Alan, Allan,
Davie C, Davie Mc, Gus, Kenny, Jimmy, Johnny, Malcolm, Paul, Peter, Rex, Robert
The Annbank Nine |
The praying mantis |
The Annbank
Nine, who are indeed innocent, had a straightforward journey following the
north bank of the River Ayr up past Auchincruive and onwards to Oswald’s Bridge and the usual coffee stop at the
monument. From there the River Ayr Path was followed to the stepping stones
over the river where lunch was taken. It was then a leisurely walk down into
Ayr until we came across an unfortunate who had collapsed with some sort of
seizure. He came to with a ‘start’ and at that point we left him to recover in
the care of others. We hope he recovers well.
The walk had
taken three hours and before long we got on the bus for the return journey. FRT
was taken at the Tap o’ the Brae where Allan was appreciative of his birthday
cake! The others arrived back at Annbank just as the nine were leaving.
For reference:
Section 3,
sub-section 5(a), chapter 2, paragraph 6(ii), clause 1 of the Ooters
constitution, known as the Sanity Clause, states that ‘On an Ooter's birthday
all other Ooters shall defer to his choice of route on the understanding that
it is the shortest route and leaves time for FRT’.
And before
anyone quotes Groucho Marx who insisted, particularly at this time of the year,
‘There ain’t no Sanity Clause’, all you have to do is watch ‘The Miracle on 34th
Street’ with Richard Attenborough, a terrific festive movie.
P.S. We had an excellent night out!
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