tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6709083920244797482024-03-19T10:22:50.463+00:00Postcard from TimperleyThe main purpose of this blog is to keep in touch with friends and family, and maybe entertain others with common interests, particularly in relation to the outdoors. We hope you enjoy it, and your comments are valued....Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.comBlogger4624125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-5897227146538351772024-03-19T10:22:00.000+00:002024-03-19T10:22:17.032+00:00Friday 15 March 2024 - A Visit to Castlefield Viaduct<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4uHM8KmhGjbUT7KdYV8rICbwTmdTF-tPUrszxJPWc8acUQYLlDe7fWSRzjd4gPuMLJMSe-h1VF8ZaIklHk7sQKkWREh3fAbrEhOcQQ4O6Fe1WFgr87bQYpEoQsMG9rUcnGEZxw4pw6lrJSZok3kznEg7xgjDxXLOVuxXqZ7vmaQQGUD8ciHun-TsLEI/s1240/1501CastlefieldViaduct-(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4uHM8KmhGjbUT7KdYV8rICbwTmdTF-tPUrszxJPWc8acUQYLlDe7fWSRzjd4gPuMLJMSe-h1VF8ZaIklHk7sQKkWREh3fAbrEhOcQQ4O6Fe1WFgr87bQYpEoQsMG9rUcnGEZxw4pw6lrJSZok3kznEg7xgjDxXLOVuxXqZ7vmaQQGUD8ciHun-TsLEI/w640-h486/1501CastlefieldViaduct-(2).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Sue and I found time for a short tram ride to Castlefield Viaduct, where the National Trust and some of its partners have created a green space where a railway used to run until 1969. I arrived a few metres away at Central Station on my first visit to Manchester in 1967 when I had to visit UMIST for an interview to study biochemistry.</p><p>I have no recollection of the Manchester Bee from those days, but beer was less than one and six a pint (7.5p).</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLnV1FiK81GsFslxe0n82rtPm6BVxpQwIEYynlRxqHRys-_vEeF4i14MTWew3MYvC1xgMiGw4TtsdrlAjDaPmY-PNg6y0ACUcn7pab3JpaTBuTQzUE93hA0KrtGgNiU5xIulYBDsEjdxZIyni0g2mKOqFinb_7HhGN1Hl9whWDWXhJz7ouyVkEEbG6dQ/s3010/24031501CastlefieldViaduct%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3010" data-original-width="2572" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlLnV1FiK81GsFslxe0n82rtPm6BVxpQwIEYynlRxqHRys-_vEeF4i14MTWew3MYvC1xgMiGw4TtsdrlAjDaPmY-PNg6y0ACUcn7pab3JpaTBuTQzUE93hA0KrtGgNiU5xIulYBDsEjdxZIyni0g2mKOqFinb_7HhGN1Hl9whWDWXhJz7ouyVkEEbG6dQ/w546-h640/24031501CastlefieldViaduct%20(1).jpg" width="546" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There's quite a bit flowering in the garden - the staff have lost count of the species, "which must be a good thing", suggested Sacha as she guided a dozen or so visitors around the site.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOkGqf9BaJrJ41S9uePEb8CdmbVetyPWhJmyh5HO4Wx2oTtzLMJoZ5KqEvLrauB1Hg0i6qlAKZvwSmmpkgo3J-mPjtT2srZOru9RAHFQiiYN3Er2EZDwISnlXAF41_SV1dsa5SV3IP49enW4r9GKI1j0EsfcpXJ6B0ecRG9cnnmM4sQGNbZZDKCiOEpVE/w640-h480/24031501CastlefieldViaduct%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The viaduct opened in 1892/3, very close to where in 79AD a Roman fort, Mamucium, was constructed at the meeting point of two rivers, the Medlock and the Irwell. The nearby Bridgewater Canal was built in C18, and that remains in use nearby, despite the railways becoming dominant for the transport of goods in the late 1800s, when this would have been a very busy place.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEyLEbEkslOAE8inAwcMMTYsgedBP_8CXMhKOJEw-wXl7sVYIM1WZgEfm3_Qn1K3JFMCYLp7NlifRMjKzKFUv60FDs97X8OmA2ccsScorwSZn2fqOKNReKQ_hsRhn3wgMfnhBZKYhYfC-B7msyqVg62SOGLKbUcODOa_UAsI3RuYAXxEV_V54g44nBzs/s4000/24031501CastlefieldViaduct%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPEyLEbEkslOAE8inAwcMMTYsgedBP_8CXMhKOJEw-wXl7sVYIM1WZgEfm3_Qn1K3JFMCYLp7NlifRMjKzKFUv60FDs97X8OmA2ccsScorwSZn2fqOKNReKQ_hsRhn3wgMfnhBZKYhYfC-B7msyqVg62SOGLKbUcODOa_UAsI3RuYAXxEV_V54g44nBzs/w640-h480/24031501CastlefieldViaduct%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uKC9yIKNDUz7YMluom6_0sQQfoN6Brmqm_Qwe3JF1UncMHB__RYXypU2gpUHDr5HPHhF95UCAYpS7dubtsqTSEW3rlJeV_krRiX5rlHjekfh6fOflJoxJbmXfwyapfHXABxVSlPvc5rp_YE3gnConhSFD5_xG9b20IpolXe3NcwlPfBd-q-o35EVOFI/s842/20240311_202505.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" data-original-height="532" data-original-width="842" height="202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1uKC9yIKNDUz7YMluom6_0sQQfoN6Brmqm_Qwe3JF1UncMHB__RYXypU2gpUHDr5HPHhF95UCAYpS7dubtsqTSEW3rlJeV_krRiX5rlHjekfh6fOflJoxJbmXfwyapfHXABxVSlPvc5rp_YE3gnConhSFD5_xG9b20IpolXe3NcwlPfBd-q-o35EVOFI/s320/20240311_202505.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">We were treated to a great night of Trad Jazz by the Original Panama Jazz Band,</span></p><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; line-height: 14.6547px; text-align: center;">J</span><span face="arial, sans-serif" style="color: #050505; line-height: 14.6547px; text-align: center;">on Critchley (band leader) on trumpet, Brian Singleton on drums, Andrew McKenzie on trombone/vocals, </span></span><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">Howard Worthington on bass & vocals, Mike Hayler on Reeds, and Mark Challinor on guitar/banjo. This was tonight’s band, of which only two of the above, Jon and Andrew, are actually members of the OPJB! A very good performance, plus a couple of vocal contributions from another guest, Carol Oldham.</span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #050505; font-family: inherit;">Meanwhile, our eleven year old computer has been deemed uneconomic to repair, hence this mobile posting and no attempt (yet) to tidy up the Kandersteg postings.</span></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-35914735271118341932024-03-08T20:56:00.000+00:002024-03-08T20:56:15.111+00:00Friday 8 March 2024 - A Walk to Daubensee<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJXm5W25ctng54as-oPYeM5slfHlY7YY__EJB_HqWEHB71NW_l-fjdHo4loJW05rLFuNxrOtHXQhcU1_W8DahmjQz_M6tAN-X_mg2dHqRvTGCHO_xyrqabSNxtztUXlGc1rneEn2fLIhy0K-pcbpRELKqiOo5TVaNFUosxUrWfuI8tNu-5h1X6gLTusC0/s2048/IMG-20240308-WA0000.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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<span style="font-size: 16px;">After changing our minds several times we decided to forgo cross country skiing in favour of a walk to some new views. It proved to be a wise decision. Jonathan and Susan joined us on the number 241 bus after Sue and I had returned our skis to Grossen Sport. It was nowhere near as busy as yesterday. J and S got the cablecar after ours as they didn't have pre booked tickets (ours came with the package).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">We soon headed off along the shared trail on which Sue and I came to grief yesterday. Walking was much easier. After yesterday's calm conditions, today's 'blue sky day' brought with it a cold strong wind that was in our faces to varying degrees all the way to the terminus of our exploits, overlooking Daubensee, a lake just below the Gemmi Pass. In days gone by I've camped near here.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">There were very few people cross country skiing. Conditions were tough, with spindrift filling some of the trails as soon as they were groomed. We were lucky to have yesterday's perfect conditions and would have found the same trails both boring and tedious had we gone that route today. Our walk was about 6 km there, with about 450 metres ascent, and we returned the same way.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">We stopped three times as the wind blew us back to the Sunnbüel cablecar. First at a high hotel, for coffees and hot chocolate, then on a corner on the path that was sheltered from the wind, where we had enjoyed elevenses on the way up. It was here that Jonathan's prized Waterstones bag blew away, and Sue discovered an accident in her rucksack. The eggs must have been 'boiled' in cold water! What a mess...</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">A bit further down we found a sheltered sunny spot under the eaves of a farm building. This was to be our tea and cheese break, but sadly the tea had disappeared. There should have been half a litre left in the flask. Where it disappeared to remains a mystery.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">After that it was an easy walk back to Sunnbüel, where the next cablecar linked nicely with the hourly bus back to Kandersteg and the delights of the hotel's sauna.</span></div><div><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">We joined forces with Jonathan and Susan for the last of Nico's excellent four course meals, a most enjoyable way of concluding the week, as we have an early start for tomorrow's journey home.</span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240308_215436_622.sdocx--></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-26894849744876756422024-03-07T20:19:00.000+00:002024-03-07T20:19:34.224+00:00Thursday 7 March 2024 - Skiing from Sunnbüel<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXVbdYqKThlZghMl6WyQ1sbDbe5fLpsY0HJaWaVWT80Xk2HxmqRLxRX0f00GKiDdbhRba_o9lh1kvxbKuW8Je0GDjm1184YlJfICT-EvKWhm1V_LqxRyl0oTYNcg9dHHAAP1a0TGte7vaNxIgdPp_n6Bl8s9ELNyw02H8ZA1T_ToWIXdomBuZ5dBbZss/s4000/20240307_081005.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWXVbdYqKThlZghMl6WyQ1sbDbe5fLpsY0HJaWaVWT80Xk2HxmqRLxRX0f00GKiDdbhRba_o9lh1kvxbKuW8Je0GDjm1184YlJfICT-EvKWhm1V_LqxRyl0oTYNcg9dHHAAP1a0TGte7vaNxIgdPp_n6Bl8s9ELNyw02H8ZA1T_ToWIXdomBuZ5dBbZss/s320/20240307_081005.jpg" width="320" /></a><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI-2fKrIaCItsdg2noGmxg3HJCtEnci8JSn_Ug7wHVdqyXtenPR0l8A39YPUQeSJ3gk_oJxG_c0JOcH5hehGy1pn2CNYZ2icCxxG8DiRKARBy3UzU-AcVe3vrHM2ISNrOdg0tf89eCoI7Wp-I-dSJWoQWzFWWwROSs_jApH6dzU4KZQpZXgpJe7vgfxaQ/s320/20240307_161352.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">At last, a blue sky day above fresh snow. Apparently they have been waiting for this since last December, so we may have just enjoyed the best day of the entire season. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Not unexpectedly, the bus to the Sunnbüel cablecar and the cablecar itself were heaving with people. But once we were up at Sunnbüel (1936 metres) and away from the shared tracks, we had a most enjoyable cross country skiing day on freshly groomed pistes with fewer people than we see on the tracks in Gatinau Park, where we've sadly been unable to visit since 2020.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Sue and I successfully skied down a steep, pristine piste before making our way up to a track shared with walkers and snowshoes. Here we failed to comprehend the steepness of the track and managed to wipe out in front of the hordes. Soon afterwards Sue managed a face plant that sadly broke her sunglasses. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">But after that it was fine, and we enjoyed the trails, contrived though they are. A small bench in the shade proved a good venue for elevenses, and a 'lap' of the trails later, for lunch.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">On our return in the cablecar we passed through a band of cloud and arrived at the bus stop with 50 minutes to spare. So we decided to walk 1.5 km then ski 3.5 km on the village trails. After already having skied about 13 km on the high trails, this was hard work. The snow at village level is melting fast, making the skiing quite tricky.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Back at base by 4:30, there was time for a swim for Sue and a sauna for both of us before aperitifs were served prior to an excellent gourmet five course meal.</span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240307_211802_070.sdocx--></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-80888314976022853722024-03-06T16:33:00.000+00:002024-03-06T16:33:09.696+00:00Wednesday 6 March 2024 - Snow in Kandersteg <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2e8VxcylDPjqENXYj_lppuywK-kvZLuaCSpEqLE63iMersykVtKH2s11njqQr1ejtKt2bsC-hobpHINREYPBvRj-9cxBFLEDZsbYHOT9AWk8tEHk83zgpYTo1bu3jyQBU2ZlhNci3TvkPSd__GRGNxr7oFUny2u0zIlfjcw7KzKsGDbtPqjHM_jE9cU/s4000/20240306_091722.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD2e8VxcylDPjqENXYj_lppuywK-kvZLuaCSpEqLE63iMersykVtKH2s11njqQr1ejtKt2bsC-hobpHINREYPBvRj-9cxBFLEDZsbYHOT9AWk8tEHk83zgpYTo1bu3jyQBU2ZlhNci3TvkPSd__GRGNxr7oFUny2u0zIlfjcw7KzKsGDbtPqjHM_jE9cU/s320/20240306_091722.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_sD9k-LaG9gpMZCkodjvKBN4tG7ku3HhKsHCYIjrkSujiENc5OqpX3drtmbpEw1wIjZr_ifmyd7EEaxDMM1tCG2xG-JkF7eDJ7NxBD7jFErw2AaRMnAUHkD33HZh2TJbsEoBh-c2k0D1JkB5FpyCprNCgUFxBd50kFi5R1V3LKYLf-SM38PqZFluz14I/s320/IMG-20240306-WA0000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Snow. A decent amount overnight, continuing with light snow today. We decided that as the conditions are quite different to yesterday's we would walk around Kandersteg again.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">The cloud was down so we had no views of significance, the mountains being well hidden. Starting with a 3 km 'red' loop to the Oeschinensee cablecar station, we followed that by taking the 'green' route to Höh, going in the opposite direction to yesterday and opting out of the pink signs in favour of following the panoramic route. Just for a change; lots of viewpoints but no actual views.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Elevenses were enjoyed on a bench on the way up, and we had lunch on the same bench as yesterday. After this we picked up the 'blue' trail to Filfalle and the scout camp, from where it was an easy walk home through the snow. 12 km with 280 metres ascent. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">After a bit of R&R we toddled off to Grossen Sport near the station and picked up the skis that had been ordered for us. Good equipment - it looks brand new. A contrast to our experiences in Estonia and Poland. </span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Then we found a ski trail from the hotel and enjoyed a 2.5 km warm up. Sue stayed upright but I fell over twice. It's easy to fall, not so easy to get up again! It's four years since we last skied.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Tonight it's our special five course dinner, featuring a cheese fondue. I'd been wondering what would happen to all the half eaten loaves of various different breads that we have at breakfast time.</span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240306_170334_495.sdocx--></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-72155832827622355252024-03-05T16:33:00.002+00:002024-03-05T16:33:39.622+00:00Tuesday 5 March 2024 - Around Kandersteg <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSiyEXoy8jFY16Ik6Z4Eq967sqjwjA5TzRXYnGBfZxKdnRCEYeYvUwi-mAw9OYECr4CAQ1a_5qyet5Bm6h8DPvva9r7TSKuZmb6LgSj_9TE5agbtkRYke_qvMcZE5pck6q90qlFiHRq334V0tPVSXr-hoAUD1bG96azKlE_5uNQzGIReWKG64k1RHJC0/s4000/20240305_102833.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOSiyEXoy8jFY16Ik6Z4Eq967sqjwjA5TzRXYnGBfZxKdnRCEYeYvUwi-mAw9OYECr4CAQ1a_5qyet5Bm6h8DPvva9r7TSKuZmb6LgSj_9TE5agbtkRYke_qvMcZE5pck6q90qlFiHRq334V0tPVSXr-hoAUD1bG96azKlE_5uNQzGIReWKG64k1RHJC0/s320/20240305_102833.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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The cloud was down all day, but thankfully the rain eased between 10 am and 3 pm, offering us the chance of a dryish 13 km walk with 300 metres ascent. We took the pink (winter walking) routes, first to the Sunnbüel cablecar station, then back on the west side of the valley, over Höh. As pleasant a walk as we could choose in the circumstances.</span></p>
<span style="font-size: 16px;">We passed an ancient hotel, and the end of a 14 km railway tunnel that was built between 1906 and 1912. It's a busy route for freight, passengers and cars, saving a journey of several hours over high mountain passes.</span><div><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Lunch was enjoyed on a bench outside a barn, where we especially enjoyed the slabs of cheese from the breakfast buffet, and listened to a medley of songs emanating from the pine forest:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Great tit, willow tit, coal tit, Long-tailed tit, Marsh tit, red crossbill, goldcrest, tree creeper and more.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">There were wild flowers as well, amongst them:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Ling, white butterbur and the bright red berries of wall cotoneaster. </span><div><br /><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240305_161722_208.sdocx--><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Back before 3 pm, giving us plenty of time to enjoy the sauna and contact Headwater, the part of Exodus who have organised this week for us, to discuss ski collection and any appropriate refunds given the unsuitable weather for skiing. There is one location nearby where skiing should be possible on Thursday and Friday, so watch this space!</span></div></div></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">Later:</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGCk5b1IAke7nkfjWtMlz8_Sx9NscDcT7ATYuXexDIDsSvCtkTFmzOJAPpBIzyf_ZIcdE1gRmRGhlx7yg4AYZPfT3aSKR61iXIyc4hRNrduXaaliRaJ63H2bL07gKd1FaAJWbBV1jxNKrWNQWW9UgwdYvBygMlqrFfuZIfhrMUt3V5_AvNbRIDV01vlE/s4000/20240305_171640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGCk5b1IAke7nkfjWtMlz8_Sx9NscDcT7ATYuXexDIDsSvCtkTFmzOJAPpBIzyf_ZIcdE1gRmRGhlx7yg4AYZPfT3aSKR61iXIyc4hRNrduXaaliRaJ63H2bL07gKd1FaAJWbBV1jxNKrWNQWW9UgwdYvBygMlqrFfuZIfhrMUt3V5_AvNbRIDV01vlE/w400-h300/20240305_171640.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-72142556872346393212024-03-04T17:26:00.004+00:002024-03-04T17:35:20.397+00:00Monday 4 March 2024 - A Walk from Adelboden<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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So another slow start, on this relaxing holiday. Clearly our 6 day ski pass/hire wouldn't all be needed as today was unsuitable, especially as the guys who were due to provide the skis had decided it wasn't worth opening their shop today. What a contrast to my previous winter visit.</span></p><span style="font-size: 16px;">There's a Ramblers group of nearly 20 here, and another 'Headwater' couple. We all get the same four course menu with a choice from three 'mains', but only the 'Headwaters' have the added privilege of being allowed to raid the breakfast buffet (with its great selection of breads, cheeses, etc) for our self constructed packed lunches.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Anyway, we saw all these people set off for the 10 o'clock bus to Adelboden, and after a bit of thought we decided that was a good plan for the day. We missed the bus by some way as we hadn't started to get ready. However, Sue spotted that there was a train at 10:15 that should catch up with the bus in Frutigen. And so it did. The Ramblers had got off there, but the other 'Headwaters', who turned out to be Susan and Jonathan, from London, were still there. After independently finding coffee shops we finished up heading in improving weather in the same direction and spent the day with this like minded couple.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">We had all chosen an obvious route for a day walk, namely a descent from the town to the valley, which we then walked up as far as Unter dem Birg (1405 metres). The only way of proceeding further from here is to take a cablecar. Re enjoyed our excellent </span><span style="font-size: 16px;">Seiler's Vintage Hotel packed lunches on a bench in view of frozen cascades down a wall of rock.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Then we walked back to Adelboden, past verges rich with Oxlips, and beautifully coloured bracket fungi, with ten minutes to spare before catching the 3:51 bus back to Kandersteg, a nice hour long journey.</span><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Swim and sauna for Sue, hot shower and blogging/reading for me, and hopefully another excellent four course meal to follow. </span><br />
<!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240304_182117_324.sdocx--></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-34962886408992808882024-03-03T15:44:00.004+00:002024-03-03T19:04:29.825+00:00Sunday 3 March 2024 - A Walk to Oeschinensee<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmouiDmIr-UROHezXB_24YrLjy5CGcXRcZafMQrSE1UzCiUy6Wc9xa-Kc3LG3dWMUM_-XkdhGHdJFCCVHIbq1rW6YbyeTM4FXk224dRDCTjLqzFIS5XGHnvtu9towKhTfaE-CSbRQ24WT827nJRvhycThw2gyYQ6gLNpGzulGD_dnhz5z4tuYdNAED4-4/s4000/20240303_094621.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmouiDmIr-UROHezXB_24YrLjy5CGcXRcZafMQrSE1UzCiUy6Wc9xa-Kc3LG3dWMUM_-XkdhGHdJFCCVHIbq1rW6YbyeTM4FXk224dRDCTjLqzFIS5XGHnvtu9towKhTfaE-CSbRQ24WT827nJRvhycThw2gyYQ6gLNpGzulGD_dnhz5z4tuYdNAED4-4/s320/20240303_094621.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCgFYF9d4IMqXgxP7D_UqNuSG1tZT90lRUkGjIPqOGAKr1R0cQ_lHUcsuSQjgv8GCqZf7iJ3SgKtw-x2CGjw0c15i0MwmZY5HjAeew-NzEk8XPMHgtErdaSDPrTN6Mmcc4ud_v8P9XEgLnRQHGX8OAaSaVI71hDynbKFNKJJvHVyZETWNS06-QzO0HZA/s4000/20240303_094644.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCgFYF9d4IMqXgxP7D_UqNuSG1tZT90lRUkGjIPqOGAKr1R0cQ_lHUcsuSQjgv8GCqZf7iJ3SgKtw-x2CGjw0c15i0MwmZY5HjAeew-NzEk8XPMHgtErdaSDPrTN6Mmcc4ud_v8P9XEgLnRQHGX8OAaSaVI71hDynbKFNKJJvHVyZETWNS06-QzO0HZA/s320/20240303_094644.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">We rose late, and again admired the views from our windows (above).</span><p></p><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240303_161229_473.sdocx--><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddMEuMhv1hwba97ytjLGiVLQc4Au8YvlKa2PdGD9ezIkxCzNbML-g8Phbc3xGqhivoPFBKYYJFmlDwiErlZ4b6qY8EP41y3YoJpSYSp3FAsxT2hf2HZHUHK9kLfJ_5QTdNqGAwdh5os1_sW94l5xCfB3ADunPy9xHVCBefC7GkdbN6tMQnKVDbFWzKmU/s4000/20240303_100929.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhddMEuMhv1hwba97ytjLGiVLQc4Au8YvlKa2PdGD9ezIkxCzNbML-g8Phbc3xGqhivoPFBKYYJFmlDwiErlZ4b6qY8EP41y3YoJpSYSp3FAsxT2hf2HZHUHK9kLfJ_5QTdNqGAwdh5os1_sW94l5xCfB3ADunPy9xHVCBefC7GkdbN6tMQnKVDbFWzKmU/s320/20240303_100929.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Given that afternoon rain was forecast, we decided to delay s</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">orting out cross country skiing, and after a buffet breakfast we headed up to Oeschinensee via a steep zigzag path that bypasses Port.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">
