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Walking Group One 25th April 2024
Five hardy souls collected today at Happy Valley for the first Hill Walk of the year .The temperature was cool with a North Easterly wind blowing and a hint of rain on arrival.
Off we set heading towards Russadale Quarry, spotting a Buzzard on the way.Turning into the footpath we remained sheltered from the wind all the way to the top of the hill.
The sun was out at the Quarry and a Greenshank was feeding at the edge of the Lochan. Then it was up the Peat road to the summit with spectacular views across Stenness and Harray Lochs, plus a view of the Closed Road beyond the Watch Stone. On the other side we looked over the Flow and down towards the Oil Platform and South Ronaldsay
Then it was back down after a stop for a snack and finally a walk around Happy Valley itself. The Daffodils planted by James and others were looking lovely and the Bluebells are days away from opening. Then it was on to a well deserved lunch at the Pier Cafe, having walked 4 miles and gone up 800 feet (and down again )
The next walk will be on Friday 24th May and hopefully more hills and views.
Keep moving.
U3A Walking Group - February 2020
by Tim Wright - 18:58 on 06 February 2020
Fifteen of us congregated at Skaill on a rather more blustery day than forecast. We then took cars to Yesnaby where the drizzle had stopped and we set off at a brisk pace to the Broch at Burrian, then along the cliffs back to Skaill.
The rain kept off and the wind eased but no sun. It was wet and muddy in places underfoot and, apart from one minor fall, we managed all the stiles, the barbed wire fence and even the stones up and down to the beach. Safely back, we set off and had lunch in Stromness.
The next meeting will be on THURSDAY 5th MARCH.
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