Despite the earliness of the year,
eight of us made the long drive into darkest Lanarkshire for an ascent of Tinto
Hill. And, for a while as we drove through, it looked as though we would be
rewarded for our efforts by having a fine clear day with extensive views. The
Ayrshire morning had dawned brightly with a glorious sunrise that raised our
spirits and set our expectations high. And they remained high as we drove
through towards Biggar though the promising sky was now becoming less so with
high cloud obscuring the sun. When we got glimpses of Tinto from the road, it
was alternately coated in mist or bathed in week sunshine. Yet our expectations
were high and we motored on.
Monday, 14 January 2013
Sunday, 13 January 2013
Ayrshire Quiz
Ayrshire Quiz
Straightforward quiz this year - you either know the answer or you don't. If anyone scores 40/40 I'll presume you googled the answer! The Ooter with the highest score will be let off with one week's kitty contribution! Email me your answers or hand in by Wednesday the 23rd January. Any collusion will result in a punishment exercise!
Answers will be posted after the closing date.
Best of luck!
Davie
Thursday, 10 January 2013
Tuesday, 8 January 2013
3 January Annbank to Ayr
Davie Mc, Jimmy,
Peter, Rex & Robert
Five of the hardiest - at least five
of the soberest - Ooters turned out for the first outing of the New Year. It
was to be a short walk just to work off the excesses of the festive season and
to blow away the cobwebs of inactivity. And when we gathered in Annbank, the breeze
springing up threatened to blow away more than the cobweb; a chill breeze it
was and one that threatened to be in our faces all the way to Ayr. We didn’t
look forward to that. Yet it was into this chill breeze that we set our faces
and started the walk. The walk has been described too many times in these pages
to warrant further description here; suffice to say we would follow the River
Ayr way all the way into the town.
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