booth), follow the path, paasing through the buildings, to a T junction, Turn Right onto tarmac to cross a bridge over the River Noe – still following the Pennine Way.</font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>3) </b>Pass Lee Farm buildings on RHS, ignoring the ‘Residents only beyond this point’ sign,</font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>4)</b> Cross the packhorse bridge, take the R path indicating Jacobs Ladder….uphill.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Bear right and uphill, passing a cairn, keeping the valley bottom on RHS. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The path splits @ SK081862, leave the paved path, bearing L and uphill on a slightly stony path.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>5)</b> Do not turn up the Pennine Way, carry straight on along the well defined path., passing Edale Cross.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross a stream, stay on the well defined stony path, ignore path off to RHS to Hayfield via Tunstead Clough.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>6)</b> Downhill on stony path, through a gate, continue down the very stony track onto tarmac. Continue straight ahead, ignoring field track on RHS, and the tarmac road to the LHS.</font></font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">MAP 2</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Still descending, pass some buildings, to a split in the road, go Left along the bridleway which bears Left and starts to climb.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>7)</b> SP (Horseshoe) on LHS to follow bridlepath uphill. Mount Famine visible ahead.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Though a gate at the top of the hill, straight on, descending to go through another gate – continue straight on.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>8)</b> SK050854, go through a farm gate, turn Right then immediately Left. Note the sign ahead indicated left to South Head, 1 mile. Don’t go this way!</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Go downhill, passing the small but still working quarry, then Left along the main Hayfield road.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">9) Cross the road to Peep o’ Day…and, at 7 miles in, the Tea Stop for tea, cake, coffee, water, cake, crisps, and cake. And maybe a 5 minute sit-down.</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Uphill to pass Peep o’ Day, then through a gate / cross a stile, then through a gate on the RHS to follow the path indicated by the PNFP Sign No5, to Birch Vale & Hayfield via Phoside.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the path, faintly visible on the ground, under the power cables, to go through a gate. The path now has a drystone wall on the RHS, a fence on the LHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Go through another gate into open fields (hill on the LHS), continue, descending to follow a sunken path to go through a gate into Far Phoside, a house with a frog problem.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Continue downhill on a good track, at the point where the track bends to the Right, Turn Left over the stile in the wall.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Ahead and slightly downhill to the Right to cross a footbridge over a stream. </font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>10)</b> Continue ahead, slightly Right and uphill, following the direction arrows to go through a gate with a FP sign, continue uphill to another FP sign by a gate at the busy Hayfield to Chapel-en-le-Frith road.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross the road then follow a grassy footpath, uphill, to go through a garden (Public Right of Way), follow the footpath sign directing you to the right of a brick built shed.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Go through a gate on the LHS and go around the buildings, to exit at a lane at SK042864.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross over onto a track indicated as a Right of Way, continue ahead to climb slightly uphill to a farm track junction, Turn Left and uphill onto the concreted track – farm buildings visible ahead.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The track deteriorates to a stony track, pass the Public Bridleway sign, continue uphill to pass through a gate with an adjacent stile.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>11)</b> Take the track to the Left, ignoring the field track off to the right, keeping the fence to your Left, passing the redundant gate posts. At the end of the fence continue uphill to through a gate at the RHS of the trees visible ahead, noting the bench seat close to the gate.