<span>There were good views from the ascent</span><br /><br /><span>Coltsfoot, Hepatica and Butterbur were sprouting freely, together with Heather (Ling), being unconstrained from their usual snow cover.</span><br /><br /><span>Eventually the path contoured round to a cabin/barn, where we enjoyed elevenses in the sunshine on the calm day.</span><br />
<br /><span>Just a handful of other walkers were seen. We ignored a 'Path Closed due avalanche risk' and we saw no sign of such a risk.</span><br />
<span>Eventually we found some snow and some deserted pistes. At our highest point, before descending to Oeschinensee, we encountered an official looking chap who informed us that everything was closed today due to high winds. So that's why the pistes were deserted. We had got this far in blissful ignorance of the closures, though we had wondered why the cable cars weren't working. </span><br />
<span>What could we do? Well, perhaps go down. Our official wasn't sure about that as the rescue service wasn't operating and we might fall on the ice...</span></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br />
<span>Eventually we just set off, closely observed by a hovering eagle, and admired the views over Oeschinensee.</span><br /><br /><span>Then we returned easily down a snowshoe trail (no snowshoes needed today, and Sue only fell over once on the ice) and back to base for some R&R after our 11 km walk with 650 metres ascent.</span></span></div><div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;"><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240303_163338_821.sdocx--></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZoGs0U5NHwCdUO54y7yOO7gO9SRD0iK2f3gsipJxEOJivqdsBbAPdXKA1nPHVHfFOYoqbTz3Y3NuXAX84rOR9qlrFGnuf9cs3mcJMEH9wfYkK5Nzroh4rEa23ghrzFxxGcuC3Q48wJSSUmhoh0nkpBdKX5-lgliAuMgmYMyOyUHc9uujZ42GP7cpBUw/s4000/20240303_131608.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoZoGs0U5NHwCdUO54y7yOO7gO9SRD0iK2f3gsipJxEOJivqdsBbAPdXKA1nPHVHfFOYoqbTz3Y3NuXAX84rOR9qlrFGnuf9cs3mcJMEH9wfYkK5Nzroh4rEa23ghrzFxxGcuC3Q48wJSSUmhoh0nkpBdKX5-lgliAuMgmYMyOyUHc9uujZ42GP7cpBUw/s320/20240303_131608.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="1560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN1zhY5cvW-vLfGjFvvIMo8z0ryh5B8UXl7vb_QsmUkD0L9BD72gqajvwU7tQRLN9F513gFBwDOg2Z5w4HEuCaqF2HZDz_sSqN5_FAh0HnGopdhlb2fBjlv5-WiOm_58deywns8H3uRutaYllFHOxhbvudl0tRYxaDADDVu1oRQwQKnbA_PKpqw2zAb_w/s320/mrousavy3943545134756787068.jpg" width="277" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">As you can see, I've been unable to insert the pictures in the correct places. I'll have to revert to just a few 'header' pictures and some text for the rest of this trip, adding more images when I get home and our computer is mended. </span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuwF2yFty7LznKsJ1ayHqRFMcvClaRwUHUPhaPkOp4jY4C4xXIBNeYUMyHW7KRaYus83dUACknNbY-pCZ0xanUQFqoGdAeFxxzTleE6yoRZ1TKkJXp0gTuVMFZH8Zu76zRIHHe4NiUbzWY7iQT45DHGbV9DS_1a41apTBI24dFfXq_ENPWxxHwbObI_s/s4000/20240303_101145.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOuwF2yFty7LznKsJ1ayHqRFMcvClaRwUHUPhaPkOp4jY4C4xXIBNeYUMyHW7KRaYus83dUACknNbY-pCZ0xanUQFqoGdAeFxxzTleE6yoRZ1TKkJXp0gTuVMFZH8Zu76zRIHHe4NiUbzWY7iQT45DHGbV9DS_1a41apTBI24dFfXq_ENPWxxHwbObI_s/s320/20240303_101145.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-2388411568504369682024-03-02T19:26:00.004+00:002024-03-02T19:26:26.855+00:00Saturday 2 March 2024 - A Trip to Kandersteg<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JHeSiQB_juR_6Yskw_SGb8XDIIkjxQFPGQzZE1UGlTrfzZ4GfaZ3JVTN-VYSeFsd3Khi1VIKcqkgaP_uGsJXuq5NnRKQjxnCno5FqHlm1jgr2Ma0_hJ02FlAfMlcZ519Kc_ZjxB5Oe_fBX6zs44MVFHfzRIG-H3kntHTZxjsiH3JEoLFa6UwXKqBYjo/s4000/20240302_104953.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="3000" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8JHeSiQB_juR_6Yskw_SGb8XDIIkjxQFPGQzZE1UGlTrfzZ4GfaZ3JVTN-VYSeFsd3Khi1VIKcqkgaP_uGsJXuq5NnRKQjxnCno5FqHlm1jgr2Ma0_hJ02FlAfMlcZ519Kc_ZjxB5Oe_fBX6zs44MVFHfzRIG-H3kntHTZxjsiH3JEoLFa6UwXKqBYjo/s320/20240302_104953.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span>M</span><span style="font-size: 16px;">y first flight since returning from Ottawa in Feb 2020, just before Covid hit.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">6:30 - Passenger Cars taxi to Terminal 1 (£19).</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Usual problems for me getting through security. I forgot that a Kindle is an electrical item that needs to go through separately. Anyway, plenty of time, and Sue is able to get the boarding pass qr codes on her phone. My android phone doesn't show them.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Gate 24 at T1 for the 8:45 Swiss Air to Zurich on a cool, overcast morning. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Castlefield Gardens booked for 15 March.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Airbus A320 not full.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: 16px;">Smooth flight and easy train ride to Kandersteg and our base for the week, Seiler's Vintage Hotel, reached at 4:30.</span><div><br /><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240302_200912_171.sdocx--><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuS1YVGmdRc5dH4O1PuJhZDhFamMQcibGG_AlP_G6TLsUERkrbfcY7HVFiK_COH8OPAFPXuUfiYLoiM38RvMdK86a3lwRGpxpsmBjPHYJEDV1djVfIpZbO9nlUf0yWRXsUvG-F6U1zzodTtdooh-wCD-VSKY71L9y4v0wCUBzZv5UYiFbB0lGvaYPhPQ/s4000/20240302_110901.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnuS1YVGmdRc5dH4O1PuJhZDhFamMQcibGG_AlP_G6TLsUERkrbfcY7HVFiK_COH8OPAFPXuUfiYLoiM38RvMdK86a3lwRGpxpsmBjPHYJEDV1djVfIpZbO9nlUf0yWRXsUvG-F6U1zzodTtdooh-wCD-VSKY71L9y4v0wCUBzZv5UYiFbB0lGvaYPhPQ/s320/20240302_110901.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PUApfbv2WGtiP4rjW6ywSflG9rk2pDRqVaKGTZKmafYdIDgPilmTn2F1GifCLjFEgF-L6y-1lji_p32ehSBfYU54cRSX4cKKKOGcs-A-Wfqbjs2YoI724zQ7dOZkGjzoLNjqceWg9l6n6FNuJ5Ep1YvF5vsAuSW4qVyRK5g9V4kxHRuSFiSXotbDpEI/s4000/20240302_154320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3PUApfbv2WGtiP4rjW6ywSflG9rk2pDRqVaKGTZKmafYdIDgPilmTn2F1GifCLjFEgF-L6y-1lji_p32ehSBfYU54cRSX4cKKKOGcs-A-Wfqbjs2YoI724zQ7dOZkGjzoLNjqceWg9l6n6FNuJ5Ep1YvF5vsAuSW4qVyRK5g9V4kxHRuSFiSXotbDpEI/s320/20240302_154320.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>Above: the view from Spiez Station.<div>Below: a view from our hotel room.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;">By 5:30 Sue had explored the sauna, and we had admired views up and down the valley from our luxurious room. It's supposed to be a cross country skiing trip, but it looks as if we'll be doing more walking than skiing.</span>
<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 16px;">Nice four course meal at the hotel before writing this (not without 'technical' difficulties), and crashing out.</span><!--/data/user/0/com.samsung.android.app.notes/files/clipdata/clipdata_bodytext_240302_202155_211.sdocx--></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoiq-3FOsH1yBPRyU9StSf402sI-JyjAuyxmntSyARgYrTC8Zyy0UzbNjvpHa4p8W3CUZ71L2SPGtEbd-1W6SzyiRky8QM7uEZVuAlYVAl_lyfae6kLreWhKDoCBKaYmJEjhDF03aQcUygmSg7seHZhfKkQ4oSnHzGM1gE66kjpGGu42XCaWv_5coxFo/s4000/20240302_165311.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoiq-3FOsH1yBPRyU9StSf402sI-JyjAuyxmntSyARgYrTC8Zyy0UzbNjvpHa4p8W3CUZ71L2SPGtEbd-1W6SzyiRky8QM7uEZVuAlYVAl_lyfae6kLreWhKDoCBKaYmJEjhDF03aQcUygmSg7seHZhfKkQ4oSnHzGM1gE66kjpGGu42XCaWv_5coxFo/s320/20240302_165311.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-36957407657594384942024-03-02T17:12:00.003+00:002024-03-02T18:10:34.022+00:00Friday = Isabella Day (62)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb4YhSTce9oYQG57zPeTWQsba3bzecxYtI5LJV2mEuoQIinjQ2rnIdtkn7-eLhZpJPJ1mQUgaf515U-wt0LEIIr9TWOxvf5xWU1PTn28aHEofe6OT7XGY9YBeON_VfJVbvNeSuKI40pBeVfFDzG8YjaZgxch37rrbXtt_VLbjCJLDtbEBonBKfCrJfrE/s4000/20240301_104134.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAb4YhSTce9oYQG57zPeTWQsba3bzecxYtI5LJV2mEuoQIinjQ2rnIdtkn7-eLhZpJPJ1mQUgaf515U-wt0LEIIr9TWOxvf5xWU1PTn28aHEofe6OT7XGY9YBeON_VfJVbvNeSuKI40pBeVfFDzG8YjaZgxch37rrbXtt_VLbjCJLDtbEBonBKfCrJfrE/s320/20240301_104134.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><p>Just a few pictures from today's visit to Little Scholar in Altrincham, after which we cooked pancakes and played at home while the weather slowly improved.</p></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPLSmzyzQjRO3CkkblDzwk_GA1k3ogQ_5RjWpQ-O7B9XN9ANIpMYxJFO0KeE_5mMi95ibvyCzzPnMXmHTre8zlIeNR58IuIlAGdag_VaTB4h1gsPGGwC1akE2ajOECjlpyWWXyr-zCDgk8mfpjamNz05UUMskakL12lfkjkOM3AiZFecsFcXTFw6nwTw/s3615/20240301_094809.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3615" data-original-width="2633" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzPLSmzyzQjRO3CkkblDzwk_GA1k3ogQ_5RjWpQ-O7B9XN9ANIpMYxJFO0KeE_5mMi95ibvyCzzPnMXmHTre8zlIeNR58IuIlAGdag_VaTB4h1gsPGGwC1akE2ajOECjlpyWWXyr-zCDgk8mfpjamNz05UUMskakL12lfkjkOM3AiZFecsFcXTFw6nwTw/s320/20240301_094809.jpg" width="233" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNSHfwTjYnIN1wYdCD8CRqCs4ce_MVZ18XHi1VYZztPt5wemMM-wVd_WIFzPGTgpU6AL8C1JN9tw2H3uobYu0lE0TDgcrauaTpmidkRL8dlYVEWVvDYXAMAyOHxvUkm4Jl_l8LXaRNrdHFpdmdhmk6ODF-arbHJH8l4ID1jxx2zUJvOLVQ7Dl2u_mOvM/s3199/20240301_094837.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3199" data-original-width="2120" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfNSHfwTjYnIN1wYdCD8CRqCs4ce_MVZ18XHi1VYZztPt5wemMM-wVd_WIFzPGTgpU6AL8C1JN9tw2H3uobYu0lE0TDgcrauaTpmidkRL8dlYVEWVvDYXAMAyOHxvUkm4Jl_l8LXaRNrdHFpdmdhmk6ODF-arbHJH8l4ID1jxx2zUJvOLVQ7Dl2u_mOvM/s320/20240301_094837.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><span style="font-size: 16px;"><br /></span></div>Then a minor problem as our computer seemed to suffer 'death'. Hopefully a repairable 'death'. Grapevine was shut due to a bereavement, so the dead machine was taken to Hazel, who lives near Grapevine and can take it in next week for repair (by the same people who built it many years ago and who regularly tell me it's only the bits that fail that need replacing!).</span><p></p>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-17301267804354240262024-02-29T18:45:00.002+00:002024-02-29T18:50:26.672+00:00Wednesday 27 February 2024 - Dunham Massey Winter Garden<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP7X6iSwxIjvQB_UyqwI6_Drv9uUTbFYYBINn-9KpQDfHocfny48Fhg9PMNWvVFIJMyAx4w9TXnf5vEicOuajfNxLJZlD_DfnovFQwe38CHrDiZNNncOyPcAH2VEDr-1uq2vS1BQJsaaupUlaP0CWRACsqBwZpeVSsPq_7fwr7kXvr7HgU9h7mE0yocA/s1140/2801Dunham-(24).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="1140" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPP7X6iSwxIjvQB_UyqwI6_Drv9uUTbFYYBINn-9KpQDfHocfny48Fhg9PMNWvVFIJMyAx4w9TXnf5vEicOuajfNxLJZlD_DfnovFQwe38CHrDiZNNncOyPcAH2VEDr-1uq2vS1BQJsaaupUlaP0CWRACsqBwZpeVSsPq_7fwr7kXvr7HgU9h7mE0yocA/w640-h640/2801Dunham-(24).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Hellebore</span></i></p><p></p><p>Pedal power took Sue and me to Dunham Massey today. Despite a dull (almost rainy) morning, we enjoyed the 10 km bike ride each way, and admired the flowers in the Winter Garden.</p><p>That's enough said. Click on any image for a slideshow - most of the photos taken by Sue.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU2rOv9h7ecDmfD-OfKX8ZsHIlL91l_-IIsc68evkWBxjYYsp_nfvJqprbBRfhDXx3Hb_ALxevVYr720Q-WyfaFv4ieznBJo1rYChN3dPJNC9cpIZn-3RPCa8mQ0PO52n_J7rqpj1eujlQHvDe-mExl9Bl10H88PLSHPFKgsCwiHiS9w9bvNEnB2knLr0/s4000/24022801Dunham%20(1).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/AVvXsEjU2rOv9h7ecDmfD-OfKX8ZsHIlL91l_-IIsc68evkWBxjYYsp_nfvJqprbBRfhDXx3Hb_ALxevVYr720Q-WyfaFv4ieznBJo1rYChN3dPJNC9cpIZn-3RPCa8mQ0PO52n_J7rqpj1eujlQHvDe-mExl9Bl10H88PLSHPFKgsCwiHiS9w9bvNEnB2knLr0/w480-h640/24022801Dunham%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Daffodils</span></i></div></i><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRztp2vdumKUrOckcWXQXCenrxgtCPqpYyJy2PvYF35fLqNLP2ZQsyVDKgWQZHoOR-qG1wrIOojZVaWvcYA10cifT86py13te6MZZGnVkscGaki21DLOSkw1Dn4wDN1RJ-ZVBfhWxg2AJfRzu-HAdYQsTQRVWyjTarTzECsMYtyVKlePli28ZVedquesQ/w640-h480/24022801Dunham%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Camelia</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrexzJW0MGTlZQ3ySr4P1aso89faxSlKzUsr4PNKlOS0we-zmyaWhnClXA19vzP6i8my_9ijJcP7LuUoxstOKMxTsjAFwFYn9f90I1W1VEcFFGlSH05IYXB20RWWf6EC0yRrnsQc9tguGB_qiCP4lN_r8a_3Si0QBT32mEQWAxMeCWSkBmoKTQN5YIlZg/s2445/24022801Dunham%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2203" data-original-width="2445" height="496" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrexzJW0MGTlZQ3ySr4P1aso89faxSlKzUsr4PNKlOS0we-zmyaWhnClXA19vzP6i8my_9ijJcP7LuUoxstOKMxTsjAFwFYn9f90I1W1VEcFFGlSH05IYXB20RWWf6EC0yRrnsQc9tguGB_qiCP4lN_r8a_3Si0QBT32mEQWAxMeCWSkBmoKTQN5YIlZg/w640-h576/24022801Dunham%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Camelia</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1678" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSE-0DFG_OfI-I4v404Y_QoVGB2pLY-nOHc8shcVUuEOekVzavsygk9VoDrYuXfdsjpyrU9auCn9h0r10acl5CPOp5LP-MQ8vc9we-oV0-QlUa5Aw9IAUIpPJZWRaRdtEXfSEKsBSr-j_GYLc4nNSjt0bpiAdZS9rX-JhKIw1zM0_qNROXqKoUraITPGQ/w524-h640/24022801Dunham%20(14).jpg" width="524" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Irises by the Orangery, where a rather dim long tailed tit was desperately trying to get out of the building</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdEE-P5aPxmXyTf13dvslQUlSBTRx58COzGRDXEAm0MlGagic33foebblcPBtSiWXPFQbA1frSuQ7j7LU_5VdwJ-ektFJMm7rGdnBMzEgzgtqUQoMPrwvxizBaXhCIlLMNj7dZVF_PhNxozBhimpeNHehdp8eXq0EvSulJOAQsVYAH87y3b9JPT9zphs/s2048/24022801Dunham%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1921" data-original-width="2048" height="515" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMdEE-P5aPxmXyTf13dvslQUlSBTRx58COzGRDXEAm0MlGagic33foebblcPBtSiWXPFQbA1frSuQ7j7LU_5VdwJ-ektFJMm7rGdnBMzEgzgtqUQoMPrwvxizBaXhCIlLMNj7dZVF_PhNxozBhimpeNHehdp8eXq0EvSulJOAQsVYAH87y3b9JPT9zphs/w640-h600/24022801Dunham%20(15).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Iris</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoo7AgVWkB6QhKRk2_uKjKbp-HziSYrqtBBEaa8hHlzyWGIS-zH4f7caiFxHu-00Y19vui3A40CesS7OtWoSPP6tAHQUNo_4YJO228dXjQOdyA6GCSJfjgQAaTHPcdoSX4VwzA-SquEkGyLhGqa_JAbacI6aW6seR6iAMPXs6m_aYBb5ARvSvgTSZm-g/s2048/24022801Dunham%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1388" data-original-width="2048" height="373" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoo7AgVWkB6QhKRk2_uKjKbp-HziSYrqtBBEaa8hHlzyWGIS-zH4f7caiFxHu-00Y19vui3A40CesS7OtWoSPP6tAHQUNo_4YJO228dXjQOdyA6GCSJfjgQAaTHPcdoSX4VwzA-SquEkGyLhGqa_JAbacI6aW6seR6iAMPXs6m_aYBb5ARvSvgTSZm-g/w640-h434/24022801Dunham%20(16).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Cyclamen</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Witch Hazel</span></i></div><div style="font-style: italic; text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;">(Later) - a visit with Cary and Penny to the Aspire restaurant at South Trafford College, and a lovely three course meal for all of £12 a head, courtesy of some enthusiastic and very well supervised students.</div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDkIdgMCtGYFzAjWoiruEDTPn6wbbK11JRX9DZ16LIbsj2HGDwzn86aSJoXCAJ9DU0ACxvTHWsM4m37emFtoJaW2x7u4vaN_IzNtqGJzD4dOkx50x0ffOW1kVLJFa0rdy2ZM8LVj38LkDBZTmEaKgzajkb7mlPauGU6oXJQWN24W8zXui6zEp4j2BSys/s4000/24022901aspire%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNDkIdgMCtGYFzAjWoiruEDTPn6wbbK11JRX9DZ16LIbsj2HGDwzn86aSJoXCAJ9DU0ACxvTHWsM4m37emFtoJaW2x7u4vaN_IzNtqGJzD4dOkx50x0ffOW1kVLJFa0rdy2ZM8LVj38LkDBZTmEaKgzajkb7mlPauGU6oXJQWN24W8zXui6zEp4j2BSys/w640-h480/24022901aspire%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Fish cake with a poached egg and various veg, and (below) a superb lemon tart, <br />after a tasty mackerel starter</span></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY8txbl140z_SZ8g5xJxP2dkxSWb_vMUe7FDOguhGC8O2TE3iy63-II82rebdczXhcrWXs0WlGOYgJnc7arVFzCpcdC05dR5_ssa_YcB1XevVpojKaZWOj-RX210rkHoJf3Ez_PbJJ7REkZ_htx0RUMJ9ukQnlnMIP3lVw3TKgqRyrMdj_SXMpIhkVqI/s4000/24022901aspire%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY8txbl140z_SZ8g5xJxP2dkxSWb_vMUe7FDOguhGC8O2TE3iy63-II82rebdczXhcrWXs0WlGOYgJnc7arVFzCpcdC05dR5_ssa_YcB1XevVpojKaZWOj-RX210rkHoJf3Ez_PbJJ7REkZ_htx0RUMJ9ukQnlnMIP3lVw3TKgqRyrMdj_SXMpIhkVqI/w640-h480/24022901aspire%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-13046303374141347812024-02-27T17:49:00.002+00:002024-02-27T17:49:32.538+00:00More Weekend Running, etc, and the British Cycling Championships (aka Sue's Birthday Weekend)<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbNiIyfatdne5mu1JhNqLdkz2yG2u7BN7C74SDTFW0LTnaLWIIkd3lQkUJD-IzfelGpRa4j61rK8qLT21QvMHXAUKczIs-FjI2xEP6P5HKQE7U-maVT2SnaIONN8nhJPvDp9EipUUPF6xN1e3EmtZUYQlDhdNfbaAps5mGmh_NxXxHQS3vPLQMamLTS0/s1240/2301Groobarbs-(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="951" data-original-width="1240" height="421" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHbNiIyfatdne5mu1JhNqLdkz2yG2u7BN7C74SDTFW0LTnaLWIIkd3lQkUJD-IzfelGpRa4j61rK8qLT21QvMHXAUKczIs-FjI2xEP6P5HKQE7U-maVT2SnaIONN8nhJPvDp9EipUUPF6xN1e3EmtZUYQlDhdNfbaAps5mGmh_NxXxHQS3vPLQMamLTS0/w640-h490/2301Groobarbs-(1).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Sue's birthday weekend started on <b>Friday</b> with a trip to <a href="https://groobox.co.uk/field-kitchen" target="_blank">Groobarbs field kitchen</a> for a long lunch with Richard and Jenny. Very nice it was too, with a fixed menu, the selection of 'Field Kitchen Nibbles' being pictured above. After that I was enjoying the food so much that no further pictures were taken.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujxzd2stXp44RWyKKYGR_ihgPV33O9VZB3y-6Q28s1pJyTiHAk1sHRRh5_3lXrGRHX8mTm75x1CjBPBylZyAYJR5dDOkdmY-x2fa3xdcvQ711MmpGvLThGEHwvoMinjQQr1LKSsl1Ca6MAM3epKXcvHezDtZCgZ8G0cq6fSl6SjT6yl0SbHdpphw4PSc/s2763/24022301Groobarbs%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2763" data-original-width="1980" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujxzd2stXp44RWyKKYGR_ihgPV33O9VZB3y-6Q28s1pJyTiHAk1sHRRh5_3lXrGRHX8mTm75x1CjBPBylZyAYJR5dDOkdmY-x2fa3xdcvQ711MmpGvLThGEHwvoMinjQQr1LKSsl1Ca6MAM3epKXcvHezDtZCgZ8G0cq6fSl6SjT6yl0SbHdpphw4PSc/w458-h640/24022301Groobarbs%20(2).jpg" width="458" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>No further food was needed all day. </div><div><br />Sue and I went to an evening session of the British Cycling Championships at the Velodrome. Littered around the inside rim of the venue are all manner of classic bikes, a couple of which are pictured below.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jNigyDU50bs9EUw-b4Fv2f2GBr9D24BglLAV89TW14kCP49R8_0EIimc3bleGPz1gCk_iluRRv7FlgfWFaFDR6-E999w3RQTdswAUg3dfxdur48K8UrW2y_nflbKdtHevJbVEo-jQCGvivdjHCRVl88c2cD8NWJwYZpfY6CYVca5gs-sn3I07bysGA4/s3514/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2801" data-original-width="3514" height="438" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jNigyDU50bs9EUw-b4Fv2f2GBr9D24BglLAV89TW14kCP49R8_0EIimc3bleGPz1gCk_iluRRv7FlgfWFaFDR6-E999w3RQTdswAUg3dfxdur48K8UrW2y_nflbKdtHevJbVEo-jQCGvivdjHCRVl88c2cD8NWJwYZpfY6CYVca5gs-sn3I07bysGA4/w640-h510/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkz8TsLFDbWRPdU72fwjAxNIA7ImTaurw5k93SP3zyoNB75c7dGlPpUB2bIRVqJsQ4wmSWxqVNvfhh4EBQBwZvQaNALEDRz6BgmXCVY4x45aCYB_oLKw4clIDTpkG5o9haNsxAggupioMMIYslkoDCK2pG_PTuFbmIs_P42d2FBZlftx6fhDAvPvWhnQ/s4000/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXkz8TsLFDbWRPdU72fwjAxNIA7ImTaurw5k93SP3zyoNB75c7dGlPpUB2bIRVqJsQ4wmSWxqVNvfhh4EBQBwZvQaNALEDRz6BgmXCVY4x45aCYB_oLKw4clIDTpkG5o9haNsxAggupioMMIYslkoDCK2pG_PTuFbmIs_P42d2FBZlftx6fhDAvPvWhnQ/w640-h480/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We've been here before, most notably to the cafe whilst riding the Fallowfield Loop, but also for a <a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/2019/11/thursday-28-november-2019-taster.html" target="_blank">taster session</a>, and for the <a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/2020/01/saturday-25-january-2020-uk-national.html" target="_blank">UK Championships in 2020</a>.<div><br /></div><div>I love this view, as the riders warm up and the spectators enjoy an air of expectation.<br /><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6gJDmdtVaGnKeQkWwHIowVrVbZe7-8vdszLU4_cSLbfxADjyEDXpfFr7f5YkPTJToDE1TszEJUF9mCioqqzqfe4uuYpXmSPzPpdOP0m4L3yTazzZ_4fBD8W21XIS6V09Bs4TCx_fz513tLzhMatgEE1SJjJ15D5cns2VWCbvAM99OrQlOk4RH1w4IzA/s4000/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA6gJDmdtVaGnKeQkWwHIowVrVbZe7-8vdszLU4_cSLbfxADjyEDXpfFr7f5YkPTJToDE1TszEJUF9mCioqqzqfe4uuYpXmSPzPpdOP0m4L3yTazzZ_4fBD8W21XIS6V09Bs4TCx_fz513tLzhMatgEE1SJjJ15D5cns2VWCbvAM99OrQlOk4RH1w4IzA/w640-h480/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I'm recording the riders and the events of the evening. Who knows who we were watching 'before they became famous'!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNBGjJN5ldx0mH-VFs5z0U8T4rAPD8l-faB1UzO3Dg_1kD81oJ0-xK7b6O357exx5dsowbkhFMq-zMibmHaqY2TP6MQ9WWR_7GmMXCC7jfi43snu8-uMjJ58uL3_Q5022VeiskyuC3ctnaL9SeQbmu3xu6jnIy7-S3DwIYNqHFQ6CcDamuhFCVbTfUM4/s2664/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2664" data-original-width="1896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixNBGjJN5ldx0mH-VFs5z0U8T4rAPD8l-faB1UzO3Dg_1kD81oJ0-xK7b6O357exx5dsowbkhFMq-zMibmHaqY2TP6MQ9WWR_7GmMXCC7jfi43snu8-uMjJ58uL3_Q5022VeiskyuC3ctnaL9SeQbmu3xu6jnIy7-S3DwIYNqHFQ6CcDamuhFCVbTfUM4/w456-h640/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(4).jpg" width="456" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVA7ghaPy5g_HMlJbGvS9-FlS6PMyiusQ5ziYdIeJGvGp3PI8N_2YwJzJp9byTpp_LKS6rCLarfwZQkH2N834icjnt3k7rBckqFQTLOh_6iGP4qR04q53UinoOa3vH-OM71deqKiwZ9u-IgNyIkAg8QRv310ekP3oMTZ3fmMOV8eauIXYzj_YimelQAwY/s2478/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A straightforward 40 lap (10 km) race to the line. The winner is often the person who can gain a lap on the peleton. Nobody managed that, but didn't they try hard. That was all after an unfortunate collapse on the start line, requiring a few repairs and a second, more orderly, start.