Saturday, 24 September 2011

A Trip to Bridge of Gaur

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We are enjoying a lovely day in the hills. Can you work out where we are just now? (Wuxing Nick - you may recall being here.) It's a...
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Friday, 23 September 2011

Wednesday 21 September 2011 – Around Wilderspool

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  Sue and I didn’t think anyone would join us on this evening walk, which should have started in ‘just about daylight’ if it hadn’t been...
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Thursday, 22 September 2011

Tuesday 20 September 2011 – The Salford Trail (Part 4)

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Reg had kindly offered to join me for a repeat of ‘Part 4’ of the Salford Trail, a ‘Plod’ that I’d missed earlier in the year.  I can’t...
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Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Hell & High Water – from the Mikron Theatre Company

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On Monday evening I had the pleasure of a visit to the Waterside Arts Centre in Sale, where the Mikron Theatre Company , pictured above,...

Great Moments in Life – The Brew

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17 May 2011 – Elevenses in Rannoch Forest, on Day 5 of the TGO Challenge .
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Tuesday, 20 September 2011

Sunday 18 September 2011 – Exploring the Monsal Trail Tunnels – A Circuit from Taddington

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Today some 22 'random' folk assembled in the vicinity of the well hidden church at Taddington for a 10am start on a fine late sum...
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Monday, 19 September 2011

The Millennium Trilogy – Stieg Larsson

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They told me “you won’t be able to put them down”. I like ‘a good thriller’ every now and then. ‘They’ were correct.
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Wednesday, 14 September 2011

Göreme Open Air Museum

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Some were surprised that this World Heritage site was not on KE's itinerary for our tour. So after breakfast this morning, Susan, Roy, S...

Tuesday 13 September 2011 - Ihlara Valley

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This unexpected valley lies well hidden on the northern fringes of Mount Hasan - the volcano from which vast quantities of ash, aeons ago, l...
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Tuesday, 13 September 2011

Monday 12 September 2011 - Göreme Village

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Sue and nine others rose early for a balloon ride over the 'Fairy Chimneys' of Cappadocia. Those of us who suffer from vertigo or l...
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Monday, 12 September 2011

Sunday 11 September 2011 - Lake Karagol (2800 metres) to Göreme Village via the Maden Gorge and a bus via Derinkuyu

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Approx 12km, 1200m descent, 3.75 hours including stops. Then a bus ride. Omelette with sausage was Adem's (yes, I've been spelling ...
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Sunday, 11 September 2011

Saturday 10 September 2011 - A walk from the Yedigoller Plateau to Lake Karagol (2800 metres) via Kalesi Pass (3500 metres)

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Approx 13km, 600m ascent, 6.75 hours including stops. Whirling choughs joined the sun today in rousing us from another good night's slee...

Friday 9 September 2011 - A walk from the Yedigoller Plateau to an Unnamed Peak (aka DKSK -3650 metres) and back

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Approx 12km, 700m ascent, 5.5 hours including stops. After a surprisingly warm, still, windless night at 3100 metres, with the only noise co...

Thursday 8 September 2011 - Sokulupinar (2000 metres) to the Yedigoller Plateau (3100 metres) via the Celikbuyduran Pass and Emler Peak (3723 metres)

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Approx 16km, 1750m ascent, 8.75 hours including stops. A fine mountain walk on another day of wonderful weather as the sun hammered down on ...
Thursday, 8 September 2011

Wednesday 7 September 2011 - Sokulupinar (2000 metres) to Dipsiz Lake (2950 metres) and back

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Approx 22km, 1000m ascent, 8.5 hours including stops. Last night's late sun was countered by this morning's late sun. It didn't...
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Wednesday, 7 September 2011

Tuesday 6 September 2011 - Sari Memedin Yurdu (1800 metres) to Sokulupinar (2000 metres)

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Approx 11km, 700m ascent, 7 hours including stops and searches. Another 'blue sky' day. After paying off our assistant cook and ass...
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