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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
u3a Walking Group One - November 2023
by Tim - 19:42 on 01 December 2023
Nine of us met at Ness Point today for a walk to Warbeth .The weather ,having been forecast to be cold with sleet showers and a moderate NE wind was anything but .The sun met us and it was dry all the way .It was also remarkably calm for Orkney . The 4 C temp meant that there was no ice but a brisk turn up to Warbeth along the shore path soon warmed us up anyway. Noticeable however was the fact that a lot of the Stromnesians going along this way with their dogs had not remembered their little green bags . We had a brief rest at the beach with a view of Dunlin and Shags then it was back again via the Gun Viewpoint . The view was impressive indeed with the low light . Then back to our staring point after a 3.5 mile walk in unexpectedly excellent winter walking conditions .
Some people went to the Pier cafe for lunch followed by viewing of the Christmas exhibition at the Pier Art Centre. A well worthwhile outing all around .
The next walk will be Friday 5th January with time and place decided the Wednesday before .
Keep moving ,
Tim
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