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcdR0JwbtgIdPAwfsRoFJ5QIkTaALbfMguOBC1JTBjmq925AxirZoeobtWtkO6Uz5S6Z4p5sGKspSAufhzYhiHfDaMfQID7k0BTf2mGrgtWXpXu2gFtLADTPHGLo3fLK1nRMpwkjTORxi_itDY4qfRavmm-W8xCZN7ICAzVZhnnkHJifEHaWqKxaNA9o/s2770/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1553" data-original-width="2770" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUcdR0JwbtgIdPAwfsRoFJ5QIkTaALbfMguOBC1JTBjmq925AxirZoeobtWtkO6Uz5S6Z4p5sGKspSAufhzYhiHfDaMfQID7k0BTf2mGrgtWXpXu2gFtLADTPHGLo3fLK1nRMpwkjTORxi_itDY4qfRavmm-W8xCZN7ICAzVZhnnkHJifEHaWqKxaNA9o/w640-h358/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(10).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fqmNjbIOyV34t0ovhbdrGwZx5-7Xv-DzcL7xyeY-4nNrbZgqHWM0Fok0q8sjkWnIVsJgkG5vcpfMWQpWrx_e7AhJC8ShbLS2NU7Cv9OQBGelbwPNgY33ORradkMYusEs7vewRsp6bmPip4Ev90f7F0YF_KEB9Le6oCwGmPf5U8ZLlj0eClG8qclzy8U/s1076/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="795" data-original-width="1076" height="406" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4fqmNjbIOyV34t0ovhbdrGwZx5-7Xv-DzcL7xyeY-4nNrbZgqHWM0Fok0q8sjkWnIVsJgkG5vcpfMWQpWrx_e7AhJC8ShbLS2NU7Cv9OQBGelbwPNgY33ORradkMYusEs7vewRsp6bmPip4Ev90f7F0YF_KEB9Le6oCwGmPf5U8ZLlj0eClG8qclzy8U/w640-h472/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(11).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bo2zwCFkud_ICM_fzPqCJWtpqspk5ELqqoV4WFKeOumDhnQvkl5OC4ibEYRSUi2je_7ZxGuytpMjbk_pLNXPTAeNt1J3EeGxJ1tNMQoCIw2pzePM_D982wwSZit45DtCrhYKXn9sWepSbkXTBkLtyMg6rmQhECrT2GU3VfiUYs_0dn3Bxn4sTi4NmhE/s2924/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1462" data-original-width="2924" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2bo2zwCFkud_ICM_fzPqCJWtpqspk5ELqqoV4WFKeOumDhnQvkl5OC4ibEYRSUi2je_7ZxGuytpMjbk_pLNXPTAeNt1J3EeGxJ1tNMQoCIw2pzePM_D982wwSZit45DtCrhYKXn9sWepSbkXTBkLtyMg6rmQhECrT2GU3VfiUYs_0dn3Bxn4sTi4NmhE/w640-h320/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(12).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Then came various 'Sprint' races (very tactical) and 'Pursuit' races where individuals or teams start at opposite sides of the track and try to catch up with their opponents. This is better viewing than the four lap (1 km) time trials.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YZaSGssBq6E7-OlgmYH75SVvSGo7jgUGjwoZ5zsXczhiLG7O_ZK55m4KtEYrMuEcMolXTrwT5OW2UtXNi0q1Ih4pkPxmAWUJ7bkLyI3uwj3hIuURi4JP8LLRZ94t4HFqAPL4DsMqwfZAZT9Wzywncr8YGuMNDTGqrtDD1l9picZC9Vu8uDkSSka-qHU/s1957/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(13).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1071" data-original-width="1957" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0YZaSGssBq6E7-OlgmYH75SVvSGo7jgUGjwoZ5zsXczhiLG7O_ZK55m4KtEYrMuEcMolXTrwT5OW2UtXNi0q1Ih4pkPxmAWUJ7bkLyI3uwj3hIuURi4JP8LLRZ94t4HFqAPL4DsMqwfZAZT9Wzywncr8YGuMNDTGqrtDD1l9picZC9Vu8uDkSSka-qHU/w640-h350/24022305GBCyclingChamps%20(13).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Saturday</b> was Sue's birthday. She had baked enough cake to feed around 300 runners at Wythenshawe Park, but sadly that parkrun was cancelled due to flooding. So we went, along with 500 others, to Fletcher Moss parkrun in Didsbury. It was a lovely morning and a number of friends turned up to enjoy a run and some cake at a much friendlier cafe than the officious tearoom at Wythenshawe.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvPc1brMtAHeMVxdcCghVkhSgI9aN6GdkdkMCSRKW8SIEfHZHQzHvMGpACjJyxWC9rxXyxf9ch3gFNMrjg_3r7cpZyGJ7yO54je6XpJC2UIgvpEazdi5_uCiDLHD6ZgFMg1RyDM8CsZAg7T2fvl-M22rFIerOeh-OsQoSRrlyRVXuRyy-cBDlVHprLAQE/s4000/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(1).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/AVvXsEgvPc1brMtAHeMVxdcCghVkhSgI9aN6GdkdkMCSRKW8SIEfHZHQzHvMGpACjJyxWC9rxXyxf9ch3gFNMrjg_3r7cpZyGJ7yO54je6XpJC2UIgvpEazdi5_uCiDLHD6ZgFMg1RyDM8CsZAg7T2fvl-M22rFIerOeh-OsQoSRrlyRVXuRyy-cBDlVHprLAQE/w480-h640/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Walking to the start</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmzoiZQQxx0gpHxYc0Qeo4upXFzBYCiLTPRAPuXGaLsocVHBmw8U3T4l1LWPsF-2ovICMxZKSRBsO2apzVVE9HqbBTj40TmcjOJpv24ExmoulmGuEkmEfFakupa9s7nfH86HdG15UvAyfDUMA9Y5-D9jMQb65dQQR9cwgI4GSnj_j0xEUCWVCS0GMwGs/s3723/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2893" data-original-width="3723" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJmzoiZQQxx0gpHxYc0Qeo4upXFzBYCiLTPRAPuXGaLsocVHBmw8U3T4l1LWPsF-2ovICMxZKSRBsO2apzVVE9HqbBTj40TmcjOJpv24ExmoulmGuEkmEfFakupa9s7nfH86HdG15UvAyfDUMA9Y5-D9jMQb65dQQR9cwgI4GSnj_j0xEUCWVCS0GMwGs/w640-h498/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Luckily, unlike at Wythenshawe, the puddles didn't quite encroach the track</span></i></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKOIN8dn8gyNvAMncO9WOZFks20hRcGx3SZq-2-W6ASvjx9Z0bZNB74GooO9PrtNfVWfZHBLyhJFsgTBGIV4eQle_Ek7MOVzDrMv2aTY-GQ-l8WvWF1jPpCJ70Nvd8pXOX8Qk6ZxliKqAkIP58zX9VGT-hSJTewoD87O7xjnFvwKUNLh-lIaJepT-mr5U/s4000/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(3).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/AVvXsEjKOIN8dn8gyNvAMncO9WOZFks20hRcGx3SZq-2-W6ASvjx9Z0bZNB74GooO9PrtNfVWfZHBLyhJFsgTBGIV4eQle_Ek7MOVzDrMv2aTY-GQ-l8WvWF1jPpCJ70Nvd8pXOX8Qk6ZxliKqAkIP58zX9VGT-hSJTewoD87O7xjnFvwKUNLh-lIaJepT-mr5U/w480-h640/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(3).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">It took a while to get started at the back of 500 participants on a track thats wide enough for three or four people</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibf-g-0Qc4XgojI-NUdb6zxAxCMUf6YUKvnDwiekZWLhDR8ipSHaPfKrE3bUFtFtzxThBkzgUgUpXmLEQC_lVbOkr7IhxdxCPdF2K9rpHHcyt5jF8PZ5Yr8XNGoE2CPa6Ob3UhIGsRLccTpNnqm4g67efQ1SaSRUvD71ECp-Enro0XHx61CEpTGd83gOM/s4000/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(4).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/AVvXsEibf-g-0Qc4XgojI-NUdb6zxAxCMUf6YUKvnDwiekZWLhDR8ipSHaPfKrE3bUFtFtzxThBkzgUgUpXmLEQC_lVbOkr7IhxdxCPdF2K9rpHHcyt5jF8PZ5Yr8XNGoE2CPa6Ob3UhIGsRLccTpNnqm4g67efQ1SaSRUvD71ECp-Enro0XHx61CEpTGd83gOM/w480-h640/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(4).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">At the finish</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /></div><div>We had expected Richard and Jenny, who are not parkrunners, to provide an advance party at the cafe and get some coffees ordered, but much to Sue's surprise they had registered as parkrunners and walked around the course! This was a big surprise.</div><div><br /></div><div>There were ten of us for coffee and cake, the photos being taken by Cary, our good friend and Wythenshawe regular. Others had come from far and wide.</div><div><br /></div><div>At least Sue had to cater for only 10 people, not 300, so we are still eating cake...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRefKzR0Nn6XCR7-E4RpdUUPEMqTF_hshYP3fBeSBpOY1sfcBRkEKrIV-BECWLwS4IbB-ynidj52HcJkhF6gwqvV0nA4xQQErz8WGpbvimqgFT8l29K9c96QQKrH5DNSDrC8uDj_ZnaUSxZO2nl0bC0X4p28CU4Xbia-Ln1enDFAofm_yPoFmHRPeous/s4000/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyRefKzR0Nn6XCR7-E4RpdUUPEMqTF_hshYP3fBeSBpOY1sfcBRkEKrIV-BECWLwS4IbB-ynidj52HcJkhF6gwqvV0nA4xQQErz8WGpbvimqgFT8l29K9c96QQKrH5DNSDrC8uDj_ZnaUSxZO2nl0bC0X4p28CU4Xbia-Ln1enDFAofm_yPoFmHRPeous/w640-h480/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It was one Sue's 300th parkrun, and another Sue's 50th outing.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJliWMy-4eKR5JGVyqQEAX5ulKvCmSks_gSIAyqkCeQSty9wlCQ4-y7VkM_9sGTR4YxtyWEQjEJ2B_pqBUJrFq8Nnp_ocmTA2uEg1-W1lmld-vTEH12uDfsB33-VynDP7hlIfYHDlD8jSxbNl2LMKcq6L0MvqcvvZbNKx3-gH7WtKCmdciYyOjDt2Dg2Y/s2752/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2752" data-original-width="2004" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJliWMy-4eKR5JGVyqQEAX5ulKvCmSks_gSIAyqkCeQSty9wlCQ4-y7VkM_9sGTR4YxtyWEQjEJ2B_pqBUJrFq8Nnp_ocmTA2uEg1-W1lmld-vTEH12uDfsB33-VynDP7hlIfYHDlD8jSxbNl2LMKcq6L0MvqcvvZbNKx3-gH7WtKCmdciYyOjDt2Dg2Y/w466-h640/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(7).jpg" width="466" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Lb57t7x_ALR6NBJziUu7H-C3cjuRnNnZobddSbptwcIOpHR4rkJJX3U52_bqGfr5VugJdCZoWaubQG2Il0-K-DE7R4O_mU3mdnvVfUChViQrHQi6PQaj6jxkDP4_xRVIPJ0xhhobBjoF9U0zHw8meIeJVQib3nxMYFlFgzhEHwESOuLkFiev1TA0ulA/s4000/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(8).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/AVvXsEj9Lb57t7x_ALR6NBJziUu7H-C3cjuRnNnZobddSbptwcIOpHR4rkJJX3U52_bqGfr5VugJdCZoWaubQG2Il0-K-DE7R4O_mU3mdnvVfUChViQrHQi6PQaj6jxkDP4_xRVIPJ0xhhobBjoF9U0zHw8meIeJVQib3nxMYFlFgzhEHwESOuLkFiev1TA0ulA/w480-h640/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(8).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/fletchermoss/results/194/" target="_blank">Full results are here</a>. Virtually all our little group (other than me) got 'Fletcher Moss PBs'.</div><div>Someone has written an amusing, if rather lengthy, run report that I'm appending to this posting*.</div><div><br /></div>A lovely morning for it, with Didsbury very nice in the sunshine, here near Mike and Sarah's house where we parked.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV0D9WqX1YNF1iM-MnuXIYyiAzgmnUaOdPWJhFU981zN8rErYtjPrVtRQLhFoDid3OC8BfOLSWfcv2FWQCuFBAfZWLinmgnoU-onzlMdtuiTfRJD_46lvdheSAPnb4B-5UmD4KwLHT1vcjUoKNmPPDl5coOBW3kznte-Q3guIxYqBMqt0eo8tOJ-YmAk/s3084/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2237" data-original-width="3084" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEV0D9WqX1YNF1iM-MnuXIYyiAzgmnUaOdPWJhFU981zN8rErYtjPrVtRQLhFoDid3OC8BfOLSWfcv2FWQCuFBAfZWLinmgnoU-onzlMdtuiTfRJD_46lvdheSAPnb4B-5UmD4KwLHT1vcjUoKNmPPDl5coOBW3kznte-Q3guIxYqBMqt0eo8tOJ-YmAk/w640-h464/24022401FletcherMossparkrun%20(9).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Sunday</b> and another sunny but cold morning. And another 5 km run - the Wythenshawe Community Run, for which I often volunteer as a marshall. Today I was 'Tail Walker'. It was very much a walk, as I trailed around the course with a lady called Val who was unable to run. We finished ten minutes after the othe 100+ participants, but that's fine - the lady got 5 km of good exercise that she wouldn't have benefited from if the event wasn't held. However, Rosa, marshalling at the bridge, may have got chilblains!</div><div><br /></div><div>Sue enjoyed her jog around in about 28 minutes and came to meet us for the last 1.5 km, so it was all quite jolly. Here's Paul making his speech at the start.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAsl0t0epMgnNy2btA0qCVjxQv62Tg1-SoC6Nw2Tb78KKQlYJU0DCzeOaUNNYirSoP66ZpIKyLtjMXbP3y1K7czQ0bjfnjqhVxx2IQS7EDhV-2VV5CqnAdEkGyhFn0XqFu2-KHsn9QjK9q9OAj7N3bL6RGglUqo38N1nQopUO3OI9Rnr0TSTp0OBUMfY/s3447/24022501WythCommunityRun.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2073" data-original-width="3447" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAsl0t0epMgnNy2btA0qCVjxQv62Tg1-SoC6Nw2Tb78KKQlYJU0DCzeOaUNNYirSoP66ZpIKyLtjMXbP3y1K7czQ0bjfnjqhVxx2IQS7EDhV-2VV5CqnAdEkGyhFn0XqFu2-KHsn9QjK9q9OAj7N3bL6RGglUqo38N1nQopUO3OI9Rnr0TSTp0OBUMfY/w640-h384/24022501WythCommunityRun.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /><b>Monday</b> evening saw us on a regular visit to a Tame Valley Stompers performance at Eagley Jazz Club. We arrived at our usual time to find more space than usual in the car park, and a rather sparse crowd, despite this being a fine, popular band, and Committee member Ann having enjoyed 15 minutes of fame and advertising on Radio Manchester the previous Wednesday. It turned out that a car load of elderly jazz fans had crashed on its way to the venue, thus blocking the road and preventing many others from arriving on time. Apparently the rescue/ambulance services were quickly on the scene, and we hope everyone is ok.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's the band - the legendary Terry Brunt on trombone, Peter Smith: Bass, Roger Wimpenny: Trumpet, Tony Denton: Reeds, John Gordon: Banjo/Guitar, and Karen Johnson: Drums (she also performs with the Dixiebeats). <br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBzK3u2PU0j4py-dw4bHJv5geGMz0QFZY0GqZnEQAMuPoCHG6rO3Azsy-ql6LYRApYCQeYYLwfsukkG4TefzAoHMTlJeTOi5Sn5KL73sgyfbSpC0cf5hQaLCDDoyi9cCjPWjfiunJ_XV8IZQ1Xb2ADpeBZOHKPjelUZ0CObmmTKJT-T-O8TSakd_x0aY/s2671/24022601TameValleyStompers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="2671" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGBzK3u2PU0j4py-dw4bHJv5geGMz0QFZY0GqZnEQAMuPoCHG6rO3Azsy-ql6LYRApYCQeYYLwfsukkG4TefzAoHMTlJeTOi5Sn5KL73sgyfbSpC0cf5hQaLCDDoyi9cCjPWjfiunJ_XV8IZQ1Xb2ADpeBZOHKPjelUZ0CObmmTKJT-T-O8TSakd_x0aY/w640-h276/24022601TameValleyStompers.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />It was a great evening - two hours of jazz for the princely sum of £8.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>*<span style="color: #2b00fe;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;">Fletcher Moss parkrun #194</strong></span></div><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Date - 24th February 2024<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />Participants – 509<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />Volunteers – 20<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />Weather & Conditions – 1°C , clear skies , muddy underfoot</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Good evening everybody, and welcome to the run report that should have never been, brought to you by the runners who should never have run Fletcher Moss today (including one of us who officially didn’t run it!)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Today’s report is brought to you by Benjamin and Sara Fish, who had planned to run Alexandra, until they realised that it had been cancelled at 08:50. This run report contains their adventures on a frosty morning in South Manchester, but before that, we’d like to begin with a summary of today’s event.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The only place to start is by thanking the 20 hi-viz heroes who enabled this morning’s event to take place. A big thank you goes out to the following people:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Michael BEAN, Philippa BROWNING, Louise CHEETHAM, Nick DAVIES, Benjamin FOSTER, Diane FROST, Jamie HANSON, Daniel HARDY, Sumeet KANDALE, Alexander KENNEDY, Ivan LEUDAR, John LYONS, Matthew MACCANN, Scott NUGENT, Joshua ROGERS, Jayne STAKES, Abigail STERNE, Mia TEASDALE, Alfie WARREN, John WATERTON</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Next up, we’d like to congratulate the 509 participants who ran/jogged/hopped/walked today’s parkrun, including the 139 who ran Fletcher Moss for the first time, including the 36 people for whom this was their first ever parkrun. parkrun is an amazing community, and we really hope that you’ll decide to come back next week.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">A massive congratulations goes out to the 79 participants who recorded a PB today – whilst conditions were generally favourable, there were still some big puddles to hurdle over and numerous slippery and muddy patches, so it was really impressive that almost 1 in 6 people who took part today did so in their fastest ever time.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Notable milestone run shoutouts today go to:<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />• 25 runs - Ruiyang Yan and Billy Fawcett<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />• 50 runs – Susan Williams<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />• Naomi Miles (200) and Sue Banfield (300)</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Today’s female podium was made up of Lucy Armitage, Isobel Hall, Sophie Armitage who were the fastest three female finishers. Congratulations ladies, with some incredible times.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The fastest three male finishers were George Noble, Tim Ye and Oliver Bernstein. I (Ben) was lucky enough to applaud George as he crossed the finishing line in a super speedy 17:06, seconds before I started my run today. I’ve occasionally been lapped at parkrun before, but never experienced somebody finishing before I’d even started, but it was a strangely fascinating experience, which I’ll come on to shortly.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Today’s run, told through Ben’s eyes<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />I woke up this morning intending to attempt a sub-20 parkrun at Alexandra, with my work colleague, and friend, James Benson goading me in to attempting it for the second time in 9 months. When he tried pacing me to 20 mins last June I was suffering from a fever, with my attempt fizzling out on the second lap, but today there would be no excuse. For the first time in a long while I woke up nervous on a Saturday morning, with the sense of anticipation in the air – this was going to be the day that I ran sub-20 at parkrun for only the second time, but the first time in 6 months.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The plan was for my mum (Jean) to push our daughter (Charlie) in the pram for the first lap, with me grabbing it off her before she started the second, with Sara having the chance to run a parkrun unencumbered, which is a rare experience. Normally I’d tried to get involved with volunteering when we tourist, but today I thought I’d take the day off, especially given that I would most likely be on my backside following my sub-20 run…</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Getting from East Lancashire (local parkrun being the rather hilly Witton, in Blackburn) would be a 45-minute commute for us, so this was no small undertaking. Normally I’m well on top of parkrun cancellations but I thought nothing of it this morning, despite an early warning sign coming when I had to defrost our car at 7.45. Nevertheless, we arrived, four-strong, at Alexandra Park at 8.45. Just as I was about so shed a few layers ahead of the run a nice young lady informed me that today’s run had been cancelled due to ice, together with South Manchester and Stretford. This was an unexpected bombshell. My knowledge of the area was limited, but was advised that the closest non-cancelled parkrun was Burnage.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Starting to panic, I whipped out the 5k app, and established that it would either be Burnage, or Fletcher Moss. Given that we had 10 minutes to get to a start line, the 12-minute commute to Fletcher Moss edged out the 15 minutes it would take to get to Burnage. My sub-20 pacer James, and his entourage, were just receiving the news of the cancellation, but due to circumstances we weren’t able to speak with them again until almost an hour later. We were now on our own. Abandoning all plans for a sub-20, I now just wanted to complete a parkrun.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Arriving at the place Google Maps told me was the closest entrance to the parkrun, I jettisoned Sara, Jean and Charlie and went to find a place to park. The time was already 10 past, and it would take me another 3 or 4 mins to find a place to park. Factoring in the 4 min run commute, I made it to what appeared to be the start line not long before 20 past, where a few kind volunteers pointed me towards the starting line, just as George was galloping towards the finish:</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><a href="https://images.parkrun.com/blogs.dir/1844/files/2024/02/Picture3.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><img alt="Picture3" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-837" height="300" src="https://images.parkrun.com/blogs.dir/1844/files/2024/02/Picture3-224x300.jpg" style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" width="224" /></span></a></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">So I set off, hurdling the mud and puddles as best I could, taking a slight detour at the first marshal point as the cones were now pointing in the opposite direction. It’s at this point I bumped into Sara, who I realised had also taken the same detour, approximately 10 mins earlier. Whilst I knew I’d be able to make it to the finish line before the tailwalker it would be touch and go for Sara, whose parkrun PB was 42 mins. So I re-routed and set off again.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">I wasn’t prepared for the run, so did it without any accompanying audiobook or playlist, which gave me the chance to experience Fletcher Moss in all its glory. Once I got past the tailwalker I was finally able to enjoy the run, so was then able to take in the magnificent setting, even appreciating the muddy patches and big puddles. When I eventually did finish, officially after 44 mins but according to my watch just over 24 mins, I was able to chat to some of the volunteers, explain to James where I’d got to, and then welcome home my mum and daughter as they crossed the line (they hadn’t detoured). But where was Sara? And would she beat the tail walker?</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Today’s run, through Sara’s eyes<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" />Thrown out of the car in a hurry and running to the start line holding my daughter’s hand who was laughing her head off, trying to beat me (which she did as she runs 2k as fast as I do, though she’s a junior parkrunner so she’s good at running). Once we got there, we apologised to the base team for being late, as we ran past them to try and catch up to the tail walker which (spoiler alert) I never did, though I was very close in the end. As Ben has told you in his part of the report, I did take a wrong turn, not because of the volunteers but because the cones had already been switched over in anticipation for the fast runners coming through. So, I took a little detour which in the end turned out to be 1.2km longer but that didn’t matter to me, I still wanted to complete the course in its entirety so I decided to forget trying to get a time and to instead enjoy the course and to simply finish as fast as I could. Luckily, I was wearing my Garmin watch which told me that I completed 5k in 45min, which is about par for the course for me. I’m what I like to call a tourist park runner. I don’t run every week and very rarely run at our local event, but I always try to do a parkrun when we’re travelling, be it in the UK or abroad, so despite being late and far behind I was happy to have completed it. The course itself I thought was great, muddy yes but pleasant still. And I liked watching the cows in the middle as I ran past them feeling happy and content.