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the path downhill, indicated by the rough bridleway sign, stay on the path as it bends L, then R, and becomes quite stony as it descends steeply.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the path signed ‘PBW’ (Pennine Bridleway) round an acute bend Left, ignoring the gate at the crown of the bend, continue downhill.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Note the Hayfield Camping & Caravan Site on your RHS as descend further, down to the river.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Keeping the river on your RHS continue ahead into the centre of Hayfield.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>12)</b> Turn Right and downhill at a junction, and towards the church. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Turn Left at the church to cross the main road to follow the Sett Valley Trail, noting (maybe calling into) <b>13)</b> the wonderful Sett Valley Café. </font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></b></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>14)</b> Cross the next road that crosses the Sett Valley Trail at an angle, note the proposed new housing development on the LHS. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A mile after the Sett valley Café, cross over Watford Bridge with industrial units on RHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>15)</b> Turn R up the far side of the first industrial unit (FLOWGUARD), keeping a blue fence on LHS.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At the end of the unit turn R down to the road, then turn L onto Watford Bridge Road @ S.F. Boxing & Fitness on LHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross bridge over the river, turn R.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Uphill slightly, turn L up Watford Road, which soon bends L.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Continue up the road, Turn first R @ FP sign ‘Watford Lane’.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>16)</b> Just before pylons, where the track widens slightly, opposite a large house (WILL HEY FARM) on RHS, Turn L, through a gate (not very easy to see, but it’s definitely there) and uphill, keeping closely to the drystone wall on your LHS.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Note the building over on your LHS that has a large solar panel array on the roof.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Turn L at the trees ahead, crossing the wall using a wall stile, continue, keeping the drystone wall on your RHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">In about 15 yards, on RHS, at the end of the drystone wall, by a power pole, cross a stile, turn left, uphill on a track.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Continue uphill, cross a farm road, cross a stile immediately ahead, then uphill to go through a gate in the top RH corner of the field. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the wall up to go through the farm gate, cross the road to a well-surfaced farm road that climbs up and soon deteriorates into a rougher, stony track. Note the hamlet of Whitle visible ahead. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At the point where the the track bends to the R, go through a gate on your LHS, to follow a fenced path for approx 100 metres to go through a gate, then ahead on the R, follow the path indicated ‘Bower House Farm, Walkers’.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Through the farm yard, through another gate, then follow the drystone walled path, indicated by a footpath sign. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Golfers may now be visible ahead….watch out for errant flying golf balls!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Enter the golf course by a stile next to a gate, continue ahead, keeping the wall to your RHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>17)</b> Follow the yellow topped posts, indicating the footpath, to New Mills Golf Club which is clearly visible ahead.