Present: Malcolm, Gus,Bob, Rex, Killie Davie and Derval Davie
Only the above half dozen turned up today owing to holidays and other commitments. We decided to do the walk in an anti-clockwise directions, mainly due to the fact that Isla was already in the wood assuming that would be the way we were going. Although he weather was not great, with a few showers along the way, we were not seriously bothered by the rain as the trees sheltered us from the worst squalls. Surprisingly the path was not too muddy either and progress was quite straightforward. (Your scribe did the Failford walk the next day after the torrential rain and the path was covered in deep puddles and very mucky, so we were very lucky.)
Gus called a coffee break at the Burns/Wallace Cairn, which for once was not litter-strewn. We then set off up the opposite bank of the Ayr, the big hill before what used to be Wallace's seat causing us to pech and pant. Having crossed the Tarholm Brig, we headed for our usual lunch spot, with 3 of us lunching in the first fishermen's hut and the other 3 having theirs in the hut just a bit further on.
Rex and Killie Dave took the high road at the landslips while the other four negotiated the extra slip that has occurred since the last time we did this walk; it was a bit slippery due to the rain, but all four seemed to enjoy this bit of the walk.
We arrived back at the cars exactly 3 and 1/2 hours after setting off. We enjoyed our usual FRT in the Tap o' the Brae which was as usual devoid of any other customers, except for one guy at the bar.
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