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">As I was coming up on the last 500 meters, the final volunteer making his way back saw me and ran most of the way with me to the finish line to try and help me get in on time, and though I never got a time, I really appreciated what he did and thoroughly enjoyed my time this morning. Thank you, Fletcher Moss. I’d like to say I’ll be back but as I’ve said, I’m a tourist park runner so we’ll see what happens. Maybe I’ll see you again one day.<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;"><br />Dénouement<br /></span><span style="color: #2b00fe;">So, we were all united again, after what had been a bizarre but unique morning. We took the advice of Philippa and headed over to the park café, before deciding to head into Didsbury to raid the dozens of charity shops, but not before asking Michael whether he’d let us write a run report. It would have been a shame for Sara to have visited such a great venue without having any record of it, so at least this way we’re able to share our story, and stamp it on our parkrun CV.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Whilst we won’t be joining you next week, we know you’ll put on another great event. Michael was telling us at the end how he was supporting Philippa and Ivan who were run directors in training, you’ll both do a great job, because you both care, otherwise you wouldn’t be volunteering week in week out.</span></p><p style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; height: auto; margin: 2rem 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Until next time Fletcher Moss, take care,<br style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;" /><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; height: auto; margin: 0px; max-width: 100%; overflow: overlay;">Ben and Sara</strong></span></p></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-78487817256530434302024-02-20T15:34:00.001+00:002024-02-20T15:34:56.794+00:00Some weekend running,etc<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYxPz9e556CKVMYjUNFN3DzTIxN27vb4yVTfoUFjZsM133a3UvBIt58HsHfQr-4cIsP8gMveQDxcyM-uOv8zgGpR4xHWzkCuM_LfFr27go4BDDd4PmO-X0mj90jLS3KcnyOsTGOGio4jI8th-DHFxvX5dlOAwxiZ5XuSDYquvKbOwsllhZWI9VvDAaoM/s1440/1701Wythparkrun559-(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1440" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQYxPz9e556CKVMYjUNFN3DzTIxN27vb4yVTfoUFjZsM133a3UvBIt58HsHfQr-4cIsP8gMveQDxcyM-uOv8zgGpR4xHWzkCuM_LfFr27go4BDDd4PmO-X0mj90jLS3KcnyOsTGOGio4jI8th-DHFxvX5dlOAwxiZ5XuSDYquvKbOwsllhZWI9VvDAaoM/w640-h314/1701Wythparkrun559-(1).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Sunshine! At 9 am on Saturday morning. That was most welcome, but the Wythenshawe parkrun course was as muddy as ever. My photos were all taken at the start.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKfOGrPDqyVgG2UrX2locq_JLnNoSgc7-np38zVvtLtzDsABSjq2Z-K0Lw9DpO6NnqPuql9ahv06IOVQX5Mm07Rrz6eTyvCY7vNvmn4-Wj5HsrskIk6AufQLIjFU8RpX01llDpuRfnmZ8F_BCBh7l22HeVAxFy-cjDcVQGQ4QoPBvWAKFLAAz1kPplAQ/s3167/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2201" data-original-width="3167" height="382" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKfOGrPDqyVgG2UrX2locq_JLnNoSgc7-np38zVvtLtzDsABSjq2Z-K0Lw9DpO6NnqPuql9ahv06IOVQX5Mm07Rrz6eTyvCY7vNvmn4-Wj5HsrskIk6AufQLIjFU8RpX01llDpuRfnmZ8F_BCBh7l22HeVAxFy-cjDcVQGQ4QoPBvWAKFLAAz1kPplAQ/w640-h444/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzYZiwjgYeSmBz_bTZEcwH_hoJ7luh3aTQYvGR2Zw8zdB3MthzETFvVrdqZlmYmhzuVrsIDhcUpvLpfPBivnUEmL77NZjQ2BEGbJbDZjT6eokwniV88UZbilnT9qAx3-uZ9UgRQ63TPGsDIRWZUOCwA9Yedqo1djBZPAeRS8fPcyzfr0Qu4XAyF-rKWM/s4000/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAzYZiwjgYeSmBz_bTZEcwH_hoJ7luh3aTQYvGR2Zw8zdB3MthzETFvVrdqZlmYmhzuVrsIDhcUpvLpfPBivnUEmL77NZjQ2BEGbJbDZjT6eokwniV88UZbilnT9qAx3-uZ9UgRQ63TPGsDIRWZUOCwA9Yedqo1djBZPAeRS8fPcyzfr0Qu4XAyF-rKWM/w640-h480/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul has to hold back with Rufus, who doesn't understand the pre run barking etiquette.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLbkcC_HFuMfBZFnEADn8VtZC4smKCkhhy13os9UMm5fu_dHYyh2Hn6QjIjVkjI9uZfdfCLFiEY_XCWLAOgTwc61KKP9mZitu3t_vI2pE9RSnxwgx_BvZB6J6K8TioazDtLS9XH_82Ts59hLVP8xOtCcHCfXFRDVHoVEWwecjxLLPQ5OfTaHkxjOIJfc/s1779/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1230" data-original-width="1779" height="380" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLbkcC_HFuMfBZFnEADn8VtZC4smKCkhhy13os9UMm5fu_dHYyh2Hn6QjIjVkjI9uZfdfCLFiEY_XCWLAOgTwc61KKP9mZitu3t_vI2pE9RSnxwgx_BvZB6J6K8TioazDtLS9XH_82Ts59hLVP8xOtCcHCfXFRDVHoVEWwecjxLLPQ5OfTaHkxjOIJfc/w640-h442/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dolFvUhfLEMteXi9DXdNZqYLZZanLJ176MeM05r2gfgFSTWpP3Z8EQWi2qncsB_JxNk8JGfOYt4vlvclvdxBC6Bk5HXXFYMfeT7JUa1QXPjmHR711Zd7rA61K3QOoNI-Y9E1e3H8otJsYCGtSvUrGiIXhKHvRZMIZK97Wo5HxGS-o4eytzxfXUUObc/s3334/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2356" data-original-width="3334" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk9dolFvUhfLEMteXi9DXdNZqYLZZanLJ176MeM05r2gfgFSTWpP3Z8EQWi2qncsB_JxNk8JGfOYt4vlvclvdxBC6Bk5HXXFYMfeT7JUa1QXPjmHR711Zd7rA61K3QOoNI-Y9E1e3H8otJsYCGtSvUrGiIXhKHvRZMIZK97Wo5HxGS-o4eytzxfXUUObc/w640-h452/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J1gPUG4_fANMWWclKU3CsBaNn3GuDu40vQbxa2yGZV_SPy-EChvmu1JwlpaJG2rjAuuMwrBRFXRrAQ-Qi6A76rVIJERyipZ_OwAXzlgkb_subMMIUpGECi9uhuttukCGpmyJtiE1HKqx1XuJBXvEO1xFJ2xNq7ktnYQ8Rm7eiVdtQPgZWZhjIHK7D4E/s4000/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5J1gPUG4_fANMWWclKU3CsBaNn3GuDu40vQbxa2yGZV_SPy-EChvmu1JwlpaJG2rjAuuMwrBRFXRrAQ-Qi6A76rVIJERyipZ_OwAXzlgkb_subMMIUpGECi9uhuttukCGpmyJtiE1HKqx1XuJBXvEO1xFJ2xNq7ktnYQ8Rm7eiVdtQPgZWZhjIHK7D4E/w640-h480/24021701Wythparkrun559%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>239 runners and walkers took part. The results are <a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wythenshawe/results/559/" target="_blank">here</a>. It's a great way to start the weekend.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Sunday morning</b> saw me marshalling at Wythenshawe's 5 km Community Run.</div><div><br /></div><div>I was at 'Alty Out', where the route leaves the park for a few hundred metres to run along the Altrincham Road pavement. Mark Coffey arrived ahead of everyone else on his second lap, having just passed 'Tail Runner' Graham and his team at the back of the small field of runners, on their first lap.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmlu7RiYPyLgBtcDNUjZDvhWxOo3FJ5eBrjD-k5sONFadMrP1sqfvVswAsBG__USEHVRWLGoUxW5O0L4GLD42KoN0Xjqw36IgiwVL0IeptUyg4xyPmkMBgpCO2aomoGgW2_5w4gO5MUrYdHVw_nwKjinqE7ZHDBbxpljd6HAa7bZjPnzEklQFTCPJhOY/s2737/24021801CommunityRun%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="2737" height="332" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmlu7RiYPyLgBtcDNUjZDvhWxOo3FJ5eBrjD-k5sONFadMrP1sqfvVswAsBG__USEHVRWLGoUxW5O0L4GLD42KoN0Xjqw36IgiwVL0IeptUyg4xyPmkMBgpCO2aomoGgW2_5w4gO5MUrYdHVw_nwKjinqE7ZHDBbxpljd6HAa7bZjPnzEklQFTCPJhOY/w640-h386/24021801CommunityRun%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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What did surpise me was the game of cricket going on in the background despite the field being rather muddy!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn98j79cWj6QeymWWQ6E9DI3bsMBhffwOidFwCZcQSGYmU3-0nKr5hbByF6zKW-CpNEj8lkur8GvcfIDOsXKPHrvQhIC2b7gRBXQlfSpzvsNK1_L9HHMC21a-fIhocWwXf6IDSuvzbZsKL-dYnR3MIndpayo_uTssHz6ZGfDagp7hyphenhyphen2F_hPcWjd9-1lUk/s1830/24021801CommunityRun%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1507" data-original-width="1830" height="454" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn98j79cWj6QeymWWQ6E9DI3bsMBhffwOidFwCZcQSGYmU3-0nKr5hbByF6zKW-CpNEj8lkur8GvcfIDOsXKPHrvQhIC2b7gRBXQlfSpzvsNK1_L9HHMC21a-fIhocWwXf6IDSuvzbZsKL-dYnR3MIndpayo_uTssHz6ZGfDagp7hyphenhyphen2F_hPcWjd9-1lUk/w640-h528/24021801CommunityRun%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Full results are<a href="https://www.webscorer.com/race?pid=1&raceid=343104&fbclid=IwAR3I8bY2aw9mRrZwoJlJNQaPHFFzwvDtlzzW-T8EL1-gQCC4ij3_P4O03nA" target="_blank"> here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>After jogging home, I wandered into De Quincey park - it's quite colourful just now.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wJaLGF-B2ZB5MZp7HoZdj8Tel10Dz-eEx-jWN1bDhfM9lVBI9t5K5AmNQ6bzz_YKCyxS6-KTCC4Hzswad_T6Kbod2I5ylfKu9iQPwXaUEcnTTQLic5W9zGKW7bEU01ir8oYrKMM4GYNZJzVA6A-HLpFsCoaY5WDaI7YVwmbvicRt41wfcPqvTVRCBbU/s3254/24021901deQuincey%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2691" data-original-width="3254" height="456" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1wJaLGF-B2ZB5MZp7HoZdj8Tel10Dz-eEx-jWN1bDhfM9lVBI9t5K5AmNQ6bzz_YKCyxS6-KTCC4Hzswad_T6Kbod2I5ylfKu9iQPwXaUEcnTTQLic5W9zGKW7bEU01ir8oYrKMM4GYNZJzVA6A-HLpFsCoaY5WDaI7YVwmbvicRt41wfcPqvTVRCBbU/w640-h530/24021901deQuincey%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-12968266588114659462024-02-15T16:00:00.000+00:002024-02-15T16:00:04.528+00:00Monday 12 February 2024 - The Wabash Jazzmen at Eagley Jazz Club<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQkdWfDfdMykjo0xa0awoiK5uS2zT9rS0svk_3RV3e6UxW9MZ4FOEYvD2dTkevNNazWNivEeZgpTv-YIZPgloBu-WKCNRlM55KhXAzdG8JQlcGRDZM0bq2DoFzP-cdVJzIsmwn8E3dFqDiUqPq9rNKgrzVG9cO_IPguzUHTXF1i9VANK5F75Qy53zKL8/s1540/1201WabashJazzmen-(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="708" data-original-width="1540" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQkdWfDfdMykjo0xa0awoiK5uS2zT9rS0svk_3RV3e6UxW9MZ4FOEYvD2dTkevNNazWNivEeZgpTv-YIZPgloBu-WKCNRlM55KhXAzdG8JQlcGRDZM0bq2DoFzP-cdVJzIsmwn8E3dFqDiUqPq9rNKgrzVG9cO_IPguzUHTXF1i9VANK5F75Qy53zKL8/w640-h314/1201WabashJazzmen-(2).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Sue and I had the pleasure of attending an excellent performance by the Wabash Jazzmen, pictured above with an audience member, Carol Oldham, who provided some impromptu vocals for a couple of numbers.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmIZle1ATMVQFfL7rclXY7WlA_XFzWe_woaT5q9izknmre6dZ66nXHieRRtYVDKBr90smWa8NNXYPE6LvVg3kY-U7ACFHymEx0jVFvSCYd2qbkix7TjA0IfVInOXA0aVt_FKrQUdQoEzj97tyaZvbeymz7qUNin92MXLdMSRvlBPjf-K8v95E9KYSyVs/s1007/24021202WabashJazzmen.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="429" data-original-width="1007" height="234" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAmIZle1ATMVQFfL7rclXY7WlA_XFzWe_woaT5q9izknmre6dZ66nXHieRRtYVDKBr90smWa8NNXYPE6LvVg3kY-U7ACFHymEx0jVFvSCYd2qbkix7TjA0IfVInOXA0aVt_FKrQUdQoEzj97tyaZvbeymz7qUNin92MXLdMSRvlBPjf-K8v95E9KYSyVs/w640-h272/24021202WabashJazzmen.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br />The
front line is Jon Critchley on trumpet, Mike Hayler on clarinet/tenor sax
and Richard Slater on trombone,</span><span style="text-align: justify;"> driven
along by the flowing banjo playing of leader Mark Challinor, accompanied by the
rhythmic string bass of Richard Vernon.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="text-align: justify;">The band is coming up to a big anniversary, having been going for nearly 40 years. Well done them! (Although not all those pictured were in the original line up!)</span></span></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-51087644068033068302024-02-11T16:06:00.000+00:002024-02-11T16:06:43.215+00:0029 January to 11 February 2024 - Two Weeks in Timperley<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5jZ8d7O2rkY5Lyo_F06fbr82hZXk_dsVCyU-mLFd0Qy8mEIvQHEekD4X0MK2-GTHerM5ign2D53jGQQjIwnf6YC_lBZvBCAUfGCupWGuy3_m-up1_8g547T_XyFGd0EB50OSIHWskUIcQ9Lfvr6riG_xZFATNMClYhcyxXFByryqhGPeuD6wPov1KjA/s1240/2901ChicagoTeds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="1240" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ5jZ8d7O2rkY5Lyo_F06fbr82hZXk_dsVCyU-mLFd0Qy8mEIvQHEekD4X0MK2-GTHerM5ign2D53jGQQjIwnf6YC_lBZvBCAUfGCupWGuy3_m-up1_8g547T_XyFGd0EB50OSIHWskUIcQ9Lfvr6riG_xZFATNMClYhcyxXFByryqhGPeuD6wPov1KjA/w640-h336/2901ChicagoTeds.jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><b>Monday 29 January</b> - a great evening with 'The Teds', aka Chicago Teddybears Society Jazz Band, tonight's team being <span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;">John Padfield on Reeds,</span><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;"> </span><span style="line-height: 107%; text-align: justify;">Brian Singleton (hidden) on Drums, Jim
Lucas on Trumpet, Dean Revera on Double Bass, </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;">Andrew Mackenzie on Trombone, and Rae Owens, band leader, on Guitar/Banjo. A lively and entertaining performance.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit; text-align: justify;"><b>Thursday 1 February</b> - a visit to great grandma Dot in Eccleshall. Looking quite chipper today, and at 98 she is still enjoying a game of nomination whist</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYc2Ehv6VqWiH0v-VoSQ1pQ-a3TL7C7yFL636yfnBfbjEcvDLZPtmSjGY5Ryu3W-JHqMeAkuqSGY3duJ5hMWato6a2otKjnbxwmCD6xltrzTZuws7lU2zZIR6cCeh1KKFTKXNo7B1Y3IlN3wYv06hpHT5RKr0yBd-lSpJ5WpfvGtpnu3rcCzHF9epK1Qo/s4000/24020101Dot.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/AVvXsEjYc2Ehv6VqWiH0v-VoSQ1pQ-a3TL7C7yFL636yfnBfbjEcvDLZPtmSjGY5Ryu3W-JHqMeAkuqSGY3duJ5hMWato6a2otKjnbxwmCD6xltrzTZuws7lU2zZIR6cCeh1KKFTKXNo7B1Y3IlN3wYv06hpHT5RKr0yBd-lSpJ5WpfvGtpnu3rcCzHF9epK1Qo/w480-h640/24020101Dot.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Friday 2 February</b> - Sue and I chose the best weather of the week to enjoy a bike ride to the RHS Bridgewater Gardens, together with Paul and Jeanette.<div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxTxT0g9aQZm47wuLauL1Dsi8rrt-AWonal4Nn7kSLfOlXPDoRAlWqWleMTHkIhtAaJlYjLPQv5RHA1oItTNLG4cjkAkXjkyPxRKcC07bhrAAWNjqSIQTQxCElU19GBWrihikDBGtDH0EhjJ1Hw8KZLreOAKRPsiPuBQK3Z5k80ORYyMOOubkhmGJZhk/s4000/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxTxT0g9aQZm47wuLauL1Dsi8rrt-AWonal4Nn7kSLfOlXPDoRAlWqWleMTHkIhtAaJlYjLPQv5RHA1oItTNLG4cjkAkXjkyPxRKcC07bhrAAWNjqSIQTQxCElU19GBWrihikDBGtDH0EhjJ1Hw8KZLreOAKRPsiPuBQK3Z5k80ORYyMOOubkhmGJZhk/w640-h480/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />After a lengthy coffee and cake break, we pedalled back home for lunch. It's about 11 miles, (17.5 km) each way to and from the gardens from Timperley Bridge, taking a fairly leisurely hour each way.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYIUHVzu-P7-GTcglIx6Na-T-7A6NUOq7FspuOrNZ6wdccl-7xGWiipMB9NT7fDIoFOK7ayolSfRfjNDRKyFz1s0xoUQ0CBmUbUAmNQe1zxGpvvXSRHC70EsRACTUmo6tB4BIfntkifA4ZblWeH9iBEWujKfpOBvxZNKt08d4e9mBjmfrk15U0AJ2J5g/s3437/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2455" data-original-width="3437" height="394" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUYIUHVzu-P7-GTcglIx6Na-T-7A6NUOq7FspuOrNZ6wdccl-7xGWiipMB9NT7fDIoFOK7ayolSfRfjNDRKyFz1s0xoUQ0CBmUbUAmNQe1zxGpvvXSRHC70EsRACTUmo6tB4BIfntkifA4ZblWeH9iBEWujKfpOBvxZNKt08d4e9mBjmfrk15U0AJ2J5g/w640-h458/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiiLU5zkPyYRV6f36s9eYjKOtR-OnS5AwL2CLSpNfem0SnnYUZGTLbWC9BAb6zk1BrvhEGL02eRTPuU1fQIa8WN7K7a83t67JMiSYVsTQayWg7Mfr-HLRa42KDKPX-J7PJgRviR9iKE1aKokIgczyGFrRpzenXrVzTVfVoe2mTEvHnV-71cJl1oaGNxQ/s3326/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1855" data-original-width="3326" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZiiLU5zkPyYRV6f36s9eYjKOtR-OnS5AwL2CLSpNfem0SnnYUZGTLbWC9BAb6zk1BrvhEGL02eRTPuU1fQIa8WN7K7a83t67JMiSYVsTQayWg7Mfr-HLRa42KDKPX-J7PJgRviR9iKE1aKokIgczyGFrRpzenXrVzTVfVoe2mTEvHnV-71cJl1oaGNxQ/w640-h356/24020201BiketoBrGds%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><b>Saturday 3 February</b> - Wythenshawe parkrun #557 - quite squidgy. Full results are <a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wythenshawe/results/557/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0srr_y-PvVRF-lBM6PgGeabcp2lAgj1rJ_PeL9O66INsxn5S_IBVBggdp5pireWb0hFhk4ZGn_Msrc0kPvdsnFjw1kFx_yEmrqgNxAhY_n3rUSCv8k24oE9iajaGTOi6QETHDehl3eJ3rvrbsZIRWKHF9-sFlnsQp6GpDs3sKr6dMX3y7wFtYa5PMqg/s3770/24020301wythparkrun557%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2100" data-original-width="3770" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv0srr_y-PvVRF-lBM6PgGeabcp2lAgj1rJ_PeL9O66INsxn5S_IBVBggdp5pireWb0hFhk4ZGn_Msrc0kPvdsnFjw1kFx_yEmrqgNxAhY_n3rUSCv8k24oE9iajaGTOi6QETHDehl3eJ3rvrbsZIRWKHF9-sFlnsQp6GpDs3sKr6dMX3y7wFtYa5PMqg/w640-h356/24020301wythparkrun557%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E3NSjSAqkQiLuamDCxsLSwThSm3F5NacbZpmTQC4c7mV1uWGCRfaD1XTnRbnbSTr7h0j8yWMYxwaxgrxlUVJkaaLi9-9VOpDXAA0nDn1dy1a8xFs7fdD_ZKzt3f-V32X0J0gA4LpoRk1ZziPGfhOuy5baOkJgLZQPekNldKxIHre-9u3MN6P2Fj_org/s3633/24020301wythparkrun557%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1607" data-original-width="3633" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8E3NSjSAqkQiLuamDCxsLSwThSm3F5NacbZpmTQC4c7mV1uWGCRfaD1XTnRbnbSTr7h0j8yWMYxwaxgrxlUVJkaaLi9-9VOpDXAA0nDn1dy1a8xFs7fdD_ZKzt3f-V32X0J0gA4LpoRk1ZziPGfhOuy5baOkJgLZQPekNldKxIHre-9u3MN6P2Fj_org/w640-h284/24020301wythparkrun557%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />The usual gang had to wait quite a while for me. An advantage of running slowly is that I save time that the quicker runners spend queuing for drinks in the cafe, including one for me when I finally arrive.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T2IaRcELpSwNVu36V5ULbdrMAou65Dz936LNbQs0zEi1VvMYSG1gajkleW7U9P1LC4MTVQk6bBazgr4QlHNAnvnl-pTadMqDX2d37nOzGFNyjrkl9HlMuHHtTosf9IwmtFXYG7YlLDr636t4FEjz5TCmkc68hVMaEtjOQk0han2vgxL4XUkYsSaV7RA/s4000/24020301wythparkrun557%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2330" data-original-width="4000" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_T2IaRcELpSwNVu36V5ULbdrMAou65Dz936LNbQs0zEi1VvMYSG1gajkleW7U9P1LC4MTVQk6bBazgr4QlHNAnvnl-pTadMqDX2d37nOzGFNyjrkl9HlMuHHtTosf9IwmtFXYG7YlLDr636t4FEjz5TCmkc68hVMaEtjOQk0han2vgxL4XUkYsSaV7RA/w640-h372/24020301wythparkrun557%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Later - a family meal in Timperley.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxl5jqQ8jUXEIvBOnAiNuBG6SrIHeINByE1TUDyUDbE2IGxa6pTjAqIQszrgTqiMfBGi-vcTR1jo-vDTNQzDJiYEMtyYjIshDmSVJNGJN6ZrKRKKXus3VIg8VnDIM77gAf6O2u7Iu6mJtHgZ2u3Df9ipWj32fL_3jCVVIhWpGP-O1yFtH2Hpp6pcLqC5Y/s4000/24020305birthdayparty%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxl5jqQ8jUXEIvBOnAiNuBG6SrIHeINByE1TUDyUDbE2IGxa6pTjAqIQszrgTqiMfBGi-vcTR1jo-vDTNQzDJiYEMtyYjIshDmSVJNGJN6ZrKRKKXus3VIg8VnDIM77gAf6O2u7Iu6mJtHgZ2u3Df9ipWj32fL_3jCVVIhWpGP-O1yFtH2Hpp6pcLqC5Y/w640-h480/24020305birthdayparty%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Gammon in cola went down well.</div><div><br /></div><div>Isabella likes ice cream with her apple crumble!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiw7nS6RIq5SgUgIx_q2Gyrp4ROMlFJcSty8zZX8vTh6K7QUeA23L2CGJTidq9xjewNwmuyEglBHlUA8MujfYXGV-snz10wOpcS14W0ULCdy7lAVijzVTnPhHN0E-GG4MgcejGu_0Te4WzUIUw5og0EmJ8RZjxFHgx0f7LDl9_TDGsE_hGwfUoR9GEtI/s3217/24020305birthdayparty%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3217" data-original-width="3000" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiw7nS6RIq5SgUgIx_q2Gyrp4ROMlFJcSty8zZX8vTh6K7QUeA23L2CGJTidq9xjewNwmuyEglBHlUA8MujfYXGV-snz10wOpcS14W0ULCdy7lAVijzVTnPhHN0E-GG4MgcejGu_0Te4WzUIUw5og0EmJ8RZjxFHgx0f7LDl9_TDGsE_hGwfUoR9GEtI/w596-h640/24020305birthdayparty%20(2).jpg" width="504" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpdzgUaIvEkBVGJcnB8ZY7mRM6LVw0YWtSHtLQzhCGG71pHBZ24D9_GzSRjyF5pg5Om23e3WPiRn6hynpmagsUmhy0xU-rbdEB8b723GY8eQmtZzflStL8ECHQqFyNZ_HA-Kumc4UOR2CO9OmiTS8hs3aJ8lVarb1kqzXhKhGtbcKOut5xwEOW0AJUBKc/s4000/24020305birthdayparty%20(3).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/AVvXsEgpdzgUaIvEkBVGJcnB8ZY7mRM6LVw0YWtSHtLQzhCGG71pHBZ24D9_GzSRjyF5pg5Om23e3WPiRn6hynpmagsUmhy0xU-rbdEB8b723GY8eQmtZzflStL8ECHQqFyNZ_HA-Kumc4UOR2CO9OmiTS8hs3aJ8lVarb1kqzXhKhGtbcKOut5xwEOW0AJUBKc/w480-h640/24020305birthdayparty%20(3).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VPbKcZBqaD5oaTGu-nGspw8e-gf5Het0QQh8nWgf_XxHLnQF_7j1ceZcVjZP6PhX9yNMnA-y-Q9-ER51E_db7kDmbDnMiychlyczluwgzOu82T-3uHAW0oR5j88euOQ43G_eG7irELLuPfpjV4rQvjxbSQt28EOCMO7SSyxKZr5i4nut5-TukoxigEc/s2771/24020305birthdayparty%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2771" data-original-width="2212" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8VPbKcZBqaD5oaTGu-nGspw8e-gf5Het0QQh8nWgf_XxHLnQF_7j1ceZcVjZP6PhX9yNMnA-y-Q9-ER51E_db7kDmbDnMiychlyczluwgzOu82T-3uHAW0oR5j88euOQ43G_eG7irELLuPfpjV4rQvjxbSQt28EOCMO7SSyxKZr5i4nut5-TukoxigEc/w510-h640/24020305birthdayparty%20(4).jpg" width="510" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Sunday 4 February</b> - Wythenshawe Community Run. I volunteered to be Tail Walker - taking a pleasant 44 minutes for the 5 km, in nice weather.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKRypKbu9zdB2_E_h-F2XT97ibOaZMmZjRXLsvWmxZ4l5nRf5CigreXhQTbEew4zInbhmJ98KWXt8xcVHQMy1wBzpB4CWXtV6TQivEIMA546CJULhTsQzygyvMLATS4urUjp8r4tvB68RAHLmEFhM1CrgYY-RAbVTpcpqWYq7eYnlP13Ws_MmGJLrgxM/s3833/24020401Communityrun%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1907" data-original-width="3833" height="273" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKKRypKbu9zdB2_E_h-F2XT97ibOaZMmZjRXLsvWmxZ4l5nRf5CigreXhQTbEew4zInbhmJ98KWXt8xcVHQMy1wBzpB4CWXtV6TQivEIMA546CJULhTsQzygyvMLATS4urUjp8r4tvB68RAHLmEFhM1CrgYY-RAbVTpcpqWYq7eYnlP13Ws_MmGJLrgxM/w640-h318/24020401Communityrun%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuspkSjdLYk3X8K9yO6cgyoxZ8JVkqtoLOE2rWm_rk-TQrnmJ4F2JFl99NUIlpJhMXjx_SDmlKNkh228Gx3gXccVPM5ZdPHdkBdOT3JgausvNW4G31W0TFfxQX8YGquPVaHSZvpzvjpmqpGZwNVLw_I0lDmDieUFbEN07ee_IJIxwn_PUEHd1P4na5C0/s4000/24020401Communityrun%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuspkSjdLYk3X8K9yO6cgyoxZ8JVkqtoLOE2rWm_rk-TQrnmJ4F2JFl99NUIlpJhMXjx_SDmlKNkh228Gx3gXccVPM5ZdPHdkBdOT3JgausvNW4G31W0TFfxQX8YGquPVaHSZvpzvjpmqpGZwNVLw_I0lDmDieUFbEN07ee_IJIxwn_PUEHd1P4na5C0/w640-h480/24020401Communityrun%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyadzwkc1LhpL8jzwdCj7HVAqu1lHf5lBxol5AMDlnG1mL2g1t0-rFX8_0_2rj6xo8Q3RrIwCER4hc_cUruZWe3enZ9UlDrdkOKI6c7-TFHVUwevj9m0oihPc_yRE6ACzM2IWrA_yaZf6UviVGEuWGRqDCpS_OeLodGyTSjnyjz7T4eBWMr4DN1nlHXy0/s3697/24020401Communityrun%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="3697" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyadzwkc1LhpL8jzwdCj7HVAqu1lHf5lBxol5AMDlnG1mL2g1t0-rFX8_0_2rj6xo8Q3RrIwCER4hc_cUruZWe3enZ9UlDrdkOKI6c7-TFHVUwevj9m0oihPc_yRE6ACzM2IWrA_yaZf6UviVGEuWGRqDCpS_OeLodGyTSjnyjz7T4eBWMr4DN1nlHXy0/w640-h244/24020401Communityrun%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Meanwhile, Sue went to a yoga retreat, returning home to create a chocolate roulade in preparation for the evening's annual Book Club 'Christmas Dinner'. A most enjoyable occasion.