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLm-YT2SlBrdpV979Y4WkHysNmN02NC7ywKmCG8Se8TbUwVro0GBeTHHA6oizmSIZwgs-EKqFl8oLoFmll2030V_y56_2dCoVJ3lDgLifLxkIGwVgxdkWDc8lvQoC3_q8HYUkMnTqs3sv_-FfKq64RAOD4r-u9euZasg-tzHtpxomyaeQ5RV3bbGH/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFLm-YT2SlBrdpV979Y4WkHysNmN02NC7ywKmCG8Se8TbUwVro0GBeTHHA6oizmSIZwgs-EKqFl8oLoFmll2030V_y56_2dCoVJ3lDgLifLxkIGwVgxdkWDc8lvQoC3_q8HYUkMnTqs3sv_-FfKq64RAOD4r-u9euZasg-tzHtpxomyaeQ5RV3bbGH/w603-h232/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="603" /></a><font face="Comic Sans MS"><font size="5"><b> </b></font></font><br /></b></font></font></div><p></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Point-to-Point Hartley Folly 2022, walkers / short route: 7 miles / 1200’ ascent: Saturday 23rd April 2022</font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="5">Route description:</font></b></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">New Mills Golf Club > New Mills Central > train to Chinley > New Mills Golf Club</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Left (S), leaving New Mills Golf Club Car Park, downhill passing church on LHS, to New Mills and New Mills Central station.</font></p> <p><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Train to Chinley, Departs New Mills Central: 9:17, 10:16, 11:16, 12:16, 13:16 etc.</font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Leave Chinley station by the footbridge, continue ahead to turn R @ ‘T’ junction: Lower Lane, noting ‘Chinley Bar & Lounge’ opposite.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>1)</b> At the top of a rise in the road, and when the ‘Buxworth’ sign comes into view ahead, turn R (SK036824) to cross the railway line by a footbridge indicated ‘Public Footpath, Local Nature Reserve’.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the good path & steps uphill into a park by an Information / Noticeboard, continue uphill to exit the park by another Information Board at a road.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">L on the road, follow the road uphill as it bends to the right.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pass Dry Clough Farm on RHS, still climbing.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>2)</b> At the top of the hill, pass the entrance to Throstle Bank Farm on your RHS, continue a little further, and slightly downhill, to turn R up a signed Public Bridleway.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pass through a farm gate, continue uphill. </font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>3)</b> Pass through another farm gate (SK030837), continue climbing, the gradient is now easier.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The wide track soon narrows, although it’s still a bridleway. Chinley Churn in on your RHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pass through a single gate at SK032842, continue straight on, keeping the drystone wall on your LHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>4)</b> Continue ahead on the path, leaving the drystone wall on your LHS, path descends slightly to go through a single gate (SK034850), continue ahead, slightly to the left, ignoring the path off to the R (to Peep o’ Day). </font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Keep straight on, path descends further to a small wood (behind a drystone wall) on your RHS @ SK033859. Continue ahead and downhill, ignoring the track on your RHS, keeping the wood on your RHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Descend to go through a gate at SK030863, noting the aerial mast over to your Left.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>5)</b> Continue straight on and steeply downhill to cross the main road at Birch Vale, then to the Bus Stop and the road sign ‘Station Road’ to descend further down an almost hidden footpath to the Sett Valley Trail.</font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>6)</b> L onto the Sett Valley Trail, following the sign ‘New Mills 1½ miles’. </font></font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>7)</b> Cross a road, noting the very excellent Sett Valley Café (purveyors of tea, coffee, and highly delicious cakes) on your RHS. </font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross the road that crosses the Sett Valley Trail at an angle, note the proposed new housing development on the LHS. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A mile after the Sett Valley Café, cross over Watford Bridge with industrial units on RHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>8)</b> After the first industrial unit (FLOWGUARD), turn R along a footpath, blue fence on LHS, industrial unit on RHS.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At the end of the unit turn R down to the road, then turn L onto Watford Bridge Road @ S.F. Boxing & Fitness on LHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Cross bridge over the river, turn R.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Uphill slightly, turn L up Watford Road, which soon bends L.