Allan, Davie Mc, Gus, Hugh, Jimmy, Johnny, Malcolm, Rex, Robert
It was a dreich morning at Eglinton Park for our pre-curry walk. Fortunately, the heavy rain which had been forecast didn’t materialise, and although underfoot was muddy, very muddy at times, we made good progress as we headed out to Sourlie before cutting back to the ‘standing’ stones. Here we met up with members of a local OIR rambling group, who we had already chatted to in the car park, and, as some were known to us, we took time to pass the time of day before heading back to the cars. This was meant to be the first section of the walk but, given the conditions and the fact that we had already done nearly five miles, we called it a day, with Davie and Jimmy heading home and the rest making for the cafĂ© for coffee.
We had been lucky that the rain hadn’t come to much and looked forward to the evening meal.
At night, the nine above were joined by Alan McQ, Billy, Dougie, and
Ronnie in the Jewel to celebrate Jimmy’s 75th. As usual, the food
was good, and we were well looked after by Katrina. Davie presented Jimmy with
his card and bottle of malt to celebrate not only his birthday (12th
February) but also his contribution to the Ooters over the years. Well done, Jimmy!
Anither guid nicht oot!
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