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk6l7ru65n8OJOkkokyGZjU36k6H1hJfuAlyp080zi2oSwRmP98a0waX6TdsM2Ov-vAwDGNctcX95b0ZKNXoZW-L5FIdStqjwydSLuapHy-Y9MMJEyF9uSMjMOCRgb1hkGc37aNWQiepawQqXs5xTUL778sb7uXqWMfmBzkb3mTakp2rKb6Gjcux4LWfI/s4000/24020402roulade%20(1).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/AVvXsEjk6l7ru65n8OJOkkokyGZjU36k6H1hJfuAlyp080zi2oSwRmP98a0waX6TdsM2Ov-vAwDGNctcX95b0ZKNXoZW-L5FIdStqjwydSLuapHy-Y9MMJEyF9uSMjMOCRgb1hkGc37aNWQiepawQqXs5xTUL778sb7uXqWMfmBzkb3mTakp2rKb6Gjcux4LWfI/w480-h640/24020402roulade%20(1).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Monday 5 February</b> - part of our fence blew down before Christmas. We'll get it mended. Eventually.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJOnvZIf5PgWFtjjcsrAJURKm885meJCks1xyxIbZGmCo-2mNS771NRXMGDCjdeXd33b2jbZNY6kCVM7-DSnWm0Yd8QkeEeXgq9Z1SBis-BBAbfFt8m4ZmKtvvFFD5xFOt8tgbYiTqdt8jrvMicnpC61srNwZCA5_VoOIGVmEksBV4rtTnxaipk2bW4M/s4000/24020406fence.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJOnvZIf5PgWFtjjcsrAJURKm885meJCks1xyxIbZGmCo-2mNS771NRXMGDCjdeXd33b2jbZNY6kCVM7-DSnWm0Yd8QkeEeXgq9Z1SBis-BBAbfFt8m4ZmKtvvFFD5xFOt8tgbYiTqdt8jrvMicnpC61srNwZCA5_VoOIGVmEksBV4rtTnxaipk2bW4M/w640-h480/24020406fence.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br />Meanwhile, Chris and Darren have given our Leylandii trees their annual haircut, sadly for the last time as Chris is soon to retire. A tree surgeon will need to be found. Thanks go to Chris and Darren who have looked after these trees for a good 20 years.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutIuhJEsnqrknrSk3TR1txnG5QI_5czQEA2BUHhkvdlkf-bkq-CE2G2vA0bkoqnOKwnxOyBszz_5nb7SlvivJjBfO4u0hBkmF2LUIYo4cP6l9qGYVV4XK-uxseBMaGrI2qhe4dqYh00WiJ5uROXOCjofroZEJcufv05s-kGi2b1ReavuKllIvvblylnY/s3204/24021103leylandia.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2471" data-original-width="3204" height="424" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutIuhJEsnqrknrSk3TR1txnG5QI_5czQEA2BUHhkvdlkf-bkq-CE2G2vA0bkoqnOKwnxOyBszz_5nb7SlvivJjBfO4u0hBkmF2LUIYo4cP6l9qGYVV4XK-uxseBMaGrI2qhe4dqYh00WiJ5uROXOCjofroZEJcufv05s-kGi2b1ReavuKllIvvblylnY/w640-h494/24021103leylandia.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div>Sue found a distraction from her 'Retirement Projects'. Can you spot the missing piece?</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVHH-hp9tdCNNeknuiGQJCeQwSJYwhUn3J_lFOkxWeWVRcivxxheclckKta0Lfw9VIU58GvrfcvEnRFrwVsZO3MhXifuXbVdM9cn0_GTQcJko5HaZmVjm8-_kC1zjxnxuZxS9PXER79vEmoBOS8YGnVVXEoyywqbU1XphzGBru-MBO9qmTFxp9CMoqgg/s4000/24020406jigsaw.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUVHH-hp9tdCNNeknuiGQJCeQwSJYwhUn3J_lFOkxWeWVRcivxxheclckKta0Lfw9VIU58GvrfcvEnRFrwVsZO3MhXifuXbVdM9cn0_GTQcJko5HaZmVjm8-_kC1zjxnxuZxS9PXER79vEmoBOS8YGnVVXEoyywqbU1XphzGBru-MBO9qmTFxp9CMoqgg/w640-h480/24020406jigsaw.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A walk along the towpath almost witnessed an accident that had happened a few minutes earlier. The driver of the van was thought to have blacked out. A worker from the nearby garage jumped in, smashed the driver's window and dragged the poor man out. A workboat just happened to be nearby and arranged for the canal to be closed to traffic for a while. When I arrived, the van's windscreen wipers were going strong! The driver 'walked away', but was no doubt taken to hospital. Nearly a week later, the vehicle is still awaiting a suitable crane for removing it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlTDY_ri9dCP79iw4CDclxE7FBbKvoozibuU9E_jG9Afsvwaa_v2ANF8i9_jK9UefiOInSNCOk8c9hpYqE6K51VkBKxHZgFP88r_Xh14wJXLY1nclONKw8Fct8eEbTqzVZI1_eqb4iFYk0ry3c9AlrmJJgtYiRZAm0qJiGA4jJf_L7dZwmy92LKBeL20/s4000/24020501canalcarjpg%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1825" data-original-width="4000" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPlTDY_ri9dCP79iw4CDclxE7FBbKvoozibuU9E_jG9Afsvwaa_v2ANF8i9_jK9UefiOInSNCOk8c9hpYqE6K51VkBKxHZgFP88r_Xh14wJXLY1nclONKw8Fct8eEbTqzVZI1_eqb4iFYk0ry3c9AlrmJJgtYiRZAm0qJiGA4jJf_L7dZwmy92LKBeL20/w640-h292/24020501canalcarjpg%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Tuesday 6 February</b> - a wet day in Timperley. I went for a walk around De Quincey Park.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pDH7VNfSIWsdrNRlNnz5U-vrsji65Q1AyXvab__HZN6nl6wGyl7uNJnlfGiujErYSo4Xp-7kpGFlnaSGz1NyEiMtHZet8ipkbepgkEaoeYl64z-H4hx6BUHxzSrYVyZ1wg2nt3hHNdZnKX-mj-zS7uAnZiu4wzhZJnazrSm0ClDQhzxZ2rBU-4ZSgXM/s4000/24020602dequincey%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_pDH7VNfSIWsdrNRlNnz5U-vrsji65Q1AyXvab__HZN6nl6wGyl7uNJnlfGiujErYSo4Xp-7kpGFlnaSGz1NyEiMtHZet8ipkbepgkEaoeYl64z-H4hx6BUHxzSrYVyZ1wg2nt3hHNdZnKX-mj-zS7uAnZiu4wzhZJnazrSm0ClDQhzxZ2rBU-4ZSgXM/w640-h480/24020602dequincey%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Wednesday 7 February</b> - a walk to Hale for coffee and cake with Paul and Jeanette found us in Stamford Park, admiring the durability of some information plaques for which I helped with some of the artwork many years ago.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZIxhHxUje53KvuQJP3-LnA6wBrFHMcRPvCS7QfyssEB2N8UN89hLAy4q_TABSvPT_BWNuuVJ0-QoUoju2O72DODuCsToucmEPSJ4rzf8WO3STILtXEuqwhaY5nyVX9W8kFPdBTWAt_iwMoror-7J0_qAcL7y1l7RDfyse5qyevSvmWQKBOVW8dTKpE/s4000/24020701stamfordpark)%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIcZIxhHxUje53KvuQJP3-LnA6wBrFHMcRPvCS7QfyssEB2N8UN89hLAy4q_TABSvPT_BWNuuVJ0-QoUoju2O72DODuCsToucmEPSJ4rzf8WO3STILtXEuqwhaY5nyVX9W8kFPdBTWAt_iwMoror-7J0_qAcL7y1l7RDfyse5qyevSvmWQKBOVW8dTKpE/w640-h480/24020701stamfordpark)%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>What's a giant alligator doing in a children's playground!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4otQeNnBE-VhmGBUGbadG-3VV5W8KEjbDn1WV8Nibktk3JY_Oln0AhkFeEDpXsuLjGBQUT_G5K3vw7UDPu1LDIoiWuWiWCawqKF50kBhJgl653IK_rqPqn_XIJ-kyMrzK7SK4LUvrpGhwMBKT_CVkNI43ECum-9Lg8yc87DJ_rFd0zX9RAZACR6HeBA/s3681/24020701stamfordpark)%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3681" data-original-width="2686" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4otQeNnBE-VhmGBUGbadG-3VV5W8KEjbDn1WV8Nibktk3JY_Oln0AhkFeEDpXsuLjGBQUT_G5K3vw7UDPu1LDIoiWuWiWCawqKF50kBhJgl653IK_rqPqn_XIJ-kyMrzK7SK4LUvrpGhwMBKT_CVkNI43ECum-9Lg8yc87DJ_rFd0zX9RAZACR6HeBA/w468-h640/24020701stamfordpark)%20(2).jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Thursday 8 February</b> - walking to Sale and back in the rain, I may have paused for a coffee at 'Walton Perks', had there been any sign of life!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-_1Qx5TBVreVkQXSqCuGQbM8cYoNZKhKXz2KIaupvT-fh-hmQphuXn_cBPhPQ7DRDE6C4tT3Ef-uHj3Lj_YY5FwRDVTExQ0Rl8ObnNUHskNbzvsDfiWOqkJvEO3CSX1msUre_-Ndjgw8gEFzcJTScSkn9tCUtnF77c6B9xufsSsk_oi1o-kX9e71KE/s4000/24020801waltonPerks.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeL-_1Qx5TBVreVkQXSqCuGQbM8cYoNZKhKXz2KIaupvT-fh-hmQphuXn_cBPhPQ7DRDE6C4tT3Ef-uHj3Lj_YY5FwRDVTExQ0Rl8ObnNUHskNbzvsDfiWOqkJvEO3CSX1msUre_-Ndjgw8gEFzcJTScSkn9tCUtnF77c6B9xufsSsk_oi1o-kX9e71KE/w640-h480/24020801waltonPerks.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b>Friday 9 February</b> - an Isabella day, starting with a second breakfast of hot cross buns.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbdJCkKA2xTPR6QK01mwxS-9iCs56RQWcIBCMi0LV4iDcqCtu5TWJ4meGcsyYdjTI68m4OuwVR0Ueiv5NZagkQ0yWfVOxlzaA_NjI89pdVhtBX5vdHhCpTwvsIxQAR-svFFr_AInsiWsOQ4Td0jCj_8fKvTYLi0NdBPyztMmmYQkc-nyrqZ5RJvTTLAM/s4000/24020910isabella%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbdJCkKA2xTPR6QK01mwxS-9iCs56RQWcIBCMi0LV4iDcqCtu5TWJ4meGcsyYdjTI68m4OuwVR0Ueiv5NZagkQ0yWfVOxlzaA_NjI89pdVhtBX5vdHhCpTwvsIxQAR-svFFr_AInsiWsOQ4Td0jCj_8fKvTYLi0NdBPyztMmmYQkc-nyrqZ5RJvTTLAM/w640-h480/24020910isabella%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Jump Heaven is currently a favourite destination. Isabella went flat out for two hours, before baked potato and beans in the cafe for lunch, and a nap in the car on the way home.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmAN_u_t0ZjkhVjfeR0GY_YPxKkfqQ-E5K5TnzoyR5Y7xASVkw9BWems-qqLiLCsVB9wsIQC0ic5aSXribRVc4Ty80NL_kyLEsYUnSj5nPpRXIyMAlapB-uHv_OqAcnXY6-EPg_DOUEF6MUBNR20emkK3M-I32hVRSZ-PkDfgaJfJHy2C0M_z3TCZQcs/s2876/24020910isabella%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1827" data-original-width="2876" height="349" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPmAN_u_t0ZjkhVjfeR0GY_YPxKkfqQ-E5K5TnzoyR5Y7xASVkw9BWems-qqLiLCsVB9wsIQC0ic5aSXribRVc4Ty80NL_kyLEsYUnSj5nPpRXIyMAlapB-uHv_OqAcnXY6-EPg_DOUEF6MUBNR20emkK3M-I32hVRSZ-PkDfgaJfJHy2C0M_z3TCZQcs/w640-h406/24020910isabella%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1098" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmnmsWieHBbHtk1qhdc8mR5M6tqmZOugSk0I4yOfL7nqSPK6q-BZsb9LNDCP6bThrCxUsToNEdsQwa23M8-NUcwFkoNocnMIFL2wzzRdSd-JnLqmQPzXJFElZzbVEIbe586-McjT3UImjNpuhoNdawwgs7MFrAOb9oZms0cz5VVmXkjM-QxJ-sQ3h8K0/w440-h640/24020910isabella%20(7).jpg" width="440" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>After more playing, we enjoyed a musical interlude on the way home while Sue had a long phone call.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7jipicpqshffJf2J_lt8aH3LyKdSb8WLCSPBjySl8aPBphPUPxdNIUUn6Cu8wTJlJWj3m7HyEc4J28wOlFz6MFhbyGH8uuhQGPGoRWUvo5YbKhnrYUW3QxW6VLdbU84sjiH9XYK-5mJeQAzCkCgtR0428CEJ5udy1kcTSyv-YQLbw26LvxMBvlEqsr4/s1600/24020910isabella%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1487" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_7jipicpqshffJf2J_lt8aH3LyKdSb8WLCSPBjySl8aPBphPUPxdNIUUn6Cu8wTJlJWj3m7HyEc4J28wOlFz6MFhbyGH8uuhQGPGoRWUvo5YbKhnrYUW3QxW6VLdbU84sjiH9XYK-5mJeQAzCkCgtR0428CEJ5udy1kcTSyv-YQLbw26LvxMBvlEqsr4/w594-h640/24020910isabella%20(8).jpg" width="502" /></a></div><br /><div><b>Saturday 10 February</b> - Wythenshawe parkrun #558 on a misty morning.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHobhgfELzRKp-GpXeK7YQTif6VL9aLWlb8j5ag-6u6t1uAxZ8m3xEPUAX9xZR6JeHcm_mCYnOgbQ0oI74QzMcZnxw425IBvrrUQGfZe8BJ3anQ8sCc3keI0BBrbvk5KTMBcNFYxfTW7D-c-QJPX5eeICXipCMkKicqyP4ct-aNCV7FCvt8k4NaRjnFr8/s4000/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHobhgfELzRKp-GpXeK7YQTif6VL9aLWlb8j5ag-6u6t1uAxZ8m3xEPUAX9xZR6JeHcm_mCYnOgbQ0oI74QzMcZnxw425IBvrrUQGfZe8BJ3anQ8sCc3keI0BBrbvk5KTMBcNFYxfTW7D-c-QJPX5eeICXipCMkKicqyP4ct-aNCV7FCvt8k4NaRjnFr8/w640-h480/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I was marshaling at 'Far Bridge', on the way to which the going, after rain on Friday, was decidedly muddy.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9SApus4WAMsV39SC_uBxsGf6vave4Q6W9DvFKs-rqCiGG0NhARWgckKD6oLCX_yHiJeE1xKXj6rf-K-G4DnG-r8Y9od1D0viE0xxdhyy-pHWVsesZ8Q-hdNNDJLkk2yH2ZRZruSn9fQKubJa4ND1jGJbYd2I-XFgUxRF5W78tMxS9_ljlUrH_v-_-U8/s4000/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn9SApus4WAMsV39SC_uBxsGf6vave4Q6W9DvFKs-rqCiGG0NhARWgckKD6oLCX_yHiJeE1xKXj6rf-K-G4DnG-r8Y9od1D0viE0xxdhyy-pHWVsesZ8Q-hdNNDJLkk2yH2ZRZruSn9fQKubJa4ND1jGJbYd2I-XFgUxRF5W78tMxS9_ljlUrH_v-_-U8/w640-h480/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After 287 participants last week, this week only 181 folk braved the mud. Many people gave themselves a rest, as there was a cross country race nearby in the afternoon. Laura, Paul and Rufus jogged round by way of a warm up for that. Full results are <a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wythenshawe/results/558/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ3yvv2_61IG8m5inY0AhtqKd3BxNFK-ebx-4kW18Ql-aAo13IyIqWEUW3TyJOPYFeGwxPinYVDpVSOjkjyvOXwKi5Dk_gIwTX7TH_y9O3BI49OttHc8Xg8HxsmBbJATAdykgPGE2RNMiP84P-BgpICQpzXw8Te16_91duwR4upYsE3YuorqbQZxiwn4/s4000/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHQ3yvv2_61IG8m5inY0AhtqKd3BxNFK-ebx-4kW18Ql-aAo13IyIqWEUW3TyJOPYFeGwxPinYVDpVSOjkjyvOXwKi5Dk_gIwTX7TH_y9O3BI49OttHc8Xg8HxsmBbJATAdykgPGE2RNMiP84P-BgpICQpzXw8Te16_91duwR4upYsE3YuorqbQZxiwn4/w640-h480/24021002Wythparkrun558%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><b>Sunday 11 February</b> - about 115 participants assembled on a cool, misty morning for their weekly outing on this entirely dry underfoot 5 km run. With adequate volunteers, I was able to go at my own pace, which included some walking. 33:55 was an acceptable time on the day. Results are <a href="https://www.webscorer.com/racedetails?pid=1&raceid=342411&did=435106" target="_blank">here</a>. It's great to see the small children enjoying this run.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlWm9b5itTnM33cGkcfENjEzPvpxOQaEC-EZFSkRYE9aw9uOdWsvpbYZHjOVj9MbymUXSXTjcCN5oWGrYtP7GrdRsi6ZnRHXPWasDVMzOU2iNqH1mfNvLFTGqm3XPhwknZTZGiNkosD5I1a6vB9Iphx2snzL4rOtN9rs_I4PEhUTC2i1SCg_184oa0mY/s4000/24021101wythcommunityrun.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1802" data-original-width="4000" height="247" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTlWm9b5itTnM33cGkcfENjEzPvpxOQaEC-EZFSkRYE9aw9uOdWsvpbYZHjOVj9MbymUXSXTjcCN5oWGrYtP7GrdRsi6ZnRHXPWasDVMzOU2iNqH1mfNvLFTGqm3XPhwknZTZGiNkosD5I1a6vB9Iphx2snzL4rOtN9rs_I4PEhUTC2i1SCg_184oa0mY/w640-h288/24021101wythcommunityrun.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />Phew, that's got the blog up to date, albeit without mention of parkrun's controversial deletion of many of the parkrun statistics, nor any mention of Balmoral House.</div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-65983978590032141402024-01-31T16:59:00.000+00:002024-01-31T16:59:48.633+00:00Saturday 27 January 2024 - Owen's 200th parkrun<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOIEHD6n4ESM6fVFWKE_53OZMZO0pN3fnOBCZXo0O-kFZEAZ-6Fn5uq53HSEKUXbhx2i7m1eiIhIIncDEOipquojxgWe5Jx-GsJpnj7BKv5MKCjel_T2niCGmsxtJ9_NqfB4EEw24wD8WH21Sv84DfDce7vu7knQoXC0M3SyU07dMi22-p_upx_5F6EU/s1240/2701owen200-(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="894" data-original-width="1240" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuOIEHD6n4ESM6fVFWKE_53OZMZO0pN3fnOBCZXo0O-kFZEAZ-6Fn5uq53HSEKUXbhx2i7m1eiIhIIncDEOipquojxgWe5Jx-GsJpnj7BKv5MKCjel_T2niCGmsxtJ9_NqfB4EEw24wD8WH21Sv84DfDce7vu7knQoXC0M3SyU07dMi22-p_upx_5F6EU/w640-h462/2701owen200-(3).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><i style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #2b00fe;"> Owen and some of his many supporters</span></i></p><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Wythenshawe parkrun #556 was notable in that it was Owen's 200th parkrun. Congratulations to him, and to all the people who have taken the trouble to accompany Owen around various courses since he started running in 2017. 154 of those runs have been at Wythenshawe, so he quite rightly chose this, his 'home' run, for his 200th outing.<p></p><p>Cary had generously produced a magnificent cake in celebration of the occasion.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg53bbs4KsA1a0rmBi_ZhU2yaI0kwWxQ_7jVd4NJOnaQuPqnIeb3hq_SkGw6JoD9bPpPMTusYYOPTrhx8WZ-F97G9Er-gnf5euEAZmKLq77nlVj4BDNe0D_zsI8Po1o4SsdVa1KDPofYna_va-gZDFM14DIOgg4K_ZJ7BkU4-ERSA3cRbbEhpxG0OHv8c/s1600/24012701owen200%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg53bbs4KsA1a0rmBi_ZhU2yaI0kwWxQ_7jVd4NJOnaQuPqnIeb3hq_SkGw6JoD9bPpPMTusYYOPTrhx8WZ-F97G9Er-gnf5euEAZmKLq77nlVj4BDNe0D_zsI8Po1o4SsdVa1KDPofYna_va-gZDFM14DIOgg4K_ZJ7BkU4-ERSA3cRbbEhpxG0OHv8c/w640-h480/24012701owen200%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There were two cakes, as the previous week Cary had completed his 250th parkrun, also his 200th at Wythenshawe, amongst the mayhem of a record 609 finishers on that occasion.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid6GVFf7upp4eKnAschGbLNJPURUq1LDV1e3lhP6VsuBC7yJ65_9jEk_4R7cm3bQ7h6-ncf55k8tE5ftvOk8wxSrwKugDNsxGauSxs2zJWIiQm1qF_b8zEok-zVnTEfE7HBuPUllRM8dMb0qBNjExJ8vHMtE5J-PXWgJA6n5KfknsShirnX7zUC_a2u4/s4000/24012701owen200%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhid6GVFf7upp4eKnAschGbLNJPURUq1LDV1e3lhP6VsuBC7yJ65_9jEk_4R7cm3bQ7h6-ncf55k8tE5ftvOk8wxSrwKugDNsxGauSxs2zJWIiQm1qF_b8zEok-zVnTEfE7HBuPUllRM8dMb0qBNjExJ8vHMtE5J-PXWgJA6n5KfknsShirnX7zUC_a2u4/w640-h480/24012701owen200%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9XOHWRe58R3oZG3B41VLBPd-96jHV4gV3M1lCjjJx6g0tDQxV0_VOILOtKCT8isW4r1FR3CKaYNjcbo1ZZ7ZpB9YodhfbwMh25DXcK83rz0LO9DI3udSmOa7H4frJqlher-RDHJW9-0XyuHaxrlvbcoPNevEGvh2EEkwjph7WsS0ToqSuqI3YY18nI8/s1024/24012701owen200%20(4a).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="689" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9XOHWRe58R3oZG3B41VLBPd-96jHV4gV3M1lCjjJx6g0tDQxV0_VOILOtKCT8isW4r1FR3CKaYNjcbo1ZZ7ZpB9YodhfbwMh25DXcK83rz0LO9DI3udSmOa7H4frJqlher-RDHJW9-0XyuHaxrlvbcoPNevEGvh2EEkwjph7WsS0ToqSuqI3YY18nI8/w430-h640/24012701owen200%20(4a).jpg" width="430" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Tris had an easier job as Run Director this week, with just 273 finishers spreading out nicely in the starting field. (<a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/wythenshawe/results/556/" target="_blank">Full results are here</a>.)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqham5mmiTrZlLkegW3dajYicoBPKVlgORDgVlZODXjAWZ6As7ptWRGNgVTtZPAlCYIMkjRjupfQeteE_QuO-UIS6mG2lclqp3dR1AlI9zL0nbMfH0Tm1n_LNrwl0MlwlftyYnOvZpQ7p1RO-y3rbtqDKkjIv6XlsS4YhUht3KykDnl3yM2SmF1jaXVDM/s4000/24012701owen200%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="4000" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqham5mmiTrZlLkegW3dajYicoBPKVlgORDgVlZODXjAWZ6As7ptWRGNgVTtZPAlCYIMkjRjupfQeteE_QuO-UIS6mG2lclqp3dR1AlI9zL0nbMfH0Tm1n_LNrwl0MlwlftyYnOvZpQ7p1RO-y3rbtqDKkjIv6XlsS4YhUht3KykDnl3yM2SmF1jaXVDM/w640-h308/24012701owen200%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By the time I reached Oliver Cromwell's statue, most of the 273 were strung out ahead of me.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1317" data-original-width="3367" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYIN0Y1kypUMDFSrMIpah7RozA6LjaH6P1f9WPT8vZzF0CulaeakFhucjl-IXOL70OpBUe9h72eFkFXOB_AkrnpMZb5LlI92ZEnvQ7CNTVjbLIWZPIaP4Rik9MuIHiHg8mC2pFm8jzj6thLXC3wZyRYkeFvdI7DMCJOyq1dT4STvlk4RQHerEIdsRpuk/w640-h250/24012701owen200%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Owen was supported today by Martha and Annie.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFXdVOyKZsk6ayTuMi_vRRbMVNOLuIrS3wBcU8RvfJW9Yq1bF5S3UurOfCwFt4anUrwtnVDstAnH3LgX22pxTGthfFWt71LpZDXZTVl0hWG-URwEIvdDkB35b1VDlpCXOEtTqzMP3eAArQNI0keYv_nYVsayysTcAxb_nZ6XQoBX4TFCxOmmqizlEjY0/s4000/24012701owen200%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEFXdVOyKZsk6ayTuMi_vRRbMVNOLuIrS3wBcU8RvfJW9Yq1bF5S3UurOfCwFt4anUrwtnVDstAnH3LgX22pxTGthfFWt71LpZDXZTVl0hWG-URwEIvdDkB35b1VDlpCXOEtTqzMP3eAArQNI0keYv_nYVsayysTcAxb_nZ6XQoBX4TFCxOmmqizlEjY0/w640-h480/24012701owen200%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>They stuck with him to the finish, where numerous others who had already finished peeled off to avoid confusion with the results.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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His efforts may go unnoticed, but they are greatly valued.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYoDBPls69WXvOtdrrk5TYCaHA6wDU5msMvX7iKgN-ivuE_8KpGCM9oCTU8UtUy4Gv2OPmvDyuAdpRjr7HJYO16mF-ah6w8CVKJ7rFTmAc1Ur4gLQE409jUXxKxO0UFWYValtygWUwagmpaGl9Ahvu0l_NHiEqhFERD2iCFlsh9jfOCele4Nvx1Mdm1g/s1803/24012701owen200%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="1803" height="387" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipYoDBPls69WXvOtdrrk5TYCaHA6wDU5msMvX7iKgN-ivuE_8KpGCM9oCTU8UtUy4Gv2OPmvDyuAdpRjr7HJYO16mF-ah6w8CVKJ7rFTmAc1Ur4gLQE409jUXxKxO0UFWYValtygWUwagmpaGl9Ahvu0l_NHiEqhFERD2iCFlsh9jfOCele4Nvx1Mdm1g/w640-h450/24012701owen200%20(11).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We adjourned to the tea room to sort the barcode tokens, ready for next week, with Owen still hanging on to the balloon provided by Annie, another unsung hero.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxqGuQMS3Xn3FrfnoTQ7u6HzMFpft1su7ur5WGw05MSQQH2O2xohFZM9tAzCKRudYZMTcf8hG6pqvmm5ZzSWN9cQpb4o2rOeESho0tzuZ45suiXgQMVvRRkn356KpDU9Vr2aKyIUYAGXTaOCE3-misHfPDXYi6zAOvMCUStTyeSPoYypt5ah6ZKTs4dc/s4000/24012701owen200%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikxqGuQMS3Xn3FrfnoTQ7u6HzMFpft1su7ur5WGw05MSQQH2O2xohFZM9tAzCKRudYZMTcf8hG6pqvmm5ZzSWN9cQpb4o2rOeESho0tzuZ45suiXgQMVvRRkn356KpDU9Vr2aKyIUYAGXTaOCE3-misHfPDXYi6zAOvMCUStTyeSPoYypt5ah6ZKTs4dc/w640-h480/24012701owen200%20(12).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-53697119100490771502024-01-30T15:53:00.000+00:002024-01-30T15:53:05.218+00:00Friday = Isabella Day (61)<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9T_MSmy8uBRkaJNMmoZ9PWmnHVIMvdUr0d8VP1RNCDk2O2NWKw2ryWLVuLe10IzXe6C89R5OmOsGwn2SeDVAfEtzyKQN_7EZ_bRXPnUyYeTQ9yNG77AYxZWIQFYW7hodEjnUBatukmYduINsO5IET14p3fZsz9VzdCNP-v1b2une7AgM6kIb2nRs1_6Q/s1240/2601isabella-(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9T_MSmy8uBRkaJNMmoZ9PWmnHVIMvdUr0d8VP1RNCDk2O2NWKw2ryWLVuLe10IzXe6C89R5OmOsGwn2SeDVAfEtzyKQN_7EZ_bRXPnUyYeTQ9yNG77AYxZWIQFYW7hodEjnUBatukmYduINsO5IET14p3fZsz9VzdCNP-v1b2une7AgM6kIb2nRs1_6Q/w640-h486/2601isabella-(1).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />It has been a while since we looked after Isabella for the day. We started today with a batch of presents that had arrived late due to Father Christmas getting stuck in the chimney!</p><p>Isabella had missed her family of bears, who were tired this morning and needed a nap.