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Continue up the road, Turn first R @ FP sign ‘Watford Lane’.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>9)</b> Just before pylons, where the track widens slightly, opposite a large house (WILL HEY FARM) on RHS, turn L through a gate (not very easy to see, but it’s definitely there), and uphill, keeping closely to the drystone wall on your LHS.</font></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Note the building over on your LHS that has a large solar panel array on the roof.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Turn L at the trees ahead, crossing a stone wall stile, continue, keeping the drystone wall on your RHS.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">In about 15 yards, on RHS, at the end of the drystone wall, by a power pole, cross a stile, turn left, uphill on a track.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Continue uphill, cross a farm road, cross a stile immediately ahead, then uphill to go through a gate in the top RH corner of the field. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Follow the wall up to go through the farm gate, cross the road to a well-surfaced farm road that climbs up and soon deteriorates into a rougher, stony track. Note the hamlet of Whitle visible ahead. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">At the point where the the track bends to the R, go through a gate on your LHS, to follow a fenced path for approx 100 metres to go through a gate, then ahead on the R, follow the path indicated ‘Bower House Farm, Walkers’.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Through the farm yard, through another gate, then follow the drystone walled path, indicated by a footpath sign. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Golfers may now be visible ahead….watch out for errant flying golf balls!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Enter the golf course by a stile next to a gate, continue ahead, keeping the wall to your RHS.</font></p> <p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><b>10)</b> Follow the yellow topped posts, indicating the footpath, to New Mills Golf Club which is clearly visible ahead.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"></font></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN27jYIX6sdlXfmHSjg5AdkDu6KzAaj2dxs-j9pG4lQanPpQCCZs4XdNdVLEwKJTihquafHRK1CB05qLow_Z4yhbNJKdfFurGBr5g6XVnPONVXWW-14dJq2gDwK0usbaoU4SLtp_FvnkX-GjLLJCztMpz8rB0BVMyVJn7f61raZGCb-QAJESPfo2p/s1600/P2P%20Chinley%20to%20NMGC%2025k%20full%20map.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwN27jYIX6sdlXfmHSjg5AdkDu6KzAaj2dxs-j9pG4lQanPpQCCZs4XdNdVLEwKJTihquafHRK1CB05qLow_Z4yhbNJKdfFurGBr5g6XVnPONVXWW-14dJq2gDwK0usbaoU4SLtp_FvnkX-GjLLJCztMpz8rB0BVMyVJn7f61raZGCb-QAJESPfo2p/w585-h439/P2P%20Chinley%20to%20NMGC%2025k%20full%20map.jpg" width="585" /></a></font></font></div><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS"><br /> </font></font><p></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-46993275006148206662022-03-26T23:51:00.001+00:002022-03-27T00:28:12.794+00:00Tally-ho! Steeplechase 26th March 2022<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5A7VkQlOTEcwC60SpULLeM7TGTMXY_sS8BdkHg9rKaYUle84vYgmaD25P4imIgsY7PXk5I4uJ9NWrMOC39-B-rkNya42XEDeJWPEQCQofaagY9TTXawboRJDfrLikppVCuly0uksZtdHjOkeF50KUMO7KEat5js1osAVxWZCUw6OvPtW9MHnASt4/s488/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="187" data-original-width="488" height="191" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEix5A7VkQlOTEcwC60SpULLeM7TGTMXY_sS8BdkHg9rKaYUle84vYgmaD25P4imIgsY7PXk5I4uJ9NWrMOC39-B-rkNya42XEDeJWPEQCQofaagY9TTXawboRJDfrLikppVCuly0uksZtdHjOkeF50KUMO7KEat5js1osAVxWZCUw6OvPtW9MHnASt4/w497-h191/TallyHologo_thumb1.jpg" width="497" /></a></font></div><p></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I dislike races, I run for the fun of it – plus the physical and mental health benefits it affords.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Tally-Ho! is essentially non-competetive, although three races appear in the Club’s calendar: The Championship: an out and back trail race of about 10km, held on the last run of the year; The Steeplechase: an out and back trail race of about 10km, involving lots of stiles; and The Fell Race, another out and back race, involving a bloody great hill, and held at an unearthly hour at the Club’s Lakes Weekend.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The Steeplechase has been held at the Devonshire Arms in Peak Forest for many years – certainly all the time I’ve been a member, 22 years, and well before that.