Alan, Allan, Davie C, Davie Mc, Dougie, Graham, Gus, Hugh, Jimmy, Johnny, Malcolm, Paul, Rex, Robert
It was curry time, so a relatively short walk was proposed, hence the walk round parts of Eglinton Park.
Leaving the car park at the visitors’ centre, we walked out to the bridge at the ford, went round the loch and headed for our turning point just beyond the Sourlie Woods. Recent rain meant that there were some wet areas on the paths, but nothing serious, and much better than we could have hoped for. Making our way up to the ‘standing stones’ for a quick break, some layers were removed as it was still very mild, before we made our way back to the café for coffee/early lunch. We had done about three and a half miles by this point and with Storm Agnes forecast to bring heavy rain and winds by early afternoon, we decided that a two-mileish extension would be sufficient. In the event, we covered the best part of three miles and with the aid of Paul’s technology, we arrived back at the cars, in the rain, at about ten to one.
The aforementioned rain had started about twenty-five minutes earlier and was not that heavy, so we had had the best of the day and looked forward to our curry at the Jewel later on. (In the event, Storm Agnes, thankfully, didn’t amount to very much.)
The fourteen of us were joined by Billy and Ronnie for our curry at the Jewel. As usual a good night was had. Many thanks to Catriona for looking after us on her own.
During the evening we raised a glass to George, who had sadly passed away the previous night.
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