Saturday, 27 March 2010

Saturday 27 March 2010 - A Long Day In The Car

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On the road again, for 10 hours, but well worth it. We are at a favourite spot. It's called Tigh na Mara. Occasional showers and spec...
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Friday, 26 March 2010

Dunham Massey in Spring (1)

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We have become frequent visitors to the new Winter Garden at Dunham Massey. Now it’s spring, lots of stuff is ‘springing’ to life.  A...

New Scarpa Infinity GTX Boots take a Mud Bath

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My old Asolo Fugitives * having seen better days, I took a trip on Wednesday to the Alpenstock  emporium in Stockport .  Their boot select...
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010

Tuesday 23 March 2010 - Alpine Points of View – Comes to Stockport

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Sue and I escaped to the Alps for an hour and a half last night, courtesy of Stockport Walking & Outdoor Group , who had booked Kev...
Tuesday, 23 March 2010

Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March 2010 – RentaHostel at Fellside, near Caldbeck

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This was home to the 26 attendees of this weekend – the YHA’s Fellside Centre , near Caldbeck.  A ‘virtual tour’ of this Georgian shootin...
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Friday, 19 March 2010

A View – 19 March 2009

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Good Morning! There’s nothing likely to be of interest from Timperley today, unless you like cooking or driving up the M6, so here’s a rem...
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Thursday, 18 March 2010

Tuesday 16 March 2010 – A Great British Ridge Walk – Number 20 – Skiddaw by Ullock Pike and descent by Birkett’s Edge

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These ‘Great British Ridge Walk’ ventures seem to be coming thick and fast.  Today it was the Lake District’s turn, starting early, wit...
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Monday, 15 March 2010

Purple Passages (1)

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First, apologies to all those insulted in yesterday’s posting.  No malice was intended, I assure you. Do you, like me, sometimes wish you ...
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Saturday 13 March 2010 – A TGO Challengers’ Spring Reunion

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“We’re here.  Let’s go for a stroll.” “It’s called Woodlands Valley.  I wonder why?” Amongst the crisp pine needles and leaf l...
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Saturday, 13 March 2010

Wednesday 10 March 2010 – A Great British Ridge Walk – Number 7 – Moel Hebog by the North-East Ridge and a Traverse of the North Ridge over Moels Yr Ogof and Lefn

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A leisurely start saw Graham and I ambling away from Beddgelert car park at 10.30 am.  The start described in Bill Birkett’s book was s...
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Monday, 8 March 2010

Mike’s House – A Project

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Here’s my son Mike outside the first home of his own, just down the road from us in Northern Moor. The living room is as big as his cur...
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