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The day was very warm and dry with a very strong sun – sunscreen was definitely needed.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">I was given a ten minute handicap, my start time was 2pm, so, at 2pm I set off to follow the easy-to-follow, well laid trail – even in the very bright sunshine the sawdust trail was easy to spot.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyin4FYjG0-1380HEiR_CEVAS2PK1LvlUoQHUYd2xkeSbzvYI0C5qE1kYRUnOXwFKa0BtnTlFzGdaEYulK_7DymUQAGvR87qdgj5oAnUnf3e7pIAJhoRt83RibkwfUkji51rrDi4FLBWTXW_aE2lWXd4EEppHWnwMXsWLzcOuGbgja_X1Sa5zrzLQ7/s5103/IMG_20220326_152418~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="5103" data-original-width="2847" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyin4FYjG0-1380HEiR_CEVAS2PK1LvlUoQHUYd2xkeSbzvYI0C5qE1kYRUnOXwFKa0BtnTlFzGdaEYulK_7DymUQAGvR87qdgj5oAnUnf3e7pIAJhoRt83RibkwfUkji51rrDi4FLBWTXW_aE2lWXd4EEppHWnwMXsWLzcOuGbgja_X1Sa5zrzLQ7/w358-h640/IMG_20220326_152418~3.jpg" width="358" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDvMWhSw3TCNOjDa2vG2ma7AXFZ-IP8ZqwuT-vLudRLzldqndEzkPFReMPJnw-mbRY_8wHZO9WpcYVwLBTh7enrk6mSIg9OiH5A4OunJ6fgHnNMZwWgb0o7PdZUTZYYhzI4e9zSo56Anq9GinzAkMmD_XWm1nIx6uC10s1NhuFCGVZjqpc98-k0Tq/s2048/277095500_2521709181294409_6649063604055711698_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDvMWhSw3TCNOjDa2vG2ma7AXFZ-IP8ZqwuT-vLudRLzldqndEzkPFReMPJnw-mbRY_8wHZO9WpcYVwLBTh7enrk6mSIg9OiH5A4OunJ6fgHnNMZwWgb0o7PdZUTZYYhzI4e9zSo56Anq9GinzAkMmD_XWm1nIx6uC10s1NhuFCGVZjqpc98-k0Tq/w300-h400/277095500_2521709181294409_6649063604055711698_n.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The route had been changed slightly this year, some new fences had been erected and footpaths diverted, it still worked out at 6.2 miles / about 10km, with 750’ of ascent.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Most of the trail was laid over lush, green fields, although what was a muddy track but was now rock-hard-baked and quite dusty – and potentially ankle twisting. 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyKgqCMfppsITzmvjIMH4wnm5LKHn0gT6TQfkQhVxtW7sF3SbWy-AQj0cwVrItJeQqoQHf7txyAHGDna407G4BaY3pTkbzcQaBPMK4pmZBDzrxafDf5NUHNOxBpXv28nTpsyueMrvt6SFR7OCvCNk1IllIqTdvFbvpZCfQpJ-vCv-sYamShhoUZHCh/w493-h370/276131588_2521708877961106_4932148437329827987_n.jpg" width="493" /></a></div><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Dust was kicked up my the runners, my legs were quite grey with the stuff by the time I got to the finish.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Another runner flashed past me, it was Vinny – almost flying…and fortunately (for me) not racing, just out to run the route.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAWCwf9S06maqKnGemXbGyT_oiz6B-8iptK3luruvbIpe8pj_FIAsW_dsl0CgzP41U2vAEP5MBf-pFtcvUERDPt74neUf1ne-TRgHegHA0s120o2lG-0im6nZIbotocQ5Y0Sy8iepQueJdTAVSUHE6d569c7P5BNp5dNUjNhWuxytmFr1GBNgnYK-0/s6572/IMG_20220326_152924~3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Fast Taylor almost immediately came into view – so I wasn’t doing THAT well! <br /></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Over the next few minutes I crossed paths with other, much faster, runners, all heading to the half-way point.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Almost inevitably, Fast Taylor overtook me, although it wasn’t until I was well on my way back. No other runners caught me – but their handicaps were almost certainly less generous than mine!</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">So that was it, I came second out of a huge field of, er, not very many at all.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The tin bath was pressed into service, but only cold water was available – at least I was able to wash off some of the dust. </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Dinner at the Devonshire Arms was okay, just okay. Just. The beer, TT Landlord, was excellent!</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Awards were presented, beer was quaffed in moderation, and we went on our respective ways home.