5 April 2018 – Fig Tree

Another sunny morning and a pleasant cool breeze

Only ten of us today

Fortunately “Sporty Helen” was able to join us

A good sized group, but a little less than expected

Nine were missing for various good reasons

But it does mean that we will have to consider opening membership again

In February we had 16-20 on each walk, which was a little too many

Consequently we decided to close membership and start the Monday Explorers

The numbers for Monday are increasing

But Thursday has been 7-10 for most of March

We would prefer each walk to be about 12-16

We are not really worried about numbers, and are sure they will increase

But clearly we do not need to refuse new members for either group at present

The important thing is that all ten of us had a great walk today

The long road climb at the start was a challenge

But the view from our banana stop made it worthwhile

We also enjoyed a sunny picnic with extensive views

Even the “sting in the tail” climb near the end was tackled without (much) complaint

Another successful walk enjoyed by one and all

Walk Stats

Distance – 13 Km

Time Taken – 5.15 hours

Total Ascent – 510 metres

Total Steps - 21000