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U3A Walking Group - August 2022
by Tim Wright - 21:05 on 25 August 2022
Seven of us met at the Gloup Car Park this morning in perfect walking weather. The sun was shining and the wind was light, but enough to keep the midges at bay. We walked the Mull Head walk but in a clockwise direction. The RSPB centre was open for those that needed it.
We headed off to East Denwick Farm. The leader reminisced about visiting patients here 48 years ago when there was no road and one had to walk down or borrow a tractor. There was not electricity to the farm and the TV was connected to a car battery. Fine to visit on a day like today but not at night in winter! Along the coast to the trig point there were two large yachts under full sail passing by.
We stopped for refreshment at the trig point and then headed off to the path down to the Brough of Deerness. This is closed due to a landslip but a couple of people were over the other side who either can't read or left their glasses behind. Round then to the Gloup for a fleeting look and back to the cars. We walked 4 miles in almost perfect conditions and rewarded ourselves with sunbathing and reading the papers in the garden in the afternoon.
The next walk will be Friday 30th September.
Keep moving, Tim.
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