Allan, Davie Mc, Dougie, Gus, Ian,
Jimmy, Malcolm, Paul, Peter, Rex, Robert
Davie and Kay welcomed us for coffee
and scones prior to our weekly walk. Thanks again, folks! Much appreciated!
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| Target ahead! |
Today we would do the Loudoun Hill
walk in a clockwise direction, and so we set off in dry, bright conditions, but
with a wee cauld breeze to cool us down, especially when in the shade. Making
our way out of Darvel, we followed the signs to the hill by way of the path
adjoining the old railway. Although a bit overgrown our progress was smooth and
soon we made the old bridge, or what’s left of it, at the end of the path. Gus,
still suffering from his Achilles problem, turned back here whilst the rest of
us made our way up to the back end of the hill and made the short, but steep,
ascent to the top. The views were good but we chose to have lunch/coffee in the
sheltered side of the hill rather than sit at the very top in the breeze.
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| Hallelujah! |
The journey down the front of the
hill was steeper and narrower than your scribe remembers but all made it safely
down and went on to take some time at the ‘Spirit of Scotland’ monument
(created by local artist, Richard Price).
Crossing the main road, we followed the signs for the Long Cairn Walk
which took us to the wooden bridge crossing the burn at which point we had our
second stop of the day.
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| Still a wean at heart! |
Conditions were good for walking,
both overhead and underfoot, so the final leg back to Darvel was uneventful.
Gus even appeared with his car fifty minutes out from Davie’s house and offered
anybody a lift back. All declined his generous offer, even Peter who was
suffering big time from his corns. Time to get them sorted Peter! Four and a
half hours was today’s walk time. A walk which gave plenty of variety and
tested the less fit.
FRT was taken in a new venue for the
Ooters, the Riverside Inn in Newmilns. This was a busy pub, but we were warmly
received and, no doubt, this will be our chosen hostelry in this area in
future. A jovial hour was spent there.
Interviews with the Ooters
Episode 1 (of an occasional series)
Dougie
Q What is your favourite American
act?
A The Stylistics
Q What is your favourite UK act?
A Style Council
Q What did you want to be when you
grew up?
A I still want to be a hair stylist
Q What is your favourite Scottish TV
programme?
A Style game!!
Q Who is your favourite actor?
A John Nettles
Q What two TV series have you enjoyed
most?
A Wire in the Blood and Bouquet of
Barbed wire
Q What is your favourite sport?
A Fencing
Q First car you owned?
A Fiat Stilo
Q Favourite pen
A Pentel Stylo
Q What is the Ooters attitude to you?
A Hostile
Q When was the last time you took a
tumble to yourself?
A This
reply has been censored and the interview terminated (for the time being!)
1 comment:
This interview has style written all over it!
Dougie
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