Saturday, 19 May 2018

TGO Challenge 2018

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This isn't the usual TGO Challenge report. There are ten of those to choose from to read amongst these pages, plus another in 2007. This...
Thursday, 17 May 2018

Wednesday 16 May 2018 – Happy Valley with SWOG

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On such a nice evening Sue and I felt obliged to attend Stockport Walking & Outdoors Group’s (SWOG) evening walk to Happy Valley, which...
Monday, 14 May 2018

Sunday 13 May 2018 – Along the Bridgewater Canal and Trans Pennine Trail, and some Hangers-on

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Once the paths have dried out I enjoy an 18.7km circuit on the bike along the Bridgewater Canal to Stretford, then along the Trans Pennine T...
Saturday, 12 May 2018

Saturday 12 May 2018 – Wythenshawe parkrun number 338

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The pictures above and below this text were taken after 11 o’clock this morning, when most of the runners had left the post run sanctuary kn...
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Friday, 11 May 2018

First Brood

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Whilst our swifts are rustling to the sound of Radio 2’s non-stop oldies in their cosy incubatory nest under the eaves, the local lady malla...
Thursday, 10 May 2018

Still Summer in Timperley

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I’m not getting out much. It feels a bit odd to be staying at home when all the TGO Challengers are flocking up to their starting points on ...
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Tuesday, 8 May 2018

Monday 7 May 2018 – Six in a Bar at Eagley Jazz Club

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Sue and I hadn’t seen Mike Lovell’s ‘Six in a Bar’ band before, so it was a great pleasure to get to this gig, despite the police shutting ...
Sunday, 6 May 2018

High Summer in Timperley

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We made it back from Mallorca sometime after midnight, the delay and the flight enabling me to enjoy Gail Honeyman’s most captivating read –...
Saturday, 5 May 2018

Saturday 5 May 2018 - Soller and Port de Soller

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Another rainy day. We helped Robert and Lyn to clean the apartment as we were all leaving today. They have three nights in a nice B&B ...
Friday, 4 May 2018

Friday 4 May 2018 - A Walk Around the S'Albufera de Mallorca Natural Park

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14 km, 0 metres ascent, 3.5 hours. A rainy day. We stayed in all morning while it drizzled outside. I had a long snooze. After a bread...

Thursday 3 May 2018 - Dinner at 'Stay' Restaurant

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Followers of Robert's 'Brexton Travels' blog (please go to it and leave a comment - it will make his day) will realise that his ...

Sue's Big Adventure on Puig de Massanella

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Here's Sue's report on yesterday's Big Adventure, with some thumbnail images courtesy of her ipad.  "Puig de Massanella... ...
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Thursday, 3 May 2018

Thursday 3 May 2018 - A Circuit from Port de Pollença, via Campanet, Ciamari, Coll de sa Batalla, skirting Lluc, and Pollença

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67 km, 1478* metres ascent, 6.5 hours. A lovely warm, sunny day. Sue went off to wrestle yet again with the traffic on the Lluc road. Th...