Saturday, 20 November 2010

Saturday 20 November 2010 - A Great British Ridge Walk - Number 8 - The Nantlle Ridge - from Garnedd-Goch to Y Garn

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Today's lingering cloud didn't put us off. By 10.20 we had dropped off a car at Rhymes and had set off towards Cwm Silyn. We soon ...

Brocken Spectre or Glory

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There's debate as to which this is ... ... On the Nantlle Ridge this morning. Sent using BlackBerry® from Orange
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Friday, 19 November 2010

Friday 19 November 2010 - Carn Fadryn & Garn Bach

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Improved weather brought with it a dilemma. Shall we walk the Nantlle Ridge (a Great British Ridge Walk), or should we continue our explora...
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Thursday, 18 November 2010

Thursday 18 November 2010 - Portmeirion

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Today's highlight, given that it was blowing a hoolie on the tops, was a visit to the Italianate village of Portmeirion. Constructed ov...
Wednesday, 17 November 2010

Wednesday 17 November 2010 - Mynydd Tir-y-Cwmwd, and the Iron Man

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A thoroughly wet morning drew us to overdue domestic chores, albeit whilst watching egrets, goosanders, grebes, a heron and many more birds ...
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Tuesday, 16 November 2010

Tuesday 16 November 2010 - A Great British Ridge Walk - Number 6 - Cnicht and Moelwyn Mawr, The Cwm Horseshoe

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The large car park at Croesor was empty when Sue and I arrived at 9.30am this morning. But there were vocal residents in the form of flittin...
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Monday, 15 November 2010

Yr Eifl and Tre'r Ceiri

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After settling in at the cottage and enjoying a stroll into town, Sue and I packed a flask and a buttie and set off along the Pwllheli road....
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A Room With a View

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This is the view from our living room for the next few days. Maps and currency have been purchased and coffee and CCS has been savoured a...
Saturday, 13 November 2010

Wednesday 10 November 2010 – Darwen Tower and White Nancy

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Last Wednesday JJ’s finely honed team of runners dragged me up Darwen Tower on a 14km recce for a fell running trip over Darwen Moor fo...
Friday, 12 November 2010

Tuesday 9 November – South African Memories

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On 28 April, Sue and I enjoyed giving a little slide show to the Stockport Walking Group .  It covered trips to the Drakensberg and the ...
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Tuesday 9 November 2010 - An Important Announcement and an Expectant Grandad

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Here they are on 24 July 2009 . Since then, Simon and Kate have been busy.  A sproglet is due to arrive on 17 May 2011. Congratula...
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Thursday, 11 November 2010

Sunday 7 November 2010 – Elite Karting

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My son in law, Simon (more about him in the next posting) kindly organised a trip to Elite Karting in Wigan. It took me over an hour...

Saturday 6 November 2010 – A Sunny Saturday Morning at Dunham Massey

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It’s a bit like April weather just now in the Timperley area.  Sunshine and showers. On Saturday Sue and I enjoyed a short visit to D...
Wednesday, 10 November 2010

Friday 5 November 2010 – The Bridgewater Way

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I frequently stroll down the section of the canal that runs between  Timperley and Sale.  Today, a gang of Polish workmen was install...
Tuesday, 9 November 2010

Thursday 4 November 2010 - Shutlingsloe

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Is it really January since I was last up here? Today I revisited that walk in the snow with JJ and Graham Brookes, this time on my o...
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Monday, 8 November 2010

Tuesday 2 November 2010 – The Trans Pennine Trail and the Bridgewater Canal

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We woke early, due to a loud bang in nearby Irlam.  A row of houses, wrecked by a gas explosion.  Not good. Rain was forecast, so it seeme...
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TGO Challenge 2011

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A satisfyingly weighty ‘plop’ through the letter box this morning brought the excellent news that Mike and I have been accepted for the...
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Friday, 5 November 2010

A Christmas Walk, and other stuff

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Those of you using Google Reader to view this blog may have noticed that I accidentally posted a round robin message, which you may also hav...
Wednesday, 3 November 2010

Summer

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It’s on dull, overcast, somewhat drizzly days like this that it’s nice to revisit images from earlier in the year, and re-live those lovely...
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Tuesday, 2 November 2010

Sunday 31 October 2010 – Autumn Leaves – A Circuit from Cressbrook

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An email from Sue and David drew us this morning to a 9.30am rendezvous, after a suitable lie-in due to the clocks going back, at Owl Cotta...
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