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I3a47Dzn1apjU1IB2C9QIFLTxy3Z8uOtOSjGAm-ICbsPydCj00kin8FwiAeuhO79MRlmt3TMNBGZg5QohxTS2VofvvF8FdGvxTbe08ur7LlDeLi9VKD3L56yd_Vs2mXrFnXIyijPhth8U6E6diZ4Xa-2_03zYJeEfx2IwPnWBxQpLLzoT12JFpeLyEg/s2610/24012601isabella%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2610" data-original-width="2369" height="605" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3I3a47Dzn1apjU1IB2C9QIFLTxy3Z8uOtOSjGAm-ICbsPydCj00kin8FwiAeuhO79MRlmt3TMNBGZg5QohxTS2VofvvF8FdGvxTbe08ur7LlDeLi9VKD3L56yd_Vs2mXrFnXIyijPhth8U6E6diZ4Xa-2_03zYJeEfx2IwPnWBxQpLLzoT12JFpeLyEg/w580-h640/24012601isabella%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Before we knew, it was lunchtime, finishing with lots of ... guess what? Yes, apple crumble and a bit of ice cream.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKApM8QzdyRZ7Z8QlNiWuc2jGmpt2PEI_JBsijWWT5NAoOFosy7QgGXHNqN0SKGsWh7oj9rQyk5R8TA3-ubsGwtcT_b_14xo5sq_bvOh8k1SPSneZfOr8f0bWl0ALoAKhBAnfhlmznhO7CpzxXhIfKbWss6U9xQnzwev_hXqrxXhK54JCeq2h6R-Xk1Q/s3130/24012601isabella%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3130" data-original-width="2253" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisKApM8QzdyRZ7Z8QlNiWuc2jGmpt2PEI_JBsijWWT5NAoOFosy7QgGXHNqN0SKGsWh7oj9rQyk5R8TA3-ubsGwtcT_b_14xo5sq_bvOh8k1SPSneZfOr8f0bWl0ALoAKhBAnfhlmznhO7CpzxXhIfKbWss6U9xQnzwev_hXqrxXhK54JCeq2h6R-Xk1Q/w460-h640/24012601isabella%20(4).jpg" width="460" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRELO64e4483OzZdkbMV10iVT55L-pSlGt4V6drO8uUi6PqqB5k9wDG54IyOgekyJRU_Jk5pbyyGZMstqDHq1qxXizS4Tl4ntdvadH1X5EeZtTdT7vRPzBgKp1iOLjATlkmDAjuRPV0a5eD4OJVjelTJRDgS3C-qHMqr_jmNr7aYJu7hn_hMLicSGe7Ok/s3212/24012601isabella%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3212" data-original-width="2751" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRELO64e4483OzZdkbMV10iVT55L-pSlGt4V6drO8uUi6PqqB5k9wDG54IyOgekyJRU_Jk5pbyyGZMstqDHq1qxXizS4Tl4ntdvadH1X5EeZtTdT7vRPzBgKp1iOLjATlkmDAjuRPV0a5eD4OJVjelTJRDgS3C-qHMqr_jmNr7aYJu7hn_hMLicSGe7Ok/w548-h640/24012601isabella%20(5).jpg" width="548" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">"Delicious!"</span></i></div></i><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Then a secret assignment with Grandma Sue was recorded by Sue. Grandad has no idea as to what is going on here.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNReOg-SPpHdB6g56lmTlIb-C0wfzLXBccxLMshvYmLJ7Q57SnJw4GoBJJzgbrfq04PAiuCpWAyitdJHrHnPVqL384D0VZ1CMH9FJkYpc9aZSM3uZn5Lvl5N7X2NEw4A9U9JF5zePR3iU0bQU8jTuhl2_9bIO2vr6Ssj-nVm_JPPvQjZS4zYMoHKq1tNY/s2048/24012601isabella%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNReOg-SPpHdB6g56lmTlIb-C0wfzLXBccxLMshvYmLJ7Q57SnJw4GoBJJzgbrfq04PAiuCpWAyitdJHrHnPVqL384D0VZ1CMH9FJkYpc9aZSM3uZn5Lvl5N7X2NEw4A9U9JF5zePR3iU0bQU8jTuhl2_9bIO2vr6Ssj-nVm_JPPvQjZS4zYMoHKq1tNY/w480-h640/24012601isabella%20(7).jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div>Well, that was fun! And well behaved as usual. Thank you for a lovely day, Isabella.</div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-45124666422538338092024-01-29T16:09:00.000+00:002024-01-29T16:09:06.325+00:0023 to 25 January 2024 - Pen y Bont<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusrRITB2CCLhApJv8HdOSHeWJIzyWD8Vc4hks-bysEnWN290Bp8lfzdXyCzxcvpvXep4rfSK-Y3L0j1eKjtyeryoSPz1xKUvwyYxvb20isiFpwdUNg2MoNR1kHvmvQub3fecsMP68x4TPDYC3R83rSoT_fFzf6k8IrGT5SIhvOhGgWibirjHcZn2d0A8/s1240/2301PenyBontDay1-(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiusrRITB2CCLhApJv8HdOSHeWJIzyWD8Vc4hks-bysEnWN290Bp8lfzdXyCzxcvpvXep4rfSK-Y3L0j1eKjtyeryoSPz1xKUvwyYxvb20isiFpwdUNg2MoNR1kHvmvQub3fecsMP68x4TPDYC3R83rSoT_fFzf6k8IrGT5SIhvOhGgWibirjHcZn2d0A8/w640-h486/2301PenyBontDay1-(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />We were privileged to be invited by Paul and Jeanette to spend a couple of nights, along with Andy, at a lovely holiday cottage in the Ceiriog Valley in North Wales. Pen y Bont has been a holiday refuge for Paul and Jeanette for many years. It's a great spot.<div><br /></div><div>We arrived on Tuesday lunchtime and after a leisurely lunch we set off along the high road to Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog, in the pouring rain of Storm Joselyn. The views along the valley were glazed by a dense sheen of mist and rain.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszFlmHDHD-fkqNQudUrysjx68ZWmM8jxvA1vLm23Q-rl-muUBlqhj5VY54OWNuzId1N0GWOTWzVSxlivM2oQQqfz-R4XuPTU45rnxEhGM4zUxb-KgLCIF7OWWcD31DdunfMtwQAozseKAUty8RyE_AkhM9SoaYxFpAs6tpnLDtWrNvawuzaGA8M-3Z4s/s4000/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgszFlmHDHD-fkqNQudUrysjx68ZWmM8jxvA1vLm23Q-rl-muUBlqhj5VY54OWNuzId1N0GWOTWzVSxlivM2oQQqfz-R4XuPTU45rnxEhGM4zUxb-KgLCIF7OWWcD31DdunfMtwQAozseKAUty8RyE_AkhM9SoaYxFpAs6tpnLDtWrNvawuzaGA8M-3Z4s/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />The Upper Ceiriog Way was joined briefly by the five adults and Rufus, the reluctant dog, when it comes to walking in the rain.<br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGVdJzCma_lCaPJ0A2JAhlyVXP4_R9553Ya0QGneQRVkxgLKfUL-sHpES1yIkGPLeqF1PqxjHBVTYJiPg2yT5eTVyAxRcYkwLDCMhQal13FtxZ2ETs5Hx7z5eRTTzTD6WJwVhb95NWMeHUht1Xp5hjrlLFZZapujT7IBEVKxg503gjEcbXmV1TRq7iVY/s4000/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkGVdJzCma_lCaPJ0A2JAhlyVXP4_R9553Ya0QGneQRVkxgLKfUL-sHpES1yIkGPLeqF1PqxjHBVTYJiPg2yT5eTVyAxRcYkwLDCMhQal13FtxZ2ETs5Hx7z5eRTTzTD6WJwVhb95NWMeHUht1Xp5hjrlLFZZapujT7IBEVKxg503gjEcbXmV1TRq7iVY/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>An information board describes a defeated threat to the valley in 1923 when a proposal to create two reservoirs for the benefit of the residents of Warrington was defeated, thanks partly to David Lloyd George, whose roots were nearby.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSd6-rlTEcXNHbY1101hSvfR32tFoCa9qBVM0k3JJFCWRFtxCQSkqWo-M1tFZ7Mk6xLHqbcwQLLdKLrBqttBL8JzqJX3tL_YjIUTdPjO19ThU6SeeFSVoWtL6YJgmzaIe2iWBh5BnpqujnpEultqhuRCBfqDixP8NsCaJv9IEavr58snOQO1SifQFJyg/s3237/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2646" data-original-width="3237" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnSd6-rlTEcXNHbY1101hSvfR32tFoCa9qBVM0k3JJFCWRFtxCQSkqWo-M1tFZ7Mk6xLHqbcwQLLdKLrBqttBL8JzqJX3tL_YjIUTdPjO19ThU6SeeFSVoWtL6YJgmzaIe2iWBh5BnpqujnpEultqhuRCBfqDixP8NsCaJv9IEavr58snOQO1SifQFJyg/w640-h524/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Click on the image to view all the text, and click on any image for a slideshow</span></i></div></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>Here's a view from the information board on this rainy afternoon.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa7stUqxD_wVHAPbU8g3ctilJ4ieUuDw2Qv2HOTuMrQrE03mjlLLj1yUD4ny_blcsKmHkJlrjy41B-L5Pot_ez6ISgXzOYjni9o5mSbS4L70wKUcXWRweRC877xSRjnHI-Kznfji0jtkDW-bQpbLst3d_BFadzZYLb3XkVNgPQgJYxfwgrTYUDKU1NmM/s4000/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixa7stUqxD_wVHAPbU8g3ctilJ4ieUuDw2Qv2HOTuMrQrE03mjlLLj1yUD4ny_blcsKmHkJlrjy41B-L5Pot_ez6ISgXzOYjni9o5mSbS4L70wKUcXWRweRC877xSRjnHI-Kznfji0jtkDW-bQpbLst3d_BFadzZYLb3XkVNgPQgJYxfwgrTYUDKU1NmM/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul and Jeanette had already enjoyed a superb lunch at 'The Hand', which appears to be a culinary destination. We spent some time there, drying out, enjoying afternoon tea and beer, before heading back past the church.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFqTx3yrZWNBk8SVo6N4J4CeCzYA2_ss-3rkiFu05YvUZ5_RXWVQD0cg0Sv4GY_R7zkhjEoPCfa_1FBuH3xXRzcfTV5HRZcJDXxF9NfOA1-ny3xcYCgB45OYhn94jnBvCsXXdIat-27aaPqaAAbihssYBDXc329lAowo6jnz-p4kXHMHndg5fqo4kXLQ/s4000/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOFqTx3yrZWNBk8SVo6N4J4CeCzYA2_ss-3rkiFu05YvUZ5_RXWVQD0cg0Sv4GY_R7zkhjEoPCfa_1FBuH3xXRzcfTV5HRZcJDXxF9NfOA1-ny3xcYCgB45OYhn94jnBvCsXXdIat-27aaPqaAAbihssYBDXc329lAowo6jnz-p4kXHMHndg5fqo4kXLQ/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A move to follow the road was defeated, so we stumbled along a path laced with descending streams as far as Tregeiriog.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmdpMpyJI6BB0XJOt45tGk_7wl4ZGv0MUQlTeAYy__SBqvi1m560YNwo6gU38umtgqnRJ1v3WKf7TzXvaYfHg3T81V6pLqB5K1faoy6zwj6KpZugCBkGWHvITH_dip3MG_Bv04oESH1aLusUl15k8bZHug62KtasMLc04TsUyyFaV_pPF0lB-Z8FnGms/s1024/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfmdpMpyJI6BB0XJOt45tGk_7wl4ZGv0MUQlTeAYy__SBqvi1m560YNwo6gU38umtgqnRJ1v3WKf7TzXvaYfHg3T81V6pLqB5K1faoy6zwj6KpZugCBkGWHvITH_dip3MG_Bv04oESH1aLusUl15k8bZHug62KtasMLc04TsUyyFaV_pPF0lB-Z8FnGms/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Luckily there was a bridge to cross the river before a final trot along the road, reaching Pen y Bont at dusk.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20-yDMHo_HtdSIx5TOKbf-sx20a1ykTdK9e5Vs3LSp1SmFUme8RHBL_vNXLlucjZMtPxHTg7w78ftoJBjIXr2cjaS6JHNZBO5wNlIySt-10fmCdNo4MDZ5MqbTAiZxvPZRdmyPMtMX5JuL0bcPkABN0vb55ewsIBQUdOg7CCh53BT_viRmWTsB1wJxnI/s4000/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj20-yDMHo_HtdSIx5TOKbf-sx20a1ykTdK9e5Vs3LSp1SmFUme8RHBL_vNXLlucjZMtPxHTg7w78ftoJBjIXr2cjaS6JHNZBO5wNlIySt-10fmCdNo4MDZ5MqbTAiZxvPZRdmyPMtMX5JuL0bcPkABN0vb55ewsIBQUdOg7CCh53BT_viRmWTsB1wJxnI/w640-h480/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(9).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's our route - 9 km with 230 metres ascent, during which we spent 2 hours in the rain.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCvW2d5bOoYmiShY_t8n3u5MS-mTIPuYjdGDzq-4H56yU3FXlXF8ChBuc8dfa7qsUdq6ZQnCe2GaBA44CwzEmr73dar1vfzZNGWkyvXZs-BFxSEWV0zoLW07aMU4UNkXSBtUtm38u5lce0jLjf2NM-LqvPhdhOqObUQUlhlP-bjI0R8e7nz_DiEAdyh4/s1956/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1956" height="304" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCvW2d5bOoYmiShY_t8n3u5MS-mTIPuYjdGDzq-4H56yU3FXlXF8ChBuc8dfa7qsUdq6ZQnCe2GaBA44CwzEmr73dar1vfzZNGWkyvXZs-BFxSEWV0zoLW07aMU4UNkXSBtUtm38u5lce0jLjf2NM-LqvPhdhOqObUQUlhlP-bjI0R8e7nz_DiEAdyh4/w640-h354/24012301PenyBontDay1%20(10).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sue and I had brought some provisions with us, and we enjoyed a 'one pot spatchcock chicken' meal.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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We drove to the Trevor basin, next to the Pont-Cysyllte Aqueduct on the Llangollen Canal.</div><div> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WTk_IgiTWLKM2BINXHRK9hxyuTBnJg06VuIidB-HOrih0R8O8iAIu7jKnj44tLjzrFL5U4R4LE5sbWI2JNc2p1ATJn26_1jWabV60w8OWgNSE3otzK3VuKsqcGbaX_5yMnU06KoG3x1ESegUuBk-Co6qjmLfmO8O0MowxMGme-AzQakQSz0yO6sXoOw/s3427/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2654" data-original-width="3427" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0WTk_IgiTWLKM2BINXHRK9hxyuTBnJg06VuIidB-HOrih0R8O8iAIu7jKnj44tLjzrFL5U4R4LE5sbWI2JNc2p1ATJn26_1jWabV60w8OWgNSE3otzK3VuKsqcGbaX_5yMnU06KoG3x1ESegUuBk-Co6qjmLfmO8O0MowxMGme-AzQakQSz0yO6sXoOw/w640-h496/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Paul and Jeanette were soon installed in their sea kayaks, whilst the rest of us strolled along the scenic towpath.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVzFw4_qudJN0P4AU2k5-IKXNl8iyO-tpDbl9rdzWDKMoAUgMZchfb7TbZzqaDdNh53tKNowqjFqv_wQNHrVaexSKvWe-JoJJ_bk0EjYs0iojinqFN3145mGueqTF9lkp_q6SFucpJZpBNT8-h-woJ6_A4TeA8K_wSDxILJl_l2QorqQVFgr5BoyHp-Y/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigVzFw4_qudJN0P4AU2k5-IKXNl8iyO-tpDbl9rdzWDKMoAUgMZchfb7TbZzqaDdNh53tKNowqjFqv_wQNHrVaexSKvWe-JoJJ_bk0EjYs0iojinqFN3145mGueqTF9lkp_q6SFucpJZpBNT8-h-woJ6_A4TeA8K_wSDxILJl_l2QorqQVFgr5BoyHp-Y/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_IwEh8hYmN5TFwiOmbMhi4rL29SDpyVQyLGoFvHK-7ieWIdlNgYI8aMfo7iIhigqd-H4syOaI2YOjeO6Mtu-72H3I9Q29z7zOi5xkG5GlAMhdaG5I0s6HOh-3G7OQnlajusNBKYjY8LdF6nLZmkU5PPAFFuxW3gF-l617T9jnrT7v6Sv_R60O9OKb4A/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_IwEh8hYmN5TFwiOmbMhi4rL29SDpyVQyLGoFvHK-7ieWIdlNgYI8aMfo7iIhigqd-H4syOaI2YOjeO6Mtu-72H3I9Q29z7zOi5xkG5GlAMhdaG5I0s6HOh-3G7OQnlajusNBKYjY8LdF6nLZmkU5PPAFFuxW3gF-l617T9jnrT7v6Sv_R60O9OKb4A/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyTk7chMMLqvMhMHFljfxuVc078yro7ZgifxWzIipLn_oz6StPYhzGSXsiY-d3Z0ZDJWVljkWDnNLDOplh2pKRGsG-1hu4KGCDcnHXv_s9jlN3esIx21kz3u6lb0dkfnstw_h7TY1e4AIj38m-MQ-w8FGp4GqXMekZg4Xhuzw63GvKiV7W0Cg1ILawEE/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQyTk7chMMLqvMhMHFljfxuVc078yro7ZgifxWzIipLn_oz6StPYhzGSXsiY-d3Z0ZDJWVljkWDnNLDOplh2pKRGsG-1hu4KGCDcnHXv_s9jlN3esIx21kz3u6lb0dkfnstw_h7TY1e4AIj38m-MQ-w8FGp4GqXMekZg4Xhuzw63GvKiV7W0Cg1ILawEE/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>About half way to Llangollen, we enjoyed some coffee and cake, and Paul swapped places with Sue.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT97y7YX2VpKXgCoWI5rKHhj1uf_5wNGnpFoQBMhwh1oNvpax37T_Z2DR1eA2Plqi4g0WCGJRPYemhDVJMGcsKpLEBzd6h0X4usgkplwL3R5K_4lankR8H1zponEk4v2cbsR6YVbVWWJVxDS4I_kjVBoC8N_M18ja7-wBSVHKMVN0S7ejL0E-l5ZlOcus/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT97y7YX2VpKXgCoWI5rKHhj1uf_5wNGnpFoQBMhwh1oNvpax37T_Z2DR1eA2Plqi4g0WCGJRPYemhDVJMGcsKpLEBzd6h0X4usgkplwL3R5K_4lankR8H1zponEk4v2cbsR6YVbVWWJVxDS4I_kjVBoC8N_M18ja7-wBSVHKMVN0S7ejL0E-l5ZlOcus/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From our bench, the Bryn Howel hotel looked to be in a sorry state. Built in 1896, it was owned by the same family for many years and was a prized destination with over 30 rooms. After being sold to a hotel chain that later went into administration, it was sold in 2012, but the new owner seems to have lost interest. All rather sad.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugjfksGzzoOYrJGF0tImhKe7EM0SlsXk6Q96l6um2GhrqO_UlCXIBYB_Sbr85U0gljYbEDg5wnNzvjqJq5b7jodTB0tv9-oRdpPoWZ_vPu2CeeewGfcIUJSCyxO5hFOQF6yU0pBf85Qo4IwLTVqH8kovd05-VycLvEAKxnai4aXaw_N5nW5CTqzvr1dY/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhugjfksGzzoOYrJGF0tImhKe7EM0SlsXk6Q96l6um2GhrqO_UlCXIBYB_Sbr85U0gljYbEDg5wnNzvjqJq5b7jodTB0tv9-oRdpPoWZ_vPu2CeeewGfcIUJSCyxO5hFOQF6yU0pBf85Qo4IwLTVqH8kovd05-VycLvEAKxnai4aXaw_N5nW5CTqzvr1dY/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The 46 mile Llangollen Canal dates from the late 18th century, and unlike the aforementioned hotel, is still going strong as a magnet for tourists. We met numerous dog walkers and several kayakers on a training course in preparation for a kayaking holiday</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4AJEoYe6V7EEPrNnQoWWr8hKwJdahYVjs1oiXunycvzZNGu43BO2BXoqfVcKpBc1VIyLlBt1wuziTNOtepNbADRqa6uPwy11_OU4fuZwPSlVN5WsaDdSdSeCJjVIfAbhfKQWp3KMgRGw6zEkearrm3sL2zc9eAnjQXZD4K9h6rqqEt0VBa9fFa7i3E/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWJ4AJEoYe6V7EEPrNnQoWWr8hKwJdahYVjs1oiXunycvzZNGu43BO2BXoqfVcKpBc1VIyLlBt1wuziTNOtepNbADRqa6uPwy11_OU4fuZwPSlVN5WsaDdSdSeCJjVIfAbhfKQWp3KMgRGw6zEkearrm3sL2zc9eAnjQXZD4K9h6rqqEt0VBa9fFa7i3E/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We enjoyed views down to the River Dee, which beyond Llangollen rises higher than the canal which it feeds.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaD4m5W0m0IpFKwFFCZhR6eJ1sokSmdOzMUYo_dMtvRwElyUGvtmVX3ffNjFFgFjuind78xXUnreDo8LFcZwOZL9wB4_ZZZ1Y2-gcHX4-6XjXBr_9lXY2EcV4E7qVGG9NJWP-s_ODKPCRYQB3Z0KBCPT6kf9Qkh2YxJbgVgi-tK7RbGwczazrGiTH4xs/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMaD4m5W0m0IpFKwFFCZhR6eJ1sokSmdOzMUYo_dMtvRwElyUGvtmVX3ffNjFFgFjuind78xXUnreDo8LFcZwOZL9wB4_ZZZ1Y2-gcHX4-6XjXBr_9lXY2EcV4E7qVGG9NJWP-s_ODKPCRYQB3Z0KBCPT6kf9Qkh2YxJbgVgi-tK7RbGwczazrGiTH4xs/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(9).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvCTfaK3h3c2bI9o81e0kfaPocPKKk2vCHN7oA8yIu_vzAXWNVZOBmCQdPsddTrxkLSx98SRt-MUDtEDkRQ04F984E2Q5nsLjTSDmrEOoJxAGejBolGYDIIWEuvJXaEbto9Pg4SQSE5KxNS7ZyzkmLJYZUBlJT__i48w0xyY2a5ED8P-0SEPp5z0o2qU/s2877/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(12).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1791" data-original-width="2877" height="342" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyvCTfaK3h3c2bI9o81e0kfaPocPKKk2vCHN7oA8yIu_vzAXWNVZOBmCQdPsddTrxkLSx98SRt-MUDtEDkRQ04F984E2Q5nsLjTSDmrEOoJxAGejBolGYDIIWEuvJXaEbto9Pg4SQSE5KxNS7ZyzkmLJYZUBlJT__i48w0xyY2a5ED8P-0SEPp5z0o2qU/w640-h398/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(12).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1SXwcYxE4yso_ADeKyka7VbkKOYBZJydMd0hEJ7eogotm2oE_FYVdXlRKcspLKGZn-4yqVvj9-xw_1NugwUZPHKRil1utDCHvT6VkngtdeKHnwO0RVVm6hBY2c3yU4O90Ic_dW7yNxiheHseeI29aC07xCcfe8b-B0GV1ddWOxqRcSrSsKdj4CcwI84/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU1SXwcYxE4yso_ADeKyka7VbkKOYBZJydMd0hEJ7eogotm2oE_FYVdXlRKcspLKGZn-4yqVvj9-xw_1NugwUZPHKRil1utDCHvT6VkngtdeKHnwO0RVVm6hBY2c3yU4O90Ic_dW7yNxiheHseeI29aC07xCcfe8b-B0GV1ddWOxqRcSrSsKdj4CcwI84/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(14).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The kayakers called it a day in the centre of Llangollen, where after some faffing we found a good cafe in which to enjoy some bowls of soup with chunky slabs of brown bread.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQOoVzV8qms7pJtVGLFBGdGi4Fm8CeG3ohXNTBKs-Biln0tF36CMVoqCtoB288izCBw8cUzM3PiDHE9TeD03GTwmtGcqDKOSIgf6b4UFRGLmsrGGjYIKveYlgawcq1fIqD-u7UnkJgpAsCkUJkkC6WShAo5ccaGaU6h0k5M6jUvj645pcvS4KqrryNUo/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2278" data-original-width="4000" height="313" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRQOoVzV8qms7pJtVGLFBGdGi4Fm8CeG3ohXNTBKs-Biln0tF36CMVoqCtoB288izCBw8cUzM3PiDHE9TeD03GTwmtGcqDKOSIgf6b4UFRGLmsrGGjYIKveYlgawcq1fIqD-u7UnkJgpAsCkUJkkC6WShAo5ccaGaU6h0k5M6jUvj645pcvS4KqrryNUo/w640-h364/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(15).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The river was frothing with fury as it passed through Llangollen. Not seen in the next picture, a couple of kayakers were expertly navigating the rapids.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qEU4GNIU03rE5mUOpJ3W1VrL3929e2ZWCiHgxltJfUPiSt9Md8JcEccbiiRtDz_JR0CHSZ2e6hz583A-O7lxsB4dA_-D4ysh1ZA4AbDYMMd3kHNxLyS6Yg5zERXOaBnwWmAJqmxx8Qqk3qcrSJUtigaRDT2QVgBuHsNyonCVynGqHA7TfVHup4CLPWk/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(17).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0qEU4GNIU03rE5mUOpJ3W1VrL3929e2ZWCiHgxltJfUPiSt9Md8JcEccbiiRtDz_JR0CHSZ2e6hz583A-O7lxsB4dA_-D4ysh1ZA4AbDYMMd3kHNxLyS6Yg5zERXOaBnwWmAJqmxx8Qqk3qcrSJUtigaRDT2QVgBuHsNyonCVynGqHA7TfVHup4CLPWk/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(17).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We returned to the towpath, with Paul and Jeanette installed in their kayaks, and Sue eagerly anticipating another go in one of them.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK89zHY99HTROCdGeeXbn8XdLJhjCmFK3arwjZgZEjwnHHubCEnBCjk00j4GAbNOBNQUzzjtq6eUCj9IbNK8GX7LrnqwqSB-lDJ-6W7IDCX9VEhKI-Vh_XnXjSXHJABTP7iB0becCgfsOmhRDnXVjJ8fM-EpF2kCA2lOMxI-Eohr5uFuiPY36v8ENDSjA/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(20).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK89zHY99HTROCdGeeXbn8XdLJhjCmFK3arwjZgZEjwnHHubCEnBCjk00j4GAbNOBNQUzzjtq6eUCj9IbNK8GX7LrnqwqSB-lDJ-6W7IDCX9VEhKI-Vh_XnXjSXHJABTP7iB0becCgfsOmhRDnXVjJ8fM-EpF2kCA2lOMxI-Eohr5uFuiPY36v8ENDSjA/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(20).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtv3ZQ_9Amp44YOMPFEJZoJA-G5n9Z7ZMYLsRyDrhVGpkh_nDDQiFRVad9u7gY5tHpbEr3lh9C1YA_XgFPMxpaok5g2lHBDjsnH88yxqkjsn-714hntv-WcjYUmDMyw92lKvNG0w3BwjYTiIMsiVMbTvXXG6Os11u69UKR3MQELFnL_-vnws5V1xb92Gc/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(21).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtv3ZQ_9Amp44YOMPFEJZoJA-G5n9Z7ZMYLsRyDrhVGpkh_nDDQiFRVad9u7gY5tHpbEr3lh9C1YA_XgFPMxpaok5g2lHBDjsnH88yxqkjsn-714hntv-WcjYUmDMyw92lKvNG0w3BwjYTiIMsiVMbTvXXG6Os11u69UKR3MQELFnL_-vnws5V1xb92Gc/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(21).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9OVXCn3OockPEUXm6MKm4M-77J8OcwK5WwJ6oVQ57LBENyA6gn_w3C-sj4C6PH5AyD2Uq5KhVld7d9nVedrkR8LaU50JvTZkOnKHzDDamnV82IFmigznmbaingzija2n9EPObcBFtK5ahiSq-EigsWDSjpFnhjyPewC5Tmg5OFTPHUDLjY3ozZbgexY/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(22).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV9OVXCn3OockPEUXm6MKm4M-77J8OcwK5WwJ6oVQ57LBENyA6gn_w3C-sj4C6PH5AyD2Uq5KhVld7d9nVedrkR8LaU50JvTZkOnKHzDDamnV82IFmigznmbaingzija2n9EPObcBFtK5ahiSq-EigsWDSjpFnhjyPewC5Tmg5OFTPHUDLjY3ozZbgexY/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(22).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We approached Bryn Howel and I took my place on the bench whilst Paul and Jeanette got out of their boats. This didn't quite go to plan (assuming Andy didn't plan what follows!).</div><div><br /></div><div>Paul was out of his kayak and just about to help Jeanette get out of hers, when helpful Andy decided to assist by pulling on Jeanette's kayak. He succeeded in removing her from the kayak... directly into the canal! I decided that the taking of any pictures might be regarded as unacceptable voyeurism, so I stayed put whilst the theatre played out. (Non existent pictures are now in high demand, not least from Jeanette!)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP_TE9ODAbjWcxmqklPzvhK4kuzM7oxsDJ_c3av2z_EN6OympvNu_9JIWamg3DGanr8M3KKCqk0eHPqyr3nmVBOootisuR1ML1NpuzjMTIkZodEdfnHcU20_7l70D8h1sf8aH5uQa5CS8EW-ks9LBeT1B212vMbMfeaMcPP1vIcOHNV2epvWGpPy9UHU/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(23).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2253" data-original-width="4000" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRP_TE9ODAbjWcxmqklPzvhK4kuzM7oxsDJ_c3av2z_EN6OympvNu_9JIWamg3DGanr8M3KKCqk0eHPqyr3nmVBOootisuR1ML1NpuzjMTIkZodEdfnHcU20_7l70D8h1sf8aH5uQa5CS8EW-ks9LBeT1B212vMbMfeaMcPP1vIcOHNV2epvWGpPy9UHU/w640-h360/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(23).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>So Sue never did get to have another go, as after emptying her kayak of 'flood' water, Jeanette wisely chose to strike for home (the Trevor basin) and the change of clothes that had wisely been left there.</div><div><br /></div><div>By the time the rest of us arrived, the boarding platform was empty and Paul and Jeanette were gone. The view here takes you past the boarding / disembarking point and along the aqueduct, which at this time of year is closed for maintenance.