| A
return to Exmouth five years after Norman first started organising
the pre-easter long weekends. Numbers continue to grow -- 62 this
year! On each of the four days there was a choice of at least one
long and one short walk All the photos below are of the long walks,
which included two sections of the East Devon Way and a circuit from
East Budleigh which took in part of the coastal path. |
| 
June negotiates a tricky
stile exit |
A convenient location
for a break! |
Tony in pole position
while Bob checks for back markers |
Plodding on in small
conversational groups |
DAY
ONE -- Above
and either side |
We met at
Broadhembury Village Hall where Norman has arranged for the
use of their kitchen. So we had tea and biscuits before and
after our walk. |
DAY
TWO -- Three
rows of Pictures Below |
The coach
dropped us at Newton Poppleford and we walked back to exmouth
along the East Devon Way. |
|
Paula in her usual good
spirits |
| 
Feeling a bit chilly
and raring to set off |
Dave and Brian |
Regrouping |
| 
It had warmed up considerably
by the time we stopped for a break |
These muddy ruts were
definitely not to June's liking! |
Emily wonders what's
for lunch in that plastic bag |
A pile of logs provides
a good seat for lunch |
The sun has come out
and the terrain is much more open towards the end of the day's walk |
The final stop taken
where Gill tried to dislodge her nose with her walking stick! |
| 
Can we start wonder Sheila
and James |
Brigit is feeling the
cold as we start along the old railway line |
James checks his watch
thinking it's time for a break but leader Bob strides on regardless |
Surely this is the top
now! |
After the big climb
we're rewarded with the lunch stop! |
But then we had a kilometre
of mud, stones and water at the bottom of a mini-gorge |
Paula can even talk backwards |
Final stop at Tipton
St.John |
Then an easy walk alongside
the river |
In by now much warmer
conditions |
DAY
THREE -- Either
side and three rows above |
We drove
to Bowd and did a circular route which included part of the
East Devon Way as far as Sidbury |
DAY
FOUR -- All
the rows below |
We started
at east Budleigh and walked down the Otter to the coast. Having
walked along the coast path to the caravan park we turned
inland to Otterton and finished along the Otter once again. |
|
While the women pose
for the camera, the blokes are more interested in looking for fish |
Lovely sunny start to
the last day |
Leaving the Otter we
head along the coastal path |
Where a good view is
always a good excuse for a break |
And before we leave the
coastal path it's time for lunch lazing in the continuing sunshine