Monday, 26 July 2010

Some Evening Walks

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Just in case any of the local (to Timperley) bloggers may be interested, a list of our evening strolls for the rest of the year is here ....
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Three Weeks of Sunshine

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It’s nearly a week since we returned from our sojourn in the sun to the world of anaemic coffee and disintegrating sun tans, though nobod...
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Monday, 19 July 2010

Piazzo dei Signori - Treviso

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We enjoyed a short, sunny, sedate journey, then booked into the Continental Hotel (where we have a comfortable air-conditioned room, albeit ...
Sunday, 18 July 2010

Our Last Day in the Dolomites

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Whilst Sue enjoyed a flower bagging foray from Chalet Angelo onto the Pralongia plateau, I enjoyed my final day here with Dan from Collett...
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Collett's (Corvara Section) 'A' Team summits Sassongher!

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Saturday, 17 July 2010

Monte Cavallo

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This morning the chairlifts from Pedraces took Sue and me painlessly up 700 metres to Rifugio San Croce, from where path number 7 led us for...
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Friday, 16 July 2010

The Esoteric World of Alpine Flora Identification

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Today we joined Graham and Jackie and an assortment of Collett's guests (Maggie and Ada) for a rummage in the sunny meadows and rock fie...
Thursday, 15 July 2010

Piz da Lech and an Italian Sandwich

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This was my first Via Ferrata route for some time. Sue went for a walk to the Nuvolau with Chris, Helen and Simon, and various others from ...
Wednesday, 14 July 2010

A Short Walk up Sas Ciampac

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Wednesday is a day off for Collett's staff. There were no organised activities for us to be sociable on, and others felt our own plans ...
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Tuesday, 13 July 2010

The Azalea Walk

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The 30 minute chairlift ride from Pedraces got 15 of us up from 1350 to 2045 metres, a satisfactory way to start the gently descending path ...
Monday, 12 July 2010

A New Home in Corvara

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The previous posting may be deceptive - it's just a small sliver of a wide panoramic view of hazy rock peaks for as far as the eye can s...

The Dolomites, from Collalbo

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It has been said, by one much more familiar with this area than ourselves, that: "I'm close to saying this place is the best for...
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Val Martello this morning - from our balcony

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Sunday, 11 July 2010

Val Martello

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A leisurely striking of camp and a good hour's drive found us enjoying elevenses in the sunshine (I've mentioned the weather - just ...
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Saturday, 10 July 2010

A Stroll from Furkelhütte

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Trafoi, this morning, was humming with activity as the throaty purring engines of vintage cars participating in the Sud-Tirol Rally brought ...
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Friday, 9 July 2010

The Upper Zaytal Lakes

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I won't mention the weather, except that it's proving therapeutic for Sue, but it doesn't really facilitate a rest day. Some cl...
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The Swifts of Trafoi

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In many places on this trip we have noticed squealing swifts, especially around dusk, just as in our suburban street in Timperley. The S...

A Sunny Day in the Alps

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Thursday, 8 July 2010

Peter and Vanessa's Day Out?

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Ho hum, John, we have had to dodge the spraying hose pipes as we stroll into Trafoi for our evening constitutional! As you say, rain in Tim...
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Wednesday, 7 July 2010

A Perfect Day in the Alps

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After yesterday's chatty 13km excursion in good company, with only about 100 metres ascent, taking around 4.5 hours, today we woke to 12...
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