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv70anJntwgzBYozZ-SAQB2Cj2Y44ZdpmtracsL1IeN0o9b9LOAgm7NNFnrIfxFcszmhA3WLp4y81eNKfGO6Q-hIEUuYzUV814wDKgW6I_lGAL7jmX_e-CJyD66u8wmzuXPUvH9U2Q181r1s5QdpftHQvi9DIIBt7NXmD37DAWi-rkZm1coLNc0Kra/s4000/IMG_20220326_175721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv70anJntwgzBYozZ-SAQB2Cj2Y44ZdpmtracsL1IeN0o9b9LOAgm7NNFnrIfxFcszmhA3WLp4y81eNKfGO6Q-hIEUuYzUV814wDKgW6I_lGAL7jmX_e-CJyD66u8wmzuXPUvH9U2Q181r1s5QdpftHQvi9DIIBt7NXmD37DAWi-rkZm1coLNc0Kra/w288-h640/IMG_20220326_175721.jpg" width="288" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYUNbtInCNMJFU_8UvTA_xTzK0dQ9yvjazRBrt75XxGh4DQWoT2tycLyoliAro2st6XazqRpM9X4cUl82ouCnAq___SNWlQfZ7uYvVCr9DGHkFa6SRw97vmZB75uZhL5AasrFh-1v_Jkuwc22V1EPDbiEYKhvIfXbQ854JVhQmSZRIHOUV0BWg1EF/s2766/IMG_20220326_175746__01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2766" data-original-width="1244" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIYUNbtInCNMJFU_8UvTA_xTzK0dQ9yvjazRBrt75XxGh4DQWoT2tycLyoliAro2st6XazqRpM9X4cUl82ouCnAq___SNWlQfZ7uYvVCr9DGHkFa6SRw97vmZB75uZhL5AasrFh-1v_Jkuwc22V1EPDbiEYKhvIfXbQ854JVhQmSZRIHOUV0BWg1EF/w288-h640/IMG_20220326_175746__01.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMiuYR1t-ztgklV4TEv4wXG8jZFBRuuHkGtH2yfXxGKYz8ZWS63jmeMnfzl4oGldOJm7oM7HeOs1qABWDKR2bzvWz2E9i2cH6YsYe19scFaXlW6A_ealH_-qJiwbiSTgtpyXt8iDpWLpWWqimqbTZR26awrIBHfSYGHRLRsnzrcRIxwUGNZJbO67W/s2930/IMG_20220326_175938__01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2930" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAMiuYR1t-ztgklV4TEv4wXG8jZFBRuuHkGtH2yfXxGKYz8ZWS63jmeMnfzl4oGldOJm7oM7HeOs1qABWDKR2bzvWz2E9i2cH6YsYe19scFaXlW6A_ealH_-qJiwbiSTgtpyXt8iDpWLpWWqimqbTZR26awrIBHfSYGHRLRsnzrcRIxwUGNZJbO67W/w394-h640/IMG_20220326_175938__01.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzDhnV60b2FPhYX0ptw5kb6TNzFvkyOwhMeZpbPfesXmBvP9bYxRIidpiTAqpWc5bwZHOSrwRzU48BY_xGBMOhrfEbh_EmzCu-MSeDmzcrdos9PZSgQp8cjtp0jcuoZhU8TYK1MALnFXw8uzREKEF3LUOVywYLTjOCj0MQvBpaDXMYIp1Mstc2JK6/s4000/IMG_20220326_180221.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWzDhnV60b2FPhYX0ptw5kb6TNzFvkyOwhMeZpbPfesXmBvP9bYxRIidpiTAqpWc5bwZHOSrwRzU48BY_xGBMOhrfEbh_EmzCu-MSeDmzcrdos9PZSgQp8cjtp0jcuoZhU8TYK1MALnFXw8uzREKEF3LUOVywYLTjOCj0MQvBpaDXMYIp1Mstc2JK6/w288-h640/IMG_20220326_180221.jpg" width="288" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1gW2bTL3u7vUIwFcBMTpiboceFkWMqPSQANAcOQfEqiIKCRBizcWddp0C_QkgdOMn86eH9i0eNZ16SNpsdzeG7ykubPlipLI8rGk5ASZnFaZBT2mkxJTm34bQxWW7KOPxXQ5UVpKIcx1PaW-anouaOaIhi3D-hdAMGNsB3XcMMcKsmfN1Ri92tcp/s4000/IMG_20220326_180453.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1gW2bTL3u7vUIwFcBMTpiboceFkWMqPSQANAcOQfEqiIKCRBizcWddp0C_QkgdOMn86eH9i0eNZ16SNpsdzeG7ykubPlipLI8rGk5ASZnFaZBT2mkxJTm34bQxWW7KOPxXQ5UVpKIcx1PaW-anouaOaIhi3D-hdAMGNsB3XcMMcKsmfN1Ri92tcp/w288-h640/IMG_20220326_180453.jpg" width="288" /></a></div></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">My award was sadly absent - again. Story of my life!</font></b></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFgWQX6KP901dq3-ciPWXR7U-BlGUPGwHDMY-W-5hnBBrwU5-Q7YBm6ev4NjuSg7LlJ3Iq3l2MiixwAETwHuC-OT7kfNPzuk7zv9hjwzwZvxij7lhln7tI1pLzV_BTvTo2BZXu0tV71R91au9v7HVhumQRr-u0INsPpn5Ik8pbLGGuqZu-qWWbr19/s4000/IMG_20220326_180311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdFgWQX6KP901dq3-ciPWXR7U-BlGUPGwHDMY-W-5hnBBrwU5-Q7YBm6ev4NjuSg7LlJ3Iq3l2MiixwAETwHuC-OT7kfNPzuk7zv9hjwzwZvxij7lhln7tI1pLzV_BTvTo2BZXu0tV71R91au9v7HVhumQRr-u0INsPpn5Ik8pbLGGuqZu-qWWbr19/w288-h640/IMG_20220326_180311.jpg" width="288" /></a></font></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A good day out – we’re not out now until the Lakes Weekend, maybe giving me time to improve my level of fitness.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Pictures aren’t mine, they were taken by Wells, Vinny, Potter, and maybe others – I nicked most of them from the Club’s FB <font color="#000000">page.</font></font></p> <p><font color="#ff0000" face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" style="background-color: #cccccc;"><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/PpMjc7xEgB9mj9q19" target="_blank"><b><font color="#ff0000">More photos here</font>.</b></a></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b>Where we went:</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b></b></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZGwnZn3sfeXvXvdSMnDpRH9g0Rxf0Y_I9vy3V9WDCThjIol8nQJ22OohLo_uL11AQyq6_cMTCOXitEb1yURr0ikBaF99BdOdxxwothFygA_ZoGJzNenF4CYgwVBZmHBNWqwMDUlPbL9VoU-LRxDscprs_xDQb2RbteW2pVHSG98vPslBkasGk0qM/s1014/Tally-Ho!%20Steeplechase%202022.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="577" data-original-width="1014" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeZGwnZn3sfeXvXvdSMnDpRH9g0Rxf0Y_I9vy3V9WDCThjIol8nQJ22OohLo_uL11AQyq6_cMTCOXitEb1yURr0ikBaF99BdOdxxwothFygA_ZoGJzNenF4CYgwVBZmHBNWqwMDUlPbL9VoU-LRxDscprs_xDQb2RbteW2pVHSG98vPslBkasGk0qM/w490-h279/Tally-Ho!%20Steeplechase%202022.jpg" width="490" /></a></b></font></div><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b></b></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b>10km, about 230m of ascent.