The Walk

The Walk


Duck race

Duck race


Walk leader* Route* Weather* Walkers* Apologies and Excuses* Comments* Evening Meal* Picture Gallery


Walk leader

Michael


Route

Michael's house - Whittledene - Ovingham - Prudhoe Park - Hagg Bank - Wylam - Newburn - Wylam.

Saga route: Michael's house - Wylam - George Stephenson's Cottage - nursery - Wylam.


Weather

Very bright and sunny, cool and breezy.


Walkers

Michael, Ashley, George B, Ron, Sandy, Alex, Beth. George G and Carol did the Saga walk.


Apologies and Excuses

Michelle - visiting Aunt Edith

Lance and Julie - en route

Bernie - trying to get a life - EXCUSE OF THE YEAR

Evelyn - studying


Comments

First walk to start from the leader's home. Also, first walk in sight of Newcastle. Flattest walk of the year. Walked past eight pubs and a tea-room. A number of points gained trying to keep Ashley a happy bunny. First walk to take in a duck race (500 ducks with numbers on their behinds) - arrived just in time for the start. None of our group won anything. Beth lost a glove - Sandy gasped.

Lots of people, and a lots of dogs including two Dalmatians and a lot of bull terriers. The longest ever one and a half miles to Newburn. At Newburn in 1771 there was a high flood, 35ft. above the normal river level. Lots of forced marching - we did Newburn to Wylam in one and a quarter hours, which was knackering. There was a mysterious arrival of a golf ball, and according to Ashley, lots of useless golfers. Passed George Stephenson's cottage, where we crossed an old girder. There were holiday homes in Whittledean, and unusual sculptures west of Hagg Bank. Lots of newborn calves. First sighting of an MP on a walk, who was bandy-legged and jogging whilst wearing a bandage.

Wildlife: Stoat, fox, rabbit, cormorant, heron, 500 yellow ducks, proper ducks, moorhens.


Evening meal

The Robin Hood on the Roman Road. Joined by Michelle and her brother David, Lance and Evelyn.



Picture Gallery

M & M's house

Starting at M & M's

And they're off

And they're off

Racing ducks

Racing ducks

Commentary

Commentary

Through the woods

Through the woods

A bridge too far

A bridge too far

Calf

Calf

Artistic signpost

Artistic signpost

Which way now

Which way now?

1771

Glad it's not 1771

Battle commemoration

Battle commemoration

Riverside sculpture

Riverside sculpture

Prudhoe Castle

Prudhoe Castle

Crawcrook Church

Crawcrook Church

Tyne River Country Park

Tyne River Country Park


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