Health Walk - Thursday 11th August 2016

No Photos by Michael today!

Today we only had ten walkers, many walkers are looking after grandchildren and some are on holiday however it was raining very hard - David, Frankie, Helen G, John W, Margaret W, Michael, Linda E, Peter, Sandy and Suzie.

Wet again!  It was commented that perhaps this was the wettest walk since we started walking?  However we all enjoyed the walk, splashing through the many puddle, some were quite deep.  I was surprised how much standing water there was around.

David, here enjoying his drink afterwards, was leading.  As usual he outlined his considerations and decided we'd go into the north area of the Park.  

Photo 1
We set off towards Sue Ryder Drive, here we are all together leaving the Barn  We turned into the Cinder Path and Over the motorway bridge, we'd already lost Peter leading Sandy and Suzie.  

The rain was quite persistent as we crossed the M6 and went under the M65 to enter the north area.

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I said to Helen I'm going to take a photo of everyone with the church in.  I was walking with Helen who was back marking today.  The church is where I was christened way back in 1938. 

Meanwhile Peter and company had left us on Sue Ryder Drive, walked round the Hall and down to the Stone Bridge.

Photo 5
Posing just before the Wooden Bridge after walking along the riverside.  Over the Bridge and up Cardiac Hill, through the Pinetum and back to the Barn for a welcome drink.  Carmel had been delayed by taking her family to the clinic but she arrived in good time with the biscuits.

Determined not to go back down the Cinder Path because of the puddles and mud, David led us round Cock Cabin Pond and down towards the Stone Bridge.

We climbed Snake Hill into the wind and rain with brollies ahead of us hiding the view and Snake Hill didn't seem quite so daunting.  We passed the new building marvelling at how it was coming on and eagerly anticipating the time when we could be using its facilities.  

Photo 4
Soon we were back in the Barn enjoying our refreshments..

Thank you David for getting us out and keeping us walking despite the conditions.

We kept up a good pace and Frankie commented that our pace is improving all the time.

Today's walks

Michael Swarbrick