No task for us today.
Hurray, hurray, hurray.
Instead we went to play,
On a lovely summer's day.
(Anon)
Today was the day of our summer walk with lunch courtesy of the AONB (thanks very much for that - it was much appreciated!) The 5 mile circular walk started and finished at Bivouac, near Ilton, which was very fortunate for us as it meant we could have our lunch in their wonderful cafe.
Many thanks to Anita and Ros K., both for organising a great walk and some good weather too. However - it must be noted with much regret that Anita was unable to join us, as she was unwell. Boooo! Poor Anita. We were sorry she could not join us and missed her ready smile.
Ros E.
The photos show how we got on.....
Ros E.
The photos show how we got on.....
Osian turned up sporting one of the stylish British Olympic team's chin warmers.
These are made from a sustainable source of human hair and can be purchased at a reasonable rate from all UK wig makers during the Olympic period.
The group gather and wait for leader Ros K.
to blow the starting whistle.
And they're off. Terry strides out, determined to take an
early lead in this mixed team race.
Lovely views along the way kept spirits high in 'Team NCV '.
Every so often some got left behind.
The team waited for them to catch up,
worried that they would be late for their Bivouac lunch
and miss the chance of a medal.
It was usually these two 'laggy lasts' that held up the field.
Coffee time at the bridge - Ros E. broke out a box of her
high energy flapjack to sustain the team until 1pm.
Graham took the opportunity to give a motivational team building talk,
filling us in with the details of recent AONB meetings he had attended as our representative. These mainly consisted of him having a number of free meals
so now we all want to volunteer for that role!!
Terry ignored this talk and sat in a huff because he hadn't
been able to maintain his early lead.
Our team took the footbridge instead of going straight
through the water jump. This probably cost us a few precious
seconds but at least it kept our feet dry.
Prepared for all eventualities, team leader Ros K.
drew out her secateurs to remove the
overhanging vegetation obscuring a gate.
(Probably left there by the Russian team as a
cunning ploy to send us in the wrong direction.)
Tony goes for gold in a second attempt
early lead in this mixed team race.
.
The team waited for them to catch up,
worried that they would be late for their Bivouac lunch
and miss the chance of a medal.
high energy flapjack to sustain the team until 1pm.
filling us in with the details of recent AONB meetings he had attended as our representative. These mainly consisted of him having a number of free meals
so now we all want to volunteer for that role!!
been able to maintain his early lead.
through the water jump. This probably cost us a few precious
seconds but at least it kept our feet dry.
drew out her secateurs to remove the
overhanging vegetation obscuring a gate.
(Probably left there by the Russian team as a
cunning ploy to send us in the wrong direction.)
at the 'let's keep them all waiting' event.
En route we passed this wall -
the latest effort by the NAONB's walling group perhaps?
If so then they could do with some refresher training.
the latest effort by the NAONB's walling group perhaps?
If so then they could do with some refresher training.
Who needs a medal?
And finally - anyone for the Brymor ice cream eating event?
Well of course - you should never pass up a Brymor opportunity!!
Determined to take first place, a real killer instinct
took over and Osian attacked his cone with gusto.
Ros E. soon had the chocolate filling licked clean away.
Ros K. played the waiting game, hoping that the others
would run out of steam before being able to complete the course.
Graham considered the possibility of swallowing
the whole thing in one go.
Alistair found it all just too cold on his teeth,
deciding to pass the baton on to the next
runner at an early stage.
Well of course - you should never pass up a Brymor opportunity!!
Determined to take first place, a real killer instinct
took over and Osian attacked his cone with gusto.
would run out of steam before being able to complete the course.
the whole thing in one go.
deciding to pass the baton on to the next
runner at an early stage.
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