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Monday, 2 April 2012

Forest of Dean - January 2012

Well, Hereford to start with. Pip and the statue of "Dan", star of one of Elgar's Variations:

Now on to the Dean:

A wonderful old tunnel on the Hereford to Ross railway line.

Andy & Rog on the water

Thursday, 29 March 2012

Lynton - March 2012

Andy, Bryan, Rob and Neil (together with Abby & Pip) had a couple of days at Lynton. We walked around the Valley of the Rocks on Friday afternoon:

Andy on Hollerday Hill

Valley of the Rocks from Hollerday Hill

Lynmouth

On Saturday we walked from Combe Martin to Heddons Mouth, well okay, more specifically to Hunters Inn (8 miles about 3200 feet of ascent):

Bryan & Andy on the path

Andy adds to the height of Great Hangman

Abby and Pip cool their feet

Nearly the whole walk visible through the haze - Little Hangman, Great Hangman, Holdstone Down, North Cleeve and East Cleeve

On Saturday afternoon we had a stroll around the top of Countisbury Hill and strange to relate ended up in the Blue Ball:

On our way home on Sunday we stopped at Dunkery Beacon, the highest point in Somerset:

Wednesday, 7 December 2011

St Davids - November 2011

Bryan, Andy, Rog and Neil went to Whitesands to close the caravan up for the winter.

We stopped off in Solva on Friday and ate at The Harbour Inn and then headed for Whitesands Bay to give the dogs a run. The wind was blowing hard, so hard that great football-sized lumps of foam would blow up the beach to the delight of Pip who chased them for ages.

We walked into St Davids in the evening. On Saturday we walked on the coast path from Whitesands to St Davids (19.96 km - 671 m ascent). A dull sort of a day but fortunately dry. The coast path was nearly deserted, we saw about half a dozen people on our walk.

Whitesands Beach - Friday

Abby and Pip

Andy, Rog and Bryan on the Saturday walk

A seal keeps an eye on us

Neil

On Sunday we drove to Newgale and walked from Newgale to Solva. We had to tell Rog that it was a nice flat walk to keep his spirits up (7.77 km - 424 m ascent). It was a lovely sunny day, just right for a walk. We had lunch in St Davids and then headed back to the caravan. Some lolled in a stupor in front of the telly all afternoon while Andy and Neil took the dogs around St Davids Head to do a bit of Geocaching. (8.18 km - 294 m ascent).

Sunset over Ramsey Island

From the coast path

Approaching Solva

Pip

Abby

Andy, Rog & Bryan

Solva

"Look, cuddly toys. Cuddly toys!"

Total for the weekend about 28 miles and 5200 feet of ascent.

Monday, 26 September 2011

Derbyshire - September 2011

Andy, Rob, Neil and the dogs Abby and Pip went camping at the Duke of York pub in Pomeroy near Buxton and had a few walks over the weekend. Cold water, one bog, good beer and food. Marvellous.

Friday - Dovedale and a walk to Earl Sterndale to have a drink at The Quiet Woman (closed) we then walked back to The Bull I' T' Thorn (also closed) we then walked back to the Duke of York where we were camping (open!).

10 miles total - 1062 feet of ascent.

Saturday - Lathkill Dale. We walked from Monyash to Over Haddon and the Lathkil Hotel and then back to the car over the fields at the top of the dale.

9.3 miles - 762 feet of ascent.

Sunday - Wet. Home early. Shower.