Alan, Alan McQ, Allan, Davie C, Gus, Hugh, Jimmy, Johnny, Malcolm, Paul, Rex, Robert … and a bit of Kenny R
The first Wednesday walk of the new year saw us arrive at Whitelee windfarm on a bright, blue-skied, but bitterly cold morning. The temperature gauges in the cars were reading -5 deg and the scenario was reminiscent of the walk we did here last January, but thankfully the underfoot conditions were much better with the tracks lined with enough snow to get a grip on rather than the sheet ice of last year. Having bid each other a happy New Year, we were about to set off when Kenny arrived, having travelled down from Elderslie to join us. However, he left his car, shook our hands and wished us a happy New Year, and then said he had to head back home as the man from Dyno-Rod had just phoned him to say he was on his way to his house to sort a central heating/drainage issue. It was good to see Kenny and maybe next time he can stay a bit longer.
Anyway, we set off on the Lochgoin circuit carefully following the signs and after about forty minutes it was time for a few to lose some layers as it was warming up fine in the sunshine. By eleven o’clock it was time for our coffee stop aside one of the turbines, but we weren’t allowed much of a rest as Robert had organised lunch for us today and he was keen to get a move-on. Suffice it to say that we were all back at the cars by twenty-five past twelve, two hours and twenty-five minutes for the seven miles or so, and not having stopped for lunch.
We then motored to CentreStage in Kilmarnock where a satisfying lunch was had accompanied by the usual banter. A guid day oot!
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