</b></font></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5823691391050130839.post-20013257097708991942022-03-23T00:09:00.003+00:002022-03-25T13:45:29.648+00:00Hope to New Mills recce<p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The <a href="https://cheshire-tally-ho.wixsite.com/cheshire-tally-ho/about" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b>Cheshire Tally-Ho! Hare & Hounds Club</b></font></a><font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: #cccccc;"></font> is a trail running club – rather an old one at that: we’re the second oldest running club in the country, being formed in 1872 –the oldest club being Thames Hare & Hounds. The Club’s well documented history makes for fascinating reading – a précis can be found <a href="https://cheshire-tally-ho.wixsite.com/cheshire-tally-ho/about" target="_blank"><font color="#ff0000" style="background-color: #cccccc;"><b>here.</b></font></a> </font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Anyroadup, at the end of each season the Club hosts a longer than normal run, a Point-to-Point, aka The Hartley Folly, to which friends and family are invited to take part.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Covid successfully scuppered plans for the P2P in 2020 and 2021, but this year it’s going to happen.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">The Plan was to run from Hope in Derbyshire, to New Mills in High Peak – a reconnoitre walk or two was in order:</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Under blue skies and warm sunshine I met up with Vinny at New Mills station. This was shorts & T shirt weather – hard to believe we were still in March.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We hopped on the train to Hope, just in time to walk back to NM.</font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvhIW9-FKH8twqTrVVBNVsoLffw4MwNee1BurvKbPy-ngANK-7sX7R39hI-NcWTd2PnFV2hdtZD-gwhjlfwDzuOUFPQsz-b-2NQVVmkU4LZb2TeXFkNfbMfCLZxbMNGPdl8KzwIkPH4QAPQhUl10Rk3yEOskSHaYVqj2vCWEwHfsko1Pjk9Lt41S3/s1000/P1090859.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUvhIW9-FKH8twqTrVVBNVsoLffw4MwNee1BurvKbPy-ngANK-7sX7R39hI-NcWTd2PnFV2hdtZD-gwhjlfwDzuOUFPQsz-b-2NQVVmkU4LZb2TeXFkNfbMfCLZxbMNGPdl8KzwIkPH4QAPQhUl10Rk3yEOskSHaYVqj2vCWEwHfsko1Pjk9Lt41S3/w499-h334/P1090859.JPG" width="499" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdb1dcsKnCMCKFGs_ZT7jVk6R0Sfw-sJxuuTnXL3tCc_rgVVi6wJ9RVcZsCoje1X4X8BmnKxnkcObata9PuZOORXXGUt6T70j2-zG0L_5E8aSP92ZBC0HZCblCY25XH4pTklt0lf18qmsDy0rjiMamZp2Ka_Cyi_KlleBg8zKAFYRwHw1OpyljN9t/s1000/P1090861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDdb1dcsKnCMCKFGs_ZT7jVk6R0Sfw-sJxuuTnXL3tCc_rgVVi6wJ9RVcZsCoje1X4X8BmnKxnkcObata9PuZOORXXGUt6T70j2-zG0L_5E8aSP92ZBC0HZCblCY25XH4pTklt0lf18qmsDy0rjiMamZp2Ka_Cyi_KlleBg8zKAFYRwHw1OpyljN9t/w500-h334/P1090861.JPG" width="500" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5pzWInL4sS8OSaxxgpWtKza11ikSGTiOpt36JSOZOkISdpjA7fShJw2PKaJBXSQnMIKsuyOv31EhIRAO3NSXRpu7-Ysg3ZtJvwPZW6Gxj_u_eBcf2XJj6fDNyC2tfc3UH41snVgCEtA2KdyX1XC0vHxVWlOMHxgkS0TWWKrQtF3bEPBflXRS0oc/s750/IMG20220323104650.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="750" data-original-width="563" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYE5pzWInL4sS8OSaxxgpWtKza11ikSGTiOpt36JSOZOkISdpjA7fShJw2PKaJBXSQnMIKsuyOv31EhIRAO3NSXRpu7-Ysg3ZtJvwPZW6Gxj_u_eBcf2XJj6fDNyC2tfc3UH41snVgCEtA2KdyX1XC0vHxVWlOMHxgkS0TWWKrQtF3bEPBflXRS0oc/w480-h640/IMG20220323104650.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsPmUeonoA1ohz3An7KxVeIN6LlUu9LgHsD2LeFbBT9obsFSZCuQkcvTVJ9G-NtukvIvuie39z09qvXlrWtYTMjEcnalEhT8Pip-Qhy8xFsorZzm8vAHxmcDiOfkylI1fe0Ven5WHmrycRQaulpp8-6_KMjzVlrpIu7ukflKJ-CGAmogp_7Y89Etf/s1000/P1090864.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYsPmUeonoA1ohz3An7KxVeIN6LlUu9LgHsD2LeFbBT9obsFSZCuQkcvTVJ9G-NtukvIvuie39z09qvXlrWtYTMjEcnalEhT8Pip-Qhy8xFsorZzm8vAHxmcDiOfkylI1fe0Ven5WHmrycRQaulpp8-6_KMjzVlrpIu7ukflKJ-CGAmogp_7Y89Etf/w496-h332/P1090864.JPG" width="496" /></a></div></font><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b> Lose Hill, from the side of Win Hill</b><br /></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Leaving the station we headed north (and uphill), skirting Win Hill, then dropping down to the Hope Valley before climbing up to the heady heights of Lose Hill almost the highest point on the route. I didn’t quite need oxygen – it was a close run thing though.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">We sat at the top for a few minutes, slurping coffee, whilst soaking in the beautiful view. </font></p><p style="text-align: left;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4GBsEgzxpxrKo0jJ3Jn_KqtA6j6iT2qskrhuVWdYWjm9GIGyxpGXkNcZRRkXEvJ5hjxWxsUUyovNB_punmvYjfZkzrTeKhpd0fbx0BqQgCfz1wdwuiEyZieKUp12QUXSOLRWtKNXy_ZNf7rEqYrz5vOkig2WzpFxx2sN3OtnkviZ8NVaOuctebge/s1000/P1090869.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia4GBsEgzxpxrKo0jJ3Jn_KqtA6j6iT2qskrhuVWdYWjm9GIGyxpGXkNcZRRkXEvJ5hjxWxsUUyovNB_punmvYjfZkzrTeKhpd0fbx0BqQgCfz1wdwuiEyZieKUp12QUXSOLRWtKNXy_ZNf7rEqYrz5vOkig2WzpFxx2sN3OtnkviZ8NVaOuctebge/w498-h333/P1090869.JPG" width="498" /></a></font></div><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></b><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Vinny, waiting for me. 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text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vrBLcOAxF8KFqKGM1nUIk-AJuJsMzFU18IcHcOrM8YAkO6QcUMTkwOH4qpOfdIWdM2KqBjtubEjc90tTl7O8_x-61DbYq7j82C47erN11eErYqYN_WSz9JkmTRicje3_H18a7UJJ_WoqkxAIv4ikac4wlt--7ys_FmASKYFzzgPoQIL0DxFP1eqV/s1000/P1090890.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vrBLcOAxF8KFqKGM1nUIk-AJuJsMzFU18IcHcOrM8YAkO6QcUMTkwOH4qpOfdIWdM2KqBjtubEjc90tTl7O8_x-61DbYq7j82C47erN11eErYqYN_WSz9JkmTRicje3_H18a7UJJ_WoqkxAIv4ikac4wlt--7ys_FmASKYFzzgPoQIL0DxFP1eqV/w494-h331/P1090890.JPG" width="494" /></a></font></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Sett Valley Cafe</font></b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><br /></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1qFmVtP9ftfOLTujgUrq-7HlvmAK4v55rOOSGj4vlEWUmljs0EqAAtU4IWOw9Vbvx2_99zKVHoctzKfWc6gNDRNb5AJZ_xghof4AOZGABWyw7Z3FAT5zLSPvu_fAiNThZ6i6QqgdO6ElPp4HoY-fOChc97dsY45dHG4DOMLP3yUdBV_C5Lz-l9X/s1000/P1090893.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="669" data-original-width="1000" height="331" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9Q1qFmVtP9ftfOLTujgUrq-7HlvmAK4v55rOOSGj4vlEWUmljs0EqAAtU4IWOw9Vbvx2_99zKVHoctzKfWc6gNDRNb5AJZ_xghof4AOZGABWyw7Z3FAT5zLSPvu_fAiNThZ6i6QqgdO6ElPp4HoY-fOChc97dsY45dHG4DOMLP3yUdBV_C5Lz-l9X/w495-h331/P1090893.JPG" width="495" /></a></font></div><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b>Back to where we started: New Mills Central</b><br /></font><p></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Conclusion: too far, and too hard. To clarify, the distance was fine, as was the terrain – it was just the combination of the two.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">A rethink is being rethunk and Plan B is coming together.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Thanks ever so much to Vinny for coming along, being such good company, and helping judge the route.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4">Plan B will be along shortly.</font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b>Where we went:</b></font></p><p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b></b></font></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DXtRcgvQeImoIFhS-eGTMCZid_DV8QNm-Xoo4CpbP-u4VRucnIWcMwWzReV84GgoCOXyFgWAL616nLfXpmB7zSmzJVF9Hilf3VcXxcZTnWFLxSvOm9b4Roxoa1iYGkpCYxAD1BjeRCm1QNoxFSu4--MLTdTULTwYooRweqGirrAphk-jZwsWKdq3/s1000/Hope%20to%20New%20Mills%2019%20miles.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="1000" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5DXtRcgvQeImoIFhS-eGTMCZid_DV8QNm-Xoo4CpbP-u4VRucnIWcMwWzReV84GgoCOXyFgWAL616nLfXpmB7zSmzJVF9Hilf3VcXxcZTnWFLxSvOm9b4Roxoa1iYGkpCYxAD1BjeRCm1QNoxFSu4--MLTdTULTwYooRweqGirrAphk-jZwsWKdq3/w582-h294/Hope%20to%20New%20Mills%2019%20miles.jpg" width="582" /></a></b></font></div><p></p> <p><b><font size="4"></font></b></p> <p><b><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">18+ miles, with far more ascent than is good for a chap.</font></font></b></p><p><i><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">Interesting (disconcerting?) that the OS app measured this route as 15.5 miles. </font></font></i></p><p><i><font size="4"><font face="Comic Sans MS">When I recorded it using my Garmin Etrex30 it came out at 18+ miles. Plotting the route on a couple of other navigation apps gave me a distance of 17.4 miles.</font> </font></i><b><font size="4"> <br /></font></b></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><font face="Comic Sans MS" size="4"></font></p> <p><b><font color="#ff0000" face="Comic Sans MS" size="4" style="background-color: #cccccc;"></font></b></p> <p><a href="https://photos.app.goo.gl/DHQag1DYPUEJgN4F6"><span style="color: red;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Comic Sans MS;">More photos here.</span></span></b></span></a><br /></p>John Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.com4