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr_Iah9clYYJGxQ-pfcMKX-ViDD7_-ItvnkwRTKuD-8s-Xrkibkk9FgwWZd2NQh6suzWkNpqa5-EDM4_JTe0b6QNYF7F0Cook-VFylanX4LCyGRCSfaECGPjstpRwPeY0MVqfrO-9vi41ZVtomHgmJHWhEOvGjjAw7BP3I25u4gTH-ZegqSnrwrDfQjM/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(24).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIr_Iah9clYYJGxQ-pfcMKX-ViDD7_-ItvnkwRTKuD-8s-Xrkibkk9FgwWZd2NQh6suzWkNpqa5-EDM4_JTe0b6QNYF7F0Cook-VFylanX4LCyGRCSfaECGPjstpRwPeY0MVqfrO-9vi41ZVtomHgmJHWhEOvGjjAw7BP3I25u4gTH-ZegqSnrwrDfQjM/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(24).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>We pottered around the World Heritage Site while Jeanette sorted out her appareil and Paul stashed the kayaks. Meanwhile the nearby cafe closed spot on at 4pm, just as we arrived, when the staff wanted to go home. Never mind, it was an easy journey back to Pen y Bont and our own plentiful supplies of tea and cake.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB1DMMqdTWpTnBC4LLfyRoMcF936wKfoot8uGv4guwdmu-u-M2xs7wFl0wUIZuQDM_c-PpOBGPWlT-FfJpjt8FW1z_474uMP2YRMKYsQ_lCAyacBL8GsR9GPfz15JEEJEIoTZ2AVRYkgPDulBFf_4DWUSm88tblkPiQArPjpQZJnF8g_rjH-RUr8Dnto/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(25).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIB1DMMqdTWpTnBC4LLfyRoMcF936wKfoot8uGv4guwdmu-u-M2xs7wFl0wUIZuQDM_c-PpOBGPWlT-FfJpjt8FW1z_474uMP2YRMKYsQ_lCAyacBL8GsR9GPfz15JEEJEIoTZ2AVRYkgPDulBFf_4DWUSm88tblkPiQArPjpQZJnF8g_rjH-RUr8Dnto/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(25).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KzfGHgKQ72nV0P-_jCCwoJP0voCX_NM82LTnpqbQyZDooNqqekm8QZ32n48XSPfuJyztyn_WuhyphenhyphenUbd6-2myoDI1HZTdREgCbiOg1-QJ-sgBYaRGuQnNjUTSJM99HQyEs8iWyadZvwKeFVhS3wtSC6S_7KjjYzIOSVCS0_KxGFFIO6-GoSMlOlpRXGIs/s3122/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(26).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3122" data-original-width="2530" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9KzfGHgKQ72nV0P-_jCCwoJP0voCX_NM82LTnpqbQyZDooNqqekm8QZ32n48XSPfuJyztyn_WuhyphenhyphenUbd6-2myoDI1HZTdREgCbiOg1-QJ-sgBYaRGuQnNjUTSJM99HQyEs8iWyadZvwKeFVhS3wtSC6S_7KjjYzIOSVCS0_KxGFFIO6-GoSMlOlpRXGIs/w518-h640/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(26).jpg" width="518" /></a></div><div><br /></div>I got a shot of the aqueduct as the car flew past it.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX_nniRAw-oDB8TDegN0DqgitH0laSjAxOm1X3_oZkWkTcQpg8OICX5Y2rNEvYChIPRDlHrcDxFNlX9tmJdLMiMa-BkiZRxm2YZ-FTcCPlEj1aAFMKgNIGqIMtFYr_0yciIweh959ee4iJrv7-d3uBmqs0VpHt1JSkV7-5I9LD4b6r5JVEQbR0AV5CxI/s3260/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(27).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1128" data-original-width="3260" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqX_nniRAw-oDB8TDegN0DqgitH0laSjAxOm1X3_oZkWkTcQpg8OICX5Y2rNEvYChIPRDlHrcDxFNlX9tmJdLMiMa-BkiZRxm2YZ-FTcCPlEj1aAFMKgNIGqIMtFYr_0yciIweh959ee4iJrv7-d3uBmqs0VpHt1JSkV7-5I9LD4b6r5JVEQbR0AV5CxI/w640-h222/24012401PenyBontDay2%20(27).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's today's there and back route - we did about 16 km, with 150 metres ascent.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Rufus wasn't impressed!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScYM2laAgMxfWuRo7Pxy-9nMl12Vbu11zqGDQybiyDWBcO7HBCkKRD8zZwG9xcLSntQa-yxGHPXlY_-_xVIhuGEpJIviyVNRCBe8d4rQ3MGX3BXq7kNZQ-IyAG9x3mJa11wzI_OUYnXPPs8e_5QDhmLJZiLlnMZs91kcpcdPK1uEwTNieVykhcOthnSg/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjScYM2laAgMxfWuRo7Pxy-9nMl12Vbu11zqGDQybiyDWBcO7HBCkKRD8zZwG9xcLSntQa-yxGHPXlY_-_xVIhuGEpJIviyVNRCBe8d4rQ3MGX3BXq7kNZQ-IyAG9x3mJa11wzI_OUYnXPPs8e_5QDhmLJZiLlnMZs91kcpcdPK1uEwTNieVykhcOthnSg/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Down in Glyn Ceiriog the cafes were closed but the snowdrops were in bloom.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq5VFqTWkck5JxX7Mos_AE5UHSaPvfeetVZWLHqwSOnzjcptujgSPHzZbwTC8dtAZ4Vx9DXNyov69w_Hy2efFyJbEY7TMyx853v44fJ0kXDgFTOw6dSzKoLc9WftVpYwUU7dKUczDJKHbhq_V_TstZYfG5vp0lGOJnclFyqc9AS00IhkHvviwzOXfSVI/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(14).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzq5VFqTWkck5JxX7Mos_AE5UHSaPvfeetVZWLHqwSOnzjcptujgSPHzZbwTC8dtAZ4Vx9DXNyov69w_Hy2efFyJbEY7TMyx853v44fJ0kXDgFTOw6dSzKoLc9WftVpYwUU7dKUczDJKHbhq_V_TstZYfG5vp0lGOJnclFyqc9AS00IhkHvviwzOXfSVI/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(14).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is definitely the disused quarry.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbLDm2UQLGjMAGdYnifWqhdTd7eGKZqWCxSn84fxu5Pl3AvAZvyCH6xkp_y1s-GIrAhAcOfzxs-45NFLlCf_PI4mD7y2WcnyYRg_Fnf00uVRLuWIBDoA8DM2s1WjzvJCto31yJisHF9w0uwzdHYlGrHjsshwZqNCV3xWVjO24SJgrKfk6XQxuET63MNE/s4000/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(15).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYbLDm2UQLGjMAGdYnifWqhdTd7eGKZqWCxSn84fxu5Pl3AvAZvyCH6xkp_y1s-GIrAhAcOfzxs-45NFLlCf_PI4mD7y2WcnyYRg_Fnf00uVRLuWIBDoA8DM2s1WjzvJCto31yJisHF9w0uwzdHYlGrHjsshwZqNCV3xWVjO24SJgrKfk6XQxuET63MNE/w640-h480/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(15).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here's today's route - 13.5 km, 300 metres ascent, taking around 4 hours.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bt1zeweTVlfoL-of5Ut7EB1a8n7RZC0uqZLozcFIvmQAyuuVOmEAhDB4CwGFp1aqH2QvTef_i5Qj5MlS64o9NzGph6xaT_l6O6eFB1KHt-Qo1HJpY5H3bculHUCB0DhkadSOaeBsAx1TH1Re9fEftEOZuV6NHU9e52xF20HoiQj7TjbqeHy5ks46wj0/s1897/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(16).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1897" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Bt1zeweTVlfoL-of5Ut7EB1a8n7RZC0uqZLozcFIvmQAyuuVOmEAhDB4CwGFp1aqH2QvTef_i5Qj5MlS64o9NzGph6xaT_l6O6eFB1KHt-Qo1HJpY5H3bculHUCB0DhkadSOaeBsAx1TH1Re9fEftEOZuV6NHU9e52xF20HoiQj7TjbqeHy5ks46wj0/w364-h640/24012401PenyBontDay3%20(16).jpg" width="364" /></a></div><br />Well, that was an excellent walk, and an excellent trip altogether. Thanks go to Paul and Jeanette for inviting us along, and to Andy for his good company.</div><div><br /></div><div>We look forward to visiting Pen y Bont again. It's a great spot, and we only touched the surface of all that can be done from that cosy base.</div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-17059061306001603962024-01-27T22:03:00.002+00:002024-01-28T15:39:00.594+00:0019 to 22 January 2024 - Another Visit to Center Parcs (Sherwood Forest)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsHOmESQwzRcu7sIkkfPBJ5FBOhiBSYMDdXuPvZrKJT7CxWtpQvF4RgkjiimvkmeBS6mLsGCZpBC-2sgj-in_BYAAXktS81Brk3AERTdl3pyMtEydxmzulchtYrDiVwv95vSKFSzpITKioaUcpMKL1mCcUjI_-Z-WdWw1Fa_M1RSVpWX4JkDmERNlXq8/s1240/1901centerparcs-(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="1240" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqsHOmESQwzRcu7sIkkfPBJ5FBOhiBSYMDdXuPvZrKJT7CxWtpQvF4RgkjiimvkmeBS6mLsGCZpBC-2sgj-in_BYAAXktS81Brk3AERTdl3pyMtEydxmzulchtYrDiVwv95vSKFSzpITKioaUcpMKL1mCcUjI_-Z-WdWw1Fa_M1RSVpWX4JkDmERNlXq8/w640-h358/1901centerparcs-(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><p>There's a full list of our Center Parcs visits since 2007 <a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/search/label/Center%20Parcs" target="_blank">here</a>.</p><p>This trip was the usual format, with five of the seven of us exercising madly, Lyn suffering from bad knees caused by a failed operation over twenty years ago, and disabled Louise now on a mobility scooter.</p><p>The lake was frozen. Canada Geese and a variety of gulls were slipping and sliding on the ice, which many preferred to sitting in the cold water. (Wouldn't you?)</p><p>Sue and I went for a swim in the pool. Others arrived at chalet 868 a bit later.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAgqE5RxeZ61jgsVUr5PLnqat_VCrf_Qa7S3RgnaUmQ26KVITAeyhs7F99E0ejI3tRNBL822BgChoDSg5r5vfowv-KuergB-Bayg_KNIZIFWGH86auvimo3N7kZioL3bg2LUnNKG2qRUBZ8BEl3C6jYJJkT1rhJveE_Rbq9BS6jLM-k7EId3hUm5IHtk/s3000/24011901centerparcs%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2171" data-original-width="3000" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeAgqE5RxeZ61jgsVUr5PLnqat_VCrf_Qa7S3RgnaUmQ26KVITAeyhs7F99E0ejI3tRNBL822BgChoDSg5r5vfowv-KuergB-Bayg_KNIZIFWGH86auvimo3N7kZioL3bg2LUnNKG2qRUBZ8BEl3C6jYJJkT1rhJveE_Rbq9BS6jLM-k7EId3hUm5IHtk/w640-h464/24011901centerparcs%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>A prawn and squash curry went down well.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AmxE-hzPVKodU7CQswRwGA1alfB9wp3xVrX-_jPfR-EDgJKfBKpt4PqYa8wpztQ1LAwCByNGSn6cyPnYDkgXe0AxBHpaD9WeDYLvRxBoDTZI3s4QGZglqfYx3wNh5FpsGh9qQ94okI1rcEH_VnylmqGg_4Htecfo3ujAs4y3XGSMCSoyYNwFOi-mtBY/s4000/24011901centerparcs%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4AmxE-hzPVKodU7CQswRwGA1alfB9wp3xVrX-_jPfR-EDgJKfBKpt4PqYa8wpztQ1LAwCByNGSn6cyPnYDkgXe0AxBHpaD9WeDYLvRxBoDTZI3s4QGZglqfYx3wNh5FpsGh9qQ94okI1rcEH_VnylmqGg_4Htecfo3ujAs4y3XGSMCSoyYNwFOi-mtBY/w640-h480/24011901centerparcs%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Saturday morning, and Sue and I went along to Sherwood Pines parkrun for the fourth time. Robert joined us for his first ever parkrun. (The first of many?)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHIqbHdykpPrWZzg5U6LiFizHeVnSeD17ukXdhrPeBeUmMcilHQQZbO2r6LNC9zerU37hCB29dxJIlg46k7uhIkmCL5IcemR4x3L-0NF5WOYEkwLqrtQd49c6sRw4mc_PoeNq4sQEHLYMjtaOX0rwi4zQutI6R6ULX9AMMvrW1FUnd7bsJ-t_p0jQIKE/s3000/24012001centerparcs%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2711" data-original-width="3000" height="498" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxHIqbHdykpPrWZzg5U6LiFizHeVnSeD17ukXdhrPeBeUmMcilHQQZbO2r6LNC9zerU37hCB29dxJIlg46k7uhIkmCL5IcemR4x3L-0NF5WOYEkwLqrtQd49c6sRw4mc_PoeNq4sQEHLYMjtaOX0rwi4zQutI6R6ULX9AMMvrW1FUnd7bsJ-t_p0jQIKE/w640-h578/24012001centerparcs%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Full results are <a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/sherwoodpines/results/347/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Then, after Gerry and Chris had enjoyed a bit of archery, and coffee and cake had been consumed, the active five went off to play badminton. Four of them enjoyed that. I can't hit the slow moving object that is supposed to be sent over the net. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfCELXU_56MBkTHP1A_rz-ZCJDbuL6GKzu5F8ezjKaNQJduVJvJ7H49gz7QhyNNYkwc8pPzJf_pOJOTVJOjrIun1YQQhCFL1flV-jLsYck2bwTBOnhO4cIx1_m5P5Cg-uIidfH20rXj_XHw_wE70IuExUlRMWLbDLo9Bse3RfG0hYdJLFV10ScIYYko/s3659/24012001centerparcs%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2394" data-original-width="3659" height="359" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-qfCELXU_56MBkTHP1A_rz-ZCJDbuL6GKzu5F8ezjKaNQJduVJvJ7H49gz7QhyNNYkwc8pPzJf_pOJOTVJOjrIun1YQQhCFL1flV-jLsYck2bwTBOnhO4cIx1_m5P5Cg-uIidfH20rXj_XHw_wE70IuExUlRMWLbDLo9Bse3RfG0hYdJLFV10ScIYYko/w640-h418/24012001centerparcs%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>After lunch, bowls. Everyone could manage that as long as we played from the same end.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqEGcmEDa0dYeK6jeAOUrAv2Y9OjcmbI6_4J0WdReliA3wOm_Q8BYdmi46tJm47kFhhNPhjrKmX1BL81Fq3fHZfXBzg2y_jTsB2w_JZ7YqQxkfeNLG_AKuqj-LMO0cdIUUXoiBxHdJAWbANO8ZJsXkLyWQybfUqljorWQ6vUlFccWK3frXGOvq4mUEdE/s3765/24012001centerparcs%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2403" data-original-width="3765" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiqEGcmEDa0dYeK6jeAOUrAv2Y9OjcmbI6_4J0WdReliA3wOm_Q8BYdmi46tJm47kFhhNPhjrKmX1BL81Fq3fHZfXBzg2y_jTsB2w_JZ7YqQxkfeNLG_AKuqj-LMO0cdIUUXoiBxHdJAWbANO8ZJsXkLyWQybfUqljorWQ6vUlFccWK3frXGOvq4mUEdE/w640-h408/24012001centerparcs%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGipe2LYxWmhcIX0xJxbHS12rsQ411J6UR0bXDSe7PItvjNjtC0wAudJo5pqYZeGixSX25NvnV7srCnscRIrFZzqVH0ZJM5EqH22Gvd2Wgz5D0dJYYCxt8AT5lWBktenB0RNErRHtw7Qe_hfZHlzlnub8t9d5EXyORij2imo24YO5YhqXti7KeALYJM0/s3666/24012001centerparcs%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2034" data-original-width="3666" height="306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQGipe2LYxWmhcIX0xJxbHS12rsQ411J6UR0bXDSe7PItvjNjtC0wAudJo5pqYZeGixSX25NvnV7srCnscRIrFZzqVH0ZJM5EqH22Gvd2Wgz5D0dJYYCxt8AT5lWBktenB0RNErRHtw7Qe_hfZHlzlnub8t9d5EXyORij2imo24YO5YhqXti7KeALYJM0/w640-h356/24012001centerparcs%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The family ball wall on a squash court followed. I failed to record the mayhem, but I did get this picture of Sue trying to play the piano before we left.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExJcURmeVGs1zADE37Votfqi5LTRwmuYZHkldSGPcNVZbFSO_NFErX2uKWsYJ37TmJAZtCInllQMRANhrG1Q2-FMTGJek9sW9e6GHVKZS-Vz2JaSMLGWjlctS6whb3-JxNOmqi7bKUUlAzJ9mGGnP180-MCni0F61s_Yq4tIhIxvXTXegt01ONYKnJ4I/s4000/24012001centerparcs%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjExJcURmeVGs1zADE37Votfqi5LTRwmuYZHkldSGPcNVZbFSO_NFErX2uKWsYJ37TmJAZtCInllQMRANhrG1Q2-FMTGJek9sW9e6GHVKZS-Vz2JaSMLGWjlctS6whb3-JxNOmqi7bKUUlAzJ9mGGnP180-MCni0F61s_Yq4tIhIxvXTXegt01ONYKnJ4I/w640-h480/24012001centerparcs%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Robert and Lyn provided an excellent beef meatloaf for dinner.</div><div><br /></div>Sunday started with table tennis - one of several visits to a table that five of us could enjoy without getting too knackered.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3w03UX7x8O0rs1DdKFzHB1EBI5hE3aGogyZzSOgDVYhOniOpEMGkzS7D6KSWf3RRK2HA8qbOEaSU8Yq4c-NmPQw4pshcgqz1wqlJ_Rez3EMWS0z5mpuNMWQwsU_SOPt3gHSHi7-F9gqbjecD2o7PZV0H5yKMtFlmfLSHp5SqA7d0NLmjQN9wCCB_LcA/s4000/24012101centerparcs%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF3w03UX7x8O0rs1DdKFzHB1EBI5hE3aGogyZzSOgDVYhOniOpEMGkzS7D6KSWf3RRK2HA8qbOEaSU8Yq4c-NmPQw4pshcgqz1wqlJ_Rez3EMWS0z5mpuNMWQwsU_SOPt3gHSHi7-F9gqbjecD2o7PZV0H5yKMtFlmfLSHp5SqA7d0NLmjQN9wCCB_LcA/w640-h480/24012101centerparcs%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Nearby, the game of Pickleball was in progress. Here are the rules. We hadn't come across this game before.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHTlJvAQS3NlW6dyhGy55Tmn8a6f73ja-BWvK80hXH24h75ohJ4g850YX0og7TBsE-cCVZdNgaLdvuTJLiY0VCyOgQ68YN8iWhM-hFKQ-GltCui72JXg02zB3k4R5y9uprDm6k9C8qrWhzIGuxhyiwHWjX96wgxLvM2tzC-frqlXstq49WQsZsNFVuyQ/s3835/24012101centerparcs%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3835" data-original-width="2673" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDHTlJvAQS3NlW6dyhGy55Tmn8a6f73ja-BWvK80hXH24h75ohJ4g850YX0og7TBsE-cCVZdNgaLdvuTJLiY0VCyOgQ68YN8iWhM-hFKQ-GltCui72JXg02zB3k4R5y9uprDm6k9C8qrWhzIGuxhyiwHWjX96wgxLvM2tzC-frqlXstq49WQsZsNFVuyQ/w446-h640/24012101centerparcs%20(2).jpg" width="446" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Squash followed. Sue tried to play against Chris.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-y7OGYRZiKzx47QeRj80Bhp14jYl9eytKCbT8vL4irh20Dm6RkyMItAYfNdjnEVGfyl7PJZ1s5H5DGcNXRmXL2NuzLeziO7CGw5KJfdH0H95YNMJSX9tyEukcId4AUU9hkSKfqvrjbIrxRPV0rXHr2N5LG8-XYloFLCI9bNlQFtFY5DiiaoenRFugpE/s4000/24012101centerparcs%20(3).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-y7OGYRZiKzx47QeRj80Bhp14jYl9eytKCbT8vL4irh20Dm6RkyMItAYfNdjnEVGfyl7PJZ1s5H5DGcNXRmXL2NuzLeziO7CGw5KJfdH0H95YNMJSX9tyEukcId4AUU9hkSKfqvrjbIrxRPV0rXHr2N5LG8-XYloFLCI9bNlQFtFY5DiiaoenRFugpE/w640-h480/24012101centerparcs%20(3).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgb0UoosBCNYrUqBghdfNm9jDwoAGHfdA08PMsq2WpVnRlZqRUBvf6prlCaTJyZ48FM2wtxOcweq9L01YgSIXFYGZ0o4J6QpqKaJlZ4-YZB0qO2opQf0NH8w7oGEPi9CAJvuqyAk1j1ImcdawghX98yGXz5RYMUQWg8Uhr1_gfWeQmY84iwrFZho7GGQ/s4000/24012101centerparcs%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikgb0UoosBCNYrUqBghdfNm9jDwoAGHfdA08PMsq2WpVnRlZqRUBvf6prlCaTJyZ48FM2wtxOcweq9L01YgSIXFYGZ0o4J6QpqKaJlZ4-YZB0qO2opQf0NH8w7oGEPi9CAJvuqyAk1j1ImcdawghX98yGXz5RYMUQWg8Uhr1_gfWeQmY84iwrFZho7GGQ/w640-h480/24012101centerparcs%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Outdoors tennis was booked, but was cancelled because of windy conditions. It was deemed too dangerous to play on the courts away from the trees, but quite safe for children to play in a playground under overhanging trees! (Health and Safety gone bizarre?)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSWu6r8U-Jg3DHagLRsL9pipWxM6eV9Ujs-svIa5MKmk7t0IWsO9ewBkaUq3UOQAytJNmDoWgu2Pzg1GoHGQW02m5Qs_bJ0KfIHq-2j7-0e6X7Yn7sFm5uKLYq1FLUNZgoZMZxZzjwjRY7pRnNCPd5MKZJ1ZHcQSucYVRvBji0Qc9xdeEItgF90yZAdE/s4000/24012101centerparcs%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijSWu6r8U-Jg3DHagLRsL9pipWxM6eV9Ujs-svIa5MKmk7t0IWsO9ewBkaUq3UOQAytJNmDoWgu2Pzg1GoHGQW02m5Qs_bJ0KfIHq-2j7-0e6X7Yn7sFm5uKLYq1FLUNZgoZMZxZzjwjRY7pRnNCPd5MKZJ1ZHcQSucYVRvBji0Qc9xdeEItgF90yZAdE/w640-h480/24012101centerparcs%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Later, after an entertaining and successful game of pickleball, a walk back to the chalet through the Winter Forest Lights. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD3sgeth9-Gc_2qr-66UkFhxVbwqjVx6JDsyTIhV7Pg9YmKYv4Z8or0o572crDSJ0qJIUauq9W6kRtRn5TxLcOX_b-pv76TIBP-C-_GehjwBDGqBB2bZ48GN04VJdHgaYRZfCguAfPaCvZ_5C5zI5iU7ZmJxpVtjwzNSC7NuCNNpMlLCvnZAaQeCEX20/s4000/24012101centerparcs%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjD3sgeth9-Gc_2qr-66UkFhxVbwqjVx6JDsyTIhV7Pg9YmKYv4Z8or0o572crDSJ0qJIUauq9W6kRtRn5TxLcOX_b-pv76TIBP-C-_GehjwBDGqBB2bZ48GN04VJdHgaYRZfCguAfPaCvZ_5C5zI5iU7ZmJxpVtjwzNSC7NuCNNpMlLCvnZAaQeCEX20/w640-h480/24012101centerparcs%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0zX1zby7GnBEAcd7MmaV7MKapE9Ius7a4zXlFM2vrn2nuopcptT_l0gwcSJbHtNBWJERWI8r2-6VKzrgBlusB3XCTOAt7p0Y4-Z01ycS6KPaOVTSl55sOrlYoQuwcpopkic88LqwHs2UFbdv3cbkAfq312JTYtgjwjycwK92s-IjchliAW6oRLi30-U/s3074/24012101centerparcs%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2618" data-original-width="3074" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS0zX1zby7GnBEAcd7MmaV7MKapE9Ius7a4zXlFM2vrn2nuopcptT_l0gwcSJbHtNBWJERWI8r2-6VKzrgBlusB3XCTOAt7p0Y4-Z01ycS6KPaOVTSl55sOrlYoQuwcpopkic88LqwHs2UFbdv3cbkAfq312JTYtgjwjycwK92s-IjchliAW6oRLi30-U/w640-h546/24012101centerparcs%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuomvVaR_wyx_QKnTz69eYpvvv9YbaiPCnAIbl09wFl5uUNlv4IHhEoicd2ZBWe5b_8bAw7kVc5UE5eaUzqBMJuE9OhA_ejbof8bRJcyLi9OSrtV2iz2H3UL86FHvW1trqAk_DOIHtx54nOtysqnYXCZOmfKQs7RE_AeuyTkKm98XGGm3stSWSGYc1nU/s1971/24012101centerparcs%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="1971" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRuomvVaR_wyx_QKnTz69eYpvvv9YbaiPCnAIbl09wFl5uUNlv4IHhEoicd2ZBWe5b_8bAw7kVc5UE5eaUzqBMJuE9OhA_ejbof8bRJcyLi9OSrtV2iz2H3UL86FHvW1trqAk_DOIHtx54nOtysqnYXCZOmfKQs7RE_AeuyTkKm98XGGm3stSWSGYc1nU/w640-h546/24012101centerparcs%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkVb_KgLWK0W0VgIcvKCxfjPIeu_sinvVh-PI8_Y-qO0MlmtHdgpYuoOVI3zOSnl4VqH0eC9LNH-CBAfdqLFu_SoQdRW1q0i1fs24AQc625PJH_eVNJtbafjxjD_0HlGiXrI2ntDjfUtFVrIECyJhMuGwcrYUiJHqpZXmgzwLxS3PSPeP_1J4RgQ1V8E/s1319/24012101centerparcs%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1319" data-original-width="900" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkVb_KgLWK0W0VgIcvKCxfjPIeu_sinvVh-PI8_Y-qO0MlmtHdgpYuoOVI3zOSnl4VqH0eC9LNH-CBAfdqLFu_SoQdRW1q0i1fs24AQc625PJH_eVNJtbafjxjD_0HlGiXrI2ntDjfUtFVrIECyJhMuGwcrYUiJHqpZXmgzwLxS3PSPeP_1J4RgQ1V8E/w436-h640/24012101centerparcs%20(9).jpg" width="436" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Dinner was Chicken and Chorizo Jambalaya, provided by Gerry and Chris, who also supplied a tasty 'Mystery Dessert'. (Summer pudding.)</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXOPjXtCa7dBuhTiCbxijrNqCdwYqo4OK7e4KNzgTQwS1wM_xtEiJQL9HKLPfjQF8u2gD8Bf3Z6R7jnL4ivdBECuyDGiJMXmR4crE6CKvwmPIa9NhPLih0Xoh-7eO156Y5f5AC64l_Z8dE1pg9n3C3XhL4zr8tJHULttcsu-B69lOGrA6R9HQdRoBHu8/s2468/24012101centerparcs%20(11).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2265" data-original-width="2468" height="506" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBXOPjXtCa7dBuhTiCbxijrNqCdwYqo4OK7e4KNzgTQwS1wM_xtEiJQL9HKLPfjQF8u2gD8Bf3Z6R7jnL4ivdBECuyDGiJMXmR4crE6CKvwmPIa9NhPLih0Xoh-7eO156Y5f5AC64l_Z8dE1pg9n3C3XhL4zr8tJHULttcsu-B69lOGrA6R9HQdRoBHu8/w640-h588/24012101centerparcs%20(11).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><p>Monday morning was spent playing table tennis, pickleball and bowls, whilst watching a crane recovering a large tree that had fallen overnight into the Winter Forest Lights.</p><p>Then an easy hour and a half drive home.</p><p>Another most enjoyable Center Parcs visit. Thanks everyone for your company.</p></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-15552979529788652562024-01-18T21:29:00.002+00:002024-01-18T21:29:44.938+00:00Tuesday 16 January 2024 - Snow in Timperley<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_3oOWJAAzKmcFVHO3Kqj0wr-ofV4ki_RM84TrOyLJijnAv3vVV088WBFwI2zYN-AISF3eSJxcsXwi2l9CYHO8q6uOUyNXoJ5OHsh3ldNNrej8XZ7EYJSBbHgChG3JaeGgMpTR8Ro4YjzDPAvSalwAkWL9FS_oytbeDbacRYP_IzsuNQCIBDWMqHn2zQ/s1240/1601snow-(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgc_3oOWJAAzKmcFVHO3Kqj0wr-ofV4ki_RM84TrOyLJijnAv3vVV088WBFwI2zYN-AISF3eSJxcsXwi2l9CYHO8q6uOUyNXoJ5OHsh3ldNNrej8XZ7EYJSBbHgChG3JaeGgMpTR8Ro4YjzDPAvSalwAkWL9FS_oytbeDbacRYP_IzsuNQCIBDWMqHn2zQ/w640-h486/1601snow-(1).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Tuesday morning, and a snowy scene greeted us.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0nT3oF7-DYC2LfZVvuvBrKHMbNC7SyWzZC7jilE1RbcqWr-4SsACNfKNOK2dFegAMi3AVADBBOGcnKztyhUAfFa1XgxVJTyBZZQxJLo9sTivgz5Mjq6pE_G2TJIlSLselbxhohjCEb9qf90VV-PckiXrr8WkOpoXnUyx6SOGX2MSSVcn_ZHOSE1vKSU/s4000/24011601snow%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL0nT3oF7-DYC2LfZVvuvBrKHMbNC7SyWzZC7jilE1RbcqWr-4SsACNfKNOK2dFegAMi3AVADBBOGcnKztyhUAfFa1XgxVJTyBZZQxJLo9sTivgz5Mjq6pE_G2TJIlSLselbxhohjCEb9qf90VV-PckiXrr8WkOpoXnUyx6SOGX2MSSVcn_ZHOSE1vKSU/w640-h480/24011601snow%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Time for a breakfast ritual! (Wordle)<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDG8yrqSFkavlRh6t-tNYgPiBt-uC_oaHerhh6lq7IR0TExr1mcQi07yqoQJ0tRvjneTBfyXSeYQgAaRX1-lB2dX36TLkVBXQA5ZOb-jcKJpru6ympEA5Gh9DiKvWrgW3sUpI2QtzBxNcXm62KxxBVco1fiBhVEiZWgrI1w-m5wolThe_wiPSpPsD3Z8/s1390/24011601snow%20(3).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1390" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDG8yrqSFkavlRh6t-tNYgPiBt-uC_oaHerhh6lq7IR0TExr1mcQi07yqoQJ0tRvjneTBfyXSeYQgAaRX1-lB2dX36TLkVBXQA5ZOb-jcKJpru6ympEA5Gh9DiKvWrgW3sUpI2QtzBxNcXm62KxxBVco1fiBhVEiZWgrI1w-m5wolThe_wiPSpPsD3Z8/w498-h640/24011601snow%20(3).jpg" width="498" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The bin man turned into Action Man!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoYOoQgtbz8iXmuE5wf92qE-C2tcBAAbTd_H0vlfqisAAlVaSF4S1hv11u1kiYWarbE_swK1F4MxnF9bVr_wtrC2MQrR5QBuxt26hqxQ9WrK6hxQW6Ddhj0MYhj49xOnAM89pHjgbuZfiuU3z3fTxP-M6Rr9tPuIZ9MmtfrMHAIOLOF5gAFCfTxHNreU/s4000/24011601snow%20(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoYOoQgtbz8iXmuE5wf92qE-C2tcBAAbTd_H0vlfqisAAlVaSF4S1hv11u1kiYWarbE_swK1F4MxnF9bVr_wtrC2MQrR5QBuxt26hqxQ9WrK6hxQW6Ddhj0MYhj49xOnAM89pHjgbuZfiuU3z3fTxP-M6Rr9tPuIZ9MmtfrMHAIOLOF5gAFCfTxHNreU/w640-h480/24011601snow%20(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />The view to Brooklands.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJesHEywSAYEFnTDujdJ2K-lPOv3IFMITZa6MTSCSYWCqGbhsbEzHoeI_0wxaaeiwQ1xNKdsqO9dDPVIs3UgBgiSZ1O9oEGYXo4oIgeoDykgQgnLHBPrDiZM7GsYW0LFFkbhdOzDFF1n_cAaqMiKXbWC2YZQm5CChYgZjm6T-qfsx3vrpGA8ct9Y0QTw/s4000/24011601snow%20(7).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJesHEywSAYEFnTDujdJ2K-lPOv3IFMITZa6MTSCSYWCqGbhsbEzHoeI_0wxaaeiwQ1xNKdsqO9dDPVIs3UgBgiSZ1O9oEGYXo4oIgeoDykgQgnLHBPrDiZM7GsYW0LFFkbhdOzDFF1n_cAaqMiKXbWC2YZQm5CChYgZjm6T-qfsx3vrpGA8ct9Y0QTw/w640-h480/24011601snow%20(7).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>And the view towards Altrincham, from Timperley Bridge.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaKl1VAmrqoL6TubcoHjkvdJLc40aop0nnv3Z8ZYgSZhsmjYWh1UXcxcpkntUX9BZxr2DjDDVoqx2Ry8K69MoCM2N8-HM18a2KA60wuNV2PSGXnDCBlLuGEOi50HV1SZvZ9M5rsA5XdJ5Z6vBCMFzWVCqywAwUohn2CAfLnHedLBbdenHY0IMMsq5huU/s4000/24011601snow%20(8).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggaKl1VAmrqoL6TubcoHjkvdJLc40aop0nnv3Z8ZYgSZhsmjYWh1UXcxcpkntUX9BZxr2DjDDVoqx2Ry8K69MoCM2N8-HM18a2KA60wuNV2PSGXnDCBlLuGEOi50HV1SZvZ9M5rsA5XdJ5Z6vBCMFzWVCqywAwUohn2CAfLnHedLBbdenHY0IMMsq5huU/w640-h480/24011601snow%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>By Thursday morning the snow had gone, leaving a cold canal under a layer of ice, and a frosty towpath. Sue and I walked in to Sale, pausing on our return at Marsland Bridge (Brooklands) for the next two pictures on another blue sky day.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRpKCHf_DDntUXeeWTHQFHj7SwmgZ61DfQtdtWYcmeaBzpmCyyYh84aBMozrerJusHfVtlMis1EyHDnPVQxHDaqC_P-FZN-T30Qa3_qxPgBQ6_SnE0QgUcibThguSKx8N_rgxBbBaaiW8z3vFIkNhbvo_z_qzN6O10HNHj40VSp_otSpgO0R2OV0ML78/s4000/24011801Brooklands%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCRpKCHf_DDntUXeeWTHQFHj7SwmgZ61DfQtdtWYcmeaBzpmCyyYh84aBMozrerJusHfVtlMis1EyHDnPVQxHDaqC_P-FZN-T30Qa3_qxPgBQ6_SnE0QgUcibThguSKx8N_rgxBbBaaiW8z3vFIkNhbvo_z_qzN6O10HNHj40VSp_otSpgO0R2OV0ML78/w640-h480/24011801Brooklands%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WNbaRumLbRTiTmRsNjKRjGNRfzAvJA1j2Puq8KF2lUsjjxRGcG1qYbaP7ozpMEW8gR8wJqvkwtR9ROYiYW3ctLP-HYyM1tv_Ochte0rB4KDLHERPPxNavn2GwE8lYXjS_mTLDu7RoKZ8Kz2Tf2e4e3F-1AuABNzoPbY6kTc0MRUyRKz0HGGg7WBwuJQ/s4000/24011801Brooklands%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9WNbaRumLbRTiTmRsNjKRjGNRfzAvJA1j2Puq8KF2lUsjjxRGcG1qYbaP7ozpMEW8gR8wJqvkwtR9ROYiYW3ctLP-HYyM1tv_Ochte0rB4KDLHERPPxNavn2GwE8lYXjS_mTLDu7RoKZ8Kz2Tf2e4e3F-1AuABNzoPbY6kTc0MRUyRKz0HGGg7WBwuJQ/w640-h480/24011801Brooklands%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-90083459266166841772024-01-18T16:30:00.000+00:002024-01-18T16:30:26.183+00:00Monday 15 January 2024 - The Harlem Hot Stompers at Eagley Jazz Club<p> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5WOzjiE6cqJSo0NJjJ1uxwTYLFCiS-4DbymgTVHBdxjGP1If4-cqaONQVTSy89zRLlSK7PLlcHfaLPp8H3x15lF7-mYBW1e1qB3LGGHjc7j2O2NZUsmgq4dg8HNhJsW1Uy5behrREXd5-kCV80tbsfT_GHLIqvJog4bg7JeCA3mTZ4-rw8ZysR_mSmA/s1316/1509HarlemHotStompers.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1316" data-original-width="940" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg5WOzjiE6cqJSo0NJjJ1uxwTYLFCiS-4DbymgTVHBdxjGP1If4-cqaONQVTSy89zRLlSK7PLlcHfaLPp8H3x15lF7-mYBW1e1qB3LGGHjc7j2O2NZUsmgq4dg8HNhJsW1Uy5behrREXd5-kCV80tbsfT_GHLIqvJog4bg7JeCA3mTZ4-rw8ZysR_mSmA/w458-h640/1509HarlemHotStompers.jpg" width="458" /></a><br /><br />I usually take a photo near the end of the performances at the Jazz Club, but today I was foiled by circumstances.</p><p>After wrestling unsuccessfully with their microphone's amplifier, the vocalists of the band struggled manfully, but not entirely successfully, to project their voices across the 100 seater hall.</p><p>They were much in need of a break, and the trademark pasties, after nearly an hour on stage.</p><p>Sue and I were overdue a raffle win, and a bottle of Prosecco was a welcome reward tonight.</p><p>After more futile attempts during the break to get their voices amplified, the band pressed on. They did very well under the circumstances, especilly when after asking for requests they were confronted with yet more vocal challenges.</p><p>The vocalists really were pretty hoarse by the time Derek announced the last two numbers. At this point double bass player Dave Parr put them out of their misery by collapsing in a heap. His instrument was rescued, and first aid applied, but clearly this was the end of a difficult night for the band.</p><p>In the absence of a photo, the flier for the evening is shown above. We do hope that Dave fully recovered, and we look forward to seeing the band, hopefully with a working microphone, again on 18 November.</p>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-52825161695681742082024-01-17T18:30:00.000+00:002024-01-17T18:30:40.766+00:00A Wintry Walk to Dunham Massey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3B7NEsj4F-hAorA54Va8-UPi1_YVeMBJjjYXx0E72d5FMAa8FUEDIWPYeVfnmBnte1CQMGo62tKpeIZ1QFBThpn49HP2ZwI-yWHgVOocFEZhJtBc863FLaRz7_TjnNB6fG0NOMUy3AYZj_C70JCm8t0zTEvwQ4ttMN41quwmqGki1fKTbuAwQrS8a9k/s1240/1501dunhamwalk-(5).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz3B7NEsj4F-hAorA54Va8-UPi1_YVeMBJjjYXx0E72d5FMAa8FUEDIWPYeVfnmBnte1CQMGo62tKpeIZ1QFBThpn49HP2ZwI-yWHgVOocFEZhJtBc863FLaRz7_TjnNB6fG0NOMUy3AYZj_C70JCm8t0zTEvwQ4ttMN41quwmqGki1fKTbuAwQrS8a9k/w640-h486/1501dunhamwalk-(5).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br />Sue and I enjoyed a 'Blue Sky' morning by way of a walk to Dunham Massey and back. We've done this <a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/search/label/Dunham%20Massey" target="_blank">many times</a>. My last visit was in the dark on a Christmas run (<a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/2023/12/monday-18-december-2023-dans-christmas.html" target="_blank">see here</a>), quite a contrast to today's stroll.<div><br /></div><div>I'll comment only by way of captions. Readers can click on any picture (in web version) for a better version or a slideshow.<br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwgkvPACy-Uiqm_O5klz1Yq9m0OSOQmrXXBW9Cw36E1g55dlTGGkS5cxFnN6a08VJoO_yxPjHy2ijP7sPHj42NsuO9FX1p2QU_smFy2xVdqT98WY_QgFpAOwfyyHxxABIqi6m2PHMENvRclenig9TDINtXcH6j4jx5UCQW_UsGWMmuBPK813ZxFpo72M/s4000/24011501dunhamwalk%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpwgkvPACy-Uiqm_O5klz1Yq9m0OSOQmrXXBW9Cw36E1g55dlTGGkS5cxFnN6a08VJoO_yxPjHy2ijP7sPHj42NsuO9FX1p2QU_smFy2xVdqT98WY_QgFpAOwfyyHxxABIqi6m2PHMENvRclenig9TDINtXcH6j4jx5UCQW_UsGWMmuBPK813ZxFpo72M/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The canal was frozen in Timperley. The ice was just strong enough to hold a Canada Goose, <br />but when they sat on the ice they soon plunged into an icy dip as they warmed the ice</span></i></div></i><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp3AtbQmgZMe7R96TriDuDg2dSA76cL-cZwJzUxNSfKYtOLQzNd73FbIAydTbu1zeIOhooSilSpEL1kGf4zN2gGxOUky08JQBTsAfk0XwZJO3cOD-3sMwU2SCwAaEey9b_NBSmmgGrJIs23Zb4-5fZZkaBb4BNn0HhfZMMpaODfFKfC5Tp1858Hc9kZc/s2881/24011501dunhamwalk%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2881" data-original-width="2861" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwp3AtbQmgZMe7R96TriDuDg2dSA76cL-cZwJzUxNSfKYtOLQzNd73FbIAydTbu1zeIOhooSilSpEL1kGf4zN2gGxOUky08JQBTsAfk0XwZJO3cOD-3sMwU2SCwAaEey9b_NBSmmgGrJIs23Zb4-5fZZkaBb4BNn0HhfZMMpaODfFKfC5Tp1858Hc9kZc/w636-h640/24011501dunhamwalk%20(2).jpg" width="545" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV7I46vhT9ylnJkRhKaYLAH8W9LcOD3JbYo3jEkWKCSpDmJWeRDKwmG9jHwr-OeZLvbeHYiBWYCjP7LrpU4JiPGPnxHHhea8USgfcD1Fe6yeRK1PVPPA3vnzQuOv5nvMrg23LUrAgl0iFK6Z85PBDEmLPjFheKUzQE2J7XjgHYgxrxP1No2RFqentKPk/s4000/24011501dunhamwalk%20(6).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaV7I46vhT9ylnJkRhKaYLAH8W9LcOD3JbYo3jEkWKCSpDmJWeRDKwmG9jHwr-OeZLvbeHYiBWYCjP7LrpU4JiPGPnxHHhea8USgfcD1Fe6yeRK1PVPPA3vnzQuOv5nvMrg23LUrAgl0iFK6Z85PBDEmLPjFheKUzQE2J7XjgHYgxrxP1No2RFqentKPk/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(6).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The towpath beyond the former Bay Malton pub is generally muddy at this time of year, </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">but not today, thanks to the hard frost</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTKfn0N1iOijy_mR7oZ3hE3pwYwzdXuDI7l6tqd2T8Kt5jf-BG4et-QJSscNvbfNZibSqCLmexKS1_JnbqZHDibX9RW8HuGegM7byrOBQurxQM_8aIUHAO1pWcX9bsquHu3XCjXn5V-hUkBjQHdprHJzmQQWtKF6831g3cNf2f6qqbCGA02HzculB-8r8/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(8).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">All this sunny weather has faded the Swan's pub sign!</span></i></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f1lQRcOA_yVD5bYnzeT-Lc9JLPgojwhSpe3XDwSlOoOXCkaTfy2bnw-x57lHf8xrlyRPgC1Wy88CIZqMtiQczYjzWotQIcn5i5etgE3noOH_AatnLCWMZ_URKmwnRjNOwovS3a9c6zPkQN6wkGkkyGnTvPA8vwSNdlx3bQ5OBIF4OWOJ8iqiXZlfGvk/s4000/24011501dunhamwalk%20(9).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4f1lQRcOA_yVD5bYnzeT-Lc9JLPgojwhSpe3XDwSlOoOXCkaTfy2bnw-x57lHf8xrlyRPgC1Wy88CIZqMtiQczYjzWotQIcn5i5etgE3noOH_AatnLCWMZ_URKmwnRjNOwovS3a9c6zPkQN6wkGkkyGnTvPA8vwSNdlx3bQ5OBIF4OWOJ8iqiXZlfGvk/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(9).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The River Bollin is crossed here, by way of a narrow footbridge</span></i></div></i></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeK36CFhiHiZyidETRuo5z79K1M8SAZFJFTY_Ks29pJauppRyg6HTpds_z7_saUcsMjVDoJjA9rC0DGHaz9_fOMnNUl8Qco9LHRb7v6Xvvfsv26gF-OtHe1JfdV0b2La-psLPM_OtD9AzgQXnzQBD_WU_tcfjD5MFO8dd9imDjScOHd3AANakknQ8fZg/s4000/24011501dunhamwalk%20(10).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTeK36CFhiHiZyidETRuo5z79K1M8SAZFJFTY_Ks29pJauppRyg6HTpds_z7_saUcsMjVDoJjA9rC0DGHaz9_fOMnNUl8Qco9LHRb7v6Xvvfsv26gF-OtHe1JfdV0b2La-psLPM_OtD9AzgQXnzQBD_WU_tcfjD5MFO8dd9imDjScOHd3AANakknQ8fZg/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(10).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">The old mill was converted into luxury apartments many years ago</span></i></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGlobaW52CImCDA9I5E2xJB51mP8CA_ZLK5WksdItPlNwfRJVWh6xpRDqrVolqYJsysPT5PpqTwknXEGqmKCzdfzMaDt2cxJvACPPnyYhA5FANd_LcsTphnU5_IpeQP1MlX0e2lUCrrl6QrXdmtFMHgQhEltgzASQMUI3Hv8aDe8vyGoiWyWXuOatrDOU/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(22).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">There are many snowdrops sprouting, but the Winter Garden is only really just starting to get going. We've visited it many times before, as recorded <a href="https://phreerunner.blogspot.com/search/label/Dunham%20Massey%20Winter%20Garden" target="_blank">here</a>, and expect to see more in coming weeks</span></i></div></i></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcNGQy88fnVwKF6l136vbXFx2C9DyC66wz_Arss-Qz5u9Jka0oc3qF5G5p7k1LQUOM07vRzlDK9QhQ45yLtxiyuslXAFScehwdbhyphenhyphenyXvzUnBNhZ1ZqSfj0c2jMyb7tz2MwU8olve-OFICknp0hknYOFsFkmVn2ct-tQfmC3Bc-i_UdrAXhH42bqaFRhw/s4000/24011501dunhamwalk%20(23).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDcNGQy88fnVwKF6l136vbXFx2C9DyC66wz_Arss-Qz5u9Jka0oc3qF5G5p7k1LQUOM07vRzlDK9QhQ45yLtxiyuslXAFScehwdbhyphenhyphenyXvzUnBNhZ1ZqSfj0c2jMyb7tz2MwU8olve-OFICknp0hknYOFsFkmVn2ct-tQfmC3Bc-i_UdrAXhH42bqaFRhw/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(23).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1mKeoB4_YmQpYIVJ_q5bRYR7HmecRIsleUqRJ7IJN7-nKUDVVrCfr2r-fOJrPyFyU8RI6bpyeuUQa-Yr4IfICeVUlaESNUmuJiEN8u2HPMwWF-3huPzwMcH64MrY77FCz8H9UT31QwDKf_iKirbmKCKnm58AHV7TepGBAV0fi9MNwlw4wF5b2iif8N1g/w640-h480/24011501dunhamwalk%20(31).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Beyond the Navigation Recreation Ground, Timperley Brook used to flow under a mass of vegetation dominated by Himalayan Balsam. A team of volunteers (I assume) spent many happy hours in the autumn, clearing the land around the brook most effectively. That didn't take ten months!</span></i></div></i></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-66897795483879722762024-01-17T09:38:00.001+00:002024-01-17T11:01:56.492+00:00Two Sparkling Bikes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4hDLrVElhhtZck8pmEbba1fQyQBsFizNz3HaUAcBGE5JVQBp2WeLPmgypPs9TYesB5IGOEPd_eSu3VKER3W6u1eQJ2BKx__VFUlOy8KOb-nb6XmI69hq78190yyRs9UCCyiov1tCUxA1nAf_HwsxRe6FOIosny9qfjmIk_FtleQnnWo-U8HXaliyNDk/s1340/1360bikes.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="722" data-original-width="1340" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD4hDLrVElhhtZck8pmEbba1fQyQBsFizNz3HaUAcBGE5JVQBp2WeLPmgypPs9TYesB5IGOEPd_eSu3VKER3W6u1eQJ2BKx__VFUlOy8KOb-nb6XmI69hq78190yyRs9UCCyiov1tCUxA1nAf_HwsxRe6FOIosny9qfjmIk_FtleQnnWo-U8HXaliyNDk/w640-h344/1360bikes.jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /> My bikes didn't get their usual services last year, as BikeShak closed down.<p></p><div>So after popping in to a new shop with Paul and Jeanette, I decided to entrust the bikes to Ed Stuart, who has set up this new shop on Moss Lane near the centre of Altrincham. It took him less than a week to sort out both bikes and get them running smoothly. Ed trades as Stamford Cycle Co and seems to have done a good job on my bikes, though I may have to go to a seatpost specialist to free the jammed seatpost on the red bike. His website is <a href="https://www.stamfordcycleco.co.uk/" target="_blank">here</a>. I would certainly recommend Ed, who provides a comprehensive workshop report to supplement his invoice. He is a 'Cytech Master Technician'.</div><div><br /></div><div>People spend £1,000s on their bikes, so I wondered what mine had cost. Their mileages are low as I don't really cycle on roads, going shorter distances over rougher ground than many cyclists. </div><div><br /></div><div>The bike on the left is a Specialised Stumpjumper FSR Comp, dating from 2006. It cost £1500 new, but my friend Dave sold it to me for £500 in 2011. Since then it has done about 4,000 miles on rough ground and including the purchase price has cost me around £2,200.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bike on the right was at the time it was bought from Harry Hall's (who sadly closed for good in 2023), a fairly high spec mountain bike - a Shogun Trailbreaker 3, costing £329 on 28 April 1990. These days I think it would be regarded as a hybrid or gravel bike, but for me it has done around 14,000 miles - many of them over challenging ground. Including the purchase price it has cost me around £3,400.</div><div><br /></div><div>The bikes are now probably worth very little in monetary terms, but they both hold valuable memories for me, and they continue to provide enjoyment, albeit more on the local towpaths and looplines these days, rather than the more challenging routes that require a drive to reach, though I still very much enjoy the latter.</div><div><br /></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-670908392024479748.post-27212275901466578542024-01-16T17:46:00.000+00:002024-01-16T17:46:03.390+00:00Weekend Running<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6qhHe5s0T-DCueBAlA6air5MDqbu5rSSu4t10jIWCxBcB_zSzbqV44rcFmatygIErI2vkj3lN00Zjk0nxbaCq8JF6Vu-WUG3QTg3gw3q9C3ommq8gncpej8qVdqafz5vRd6Ql1ZEJMSfdw_4_8cvzOEmfbhrGElAGeJnocXhr4nHDSc7VrsHGuRiROw/s1240/1301FletcherMossparkrun-(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="940" data-original-width="1240" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI6qhHe5s0T-DCueBAlA6air5MDqbu5rSSu4t10jIWCxBcB_zSzbqV44rcFmatygIErI2vkj3lN00Zjk0nxbaCq8JF6Vu-WUG3QTg3gw3q9C3ommq8gncpej8qVdqafz5vRd6Ql1ZEJMSfdw_4_8cvzOEmfbhrGElAGeJnocXhr4nHDSc7VrsHGuRiROw/w640-h486/1301FletcherMossparkrun-(1).jpg" width="550" /></a><br /><br />Sue and I went with various other 'Wythenshawe' runners to Fletcher Moss again for our Saturday morning parkrun. It's a very nice, slightly undulating course, and there is a choice of cafes afterwards, all of which allow dogs. So Rufus can enjoy his run and snuggle under a table, rather than shiver in the courtyard at Wythenshawe.</p><p>We were not alone in choosing Fletcher Moss. Having had their second highest attendance ever last week, today the record was broken, with 522 folk turning up. I started near the back, as has become my custom, and enjoyed a very slow first kilometre. Sue and Jeanette and the others rushed ahead.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-34WveY1CHtFhoQWuqWgiPrtbfcY2BhKUMsU6bvXwaJ6zy0YrgDEKbjoOWezgH0S1c7VQ8jUW4hahY19Vmso5uxnazAPxVseMnx0ah9cmI_4dRUv5wKqU1ofsSPC-qln89utMnpC9XUU4LGXiZhfq1C9nUQVM0_iUpL0eH0EsHkw1u_FWuWvuzqUE58/s4000/24011301FletcherMossparkrun%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-34WveY1CHtFhoQWuqWgiPrtbfcY2BhKUMsU6bvXwaJ6zy0YrgDEKbjoOWezgH0S1c7VQ8jUW4hahY19Vmso5uxnazAPxVseMnx0ah9cmI_4dRUv5wKqU1ofsSPC-qln89utMnpC9XUU4LGXiZhfq1C9nUQVM0_iUpL0eH0EsHkw1u_FWuWvuzqUE58/w640-h480/24011301FletcherMossparkrun%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="color: #2b00fe;">Runners stretched into the distance ahead of me</span></i></div></i><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Anyway, I did pass a few folk and finished in position 386, in 31:32, though the 'official' timing was slower due to a two minute queue at the finish, as the volunteers tried manfully to cope with so many more people than they are used to. Sue and Jeanette both got PB's for this course - 25:23 and 27:59 respectively, whilst Laura was the first female - but no doubt peeved to be pipped to the post by her brother, whilst Paul was dragged in by Rufus, a few places ahead of Sue.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Full results are <a href="https://www.parkrun.org.uk/fletchermoss/results/189/" target="_blank">here</a>.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">Greg's family, Victoria, Isabella and Samuel, joined us afterwards for coffees, and a good time was had by all.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1OrZEPNvcUMZ2eKiAjRTh86na2fSahMYk0Chlob4uf3B8KzLPz8D8w_prkKTljUUbJfNZDrcE67pTu1RcrPqi0URHcCIqhWnf87uqQ9b_7k3c2MvHAD0JAdQnItAtUeWV0USOSFmPFIaZFD5C50-c7YzhdBXtXaFiyOD-NAUs0oqMpD1WiAVcyRr6ig/s4000/24011301FletcherMossparkrun%20(4).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="4000" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq1OrZEPNvcUMZ2eKiAjRTh86na2fSahMYk0Chlob4uf3B8KzLPz8D8w_prkKTljUUbJfNZDrcE67pTu1RcrPqi0URHcCIqhWnf87uqQ9b_7k3c2MvHAD0JAdQnItAtUeWV0USOSFmPFIaZFD5C50-c7YzhdBXtXaFiyOD-NAUs0oqMpD1WiAVcyRr6ig/w640-h480/24011301FletcherMossparkrun%20(4).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Sunday morning: Sue was bellringing and I toddled off to the 5km Community Run at Wythenshawe. It was a lovely sunny morning, if a bit frosty, as Paul and Alison gathered the troops - 109 of us today, of whom 48 were just doing 2 km.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-SKvv7_L68BUbNYIrFhwGBwWgCV-Lh0f4Jw6lulapP2zsC4KnIqY3JfPGYxv-1DtjzeangL_9bwNpWkjaDoMwflQGjobkmCRsHP3-uYAxIWMEwvoNTGdil_kiG0KjkOkGq7x6rpjUZEx78P0sol7UrsAFNG4HUIStxNQomBLloJlX7uDjUDoMvyHrTc/s3908/24011401WythCommRun%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1548" data-original-width="3908" height="218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk-SKvv7_L68BUbNYIrFhwGBwWgCV-Lh0f4Jw6lulapP2zsC4KnIqY3JfPGYxv-1DtjzeangL_9bwNpWkjaDoMwflQGjobkmCRsHP3-uYAxIWMEwvoNTGdil_kiG0KjkOkGq7x6rpjUZEx78P0sol7UrsAFNG4HUIStxNQomBLloJlX7uDjUDoMvyHrTc/w640-h254/24011401WythCommRun%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>You need to click on the next picture to see it properly, but there are two aircraft in the shot. Paul pointed out that one of them was a nearby drone, and not to worry if we heard a strange buzzing noise as we ran. The last I heard was that the drone footage was being edited...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbLvhzAxfiHgTrPDVdJiYfSIa-N-g1WuAaKTOgotvylMnBy7b7PRUidZG6u7k8WrAIxDcPgmgtHiDW3Cqro4ADgErqjtW5XrgCJoHJ7Tmj1Lcn-eTO9awPVaRie8JTHqy1XMLYf5KOB2Bvn4cPeei56AjZFJibdzeDjJW4YUQbog708xyYo7mgWTxSbk/s3078/24011401WythCommRun%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2052" data-original-width="3078" height="366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKbLvhzAxfiHgTrPDVdJiYfSIa-N-g1WuAaKTOgotvylMnBy7b7PRUidZG6u7k8WrAIxDcPgmgtHiDW3Cqro4ADgErqjtW5XrgCJoHJ7Tmj1Lcn-eTO9awPVaRie8JTHqy1XMLYf5KOB2Bvn4cPeei56AjZFJibdzeDjJW4YUQbog708xyYo7mgWTxSbk/w640-h426/24011401WythCommRun%20(2).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There was a camera at the finish line, which I reached in 31:03 - an acceptable time given that I was quite warm under three layers of clothing. Position 34 out of 61 - that makes a change from coming nearly last!</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE909-ufzYFWGDujwpN_Lu9GxDTx4wZ50SlBpuKW3X-5bECogxC9r-LnI4rMulpCpAXKiA2IbWUa7UFjaalDz0W4YD2XZffUXoZVWWvBU8QovS6Zhq04G7CvjcoXkL05CJA1Lv7zrBKEcOgxw59PTxo1y3kgXlPhUYAooBzLsoBJif_tbpt0y40ejG2Q/s1164/24011450WythCommRun%20(1).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1164" data-original-width="1017" height="628" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbE909-ufzYFWGDujwpN_Lu9GxDTx4wZ50SlBpuKW3X-5bECogxC9r-LnI4rMulpCpAXKiA2IbWUa7UFjaalDz0W4YD2XZffUXoZVWWvBU8QovS6Zhq04G7CvjcoXkL05CJA1Lv7zrBKEcOgxw59PTxo1y3kgXlPhUYAooBzLsoBJif_tbpt0y40ejG2Q/w560-h640/24011450WythCommRun%20(1).jpg" width="550" /></a></div><br /></div>Phreerunnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08551842487502221703noreply@blogger.com0