Alan McQ, Allan, Davie C, Dougie, Graham, Gus, Hugh, Johnny, Malcolm, Paul, Rex, Robert
The dreichness of the last few weeks had been replaced with a cold, frosty, blue-skied morning, ideal for this walk as any mud would be frozen solid making walking easier and cleaner. We were all present and correct by ten to ten so off we went…in different directions. Dougie, with his minders Allan, Malcolm and Johnny, went up past Malcolm’s house and took the path at the care home making the ascent of the hill a bit easier, whilst the rest took the direct route from the car park. The latter group arrived first at the dam but were soon joined by the others.
Gus had indicated a reluctance to go down into Troon and get the bus back as it follows a long and winding road, so the suggestion was that we would go down and into Loans and come back via the hill road past Highgrove House. This being a road with lots of twists and turns and no pavement caused most to favour simply turning back at Loans and retracing their steps. On reaching Loans Gus, Hugh, Alan and Robert were well ahead of the rest who stopped at the garage and, not being able to see the front markers, assumed they had set off up the hill. They therefore turned back and stopped for coffee/lunch at the dam. No sooner had they sat down than Robert arrived explaining that the guys had sat down for a coffee just round the corner, at the war memorial at Loans, out of sight of the rest of us. Robert hadn’t fancied going up the road so had turned back on his own.
It was about quarter to one when the main group arrived back at the cars to find the others already there and having finished their lunch. Their walk had been uneventful and had given them some grand views on such a perfect day. Indeed, the conditions today, both underfoot and overhead made for an excellent walk altogether of between seven and eight miles.
FRT was taken in the Auchans in Dundonald where a very enjoyable time was spent.
N.B. Three-pint days now seem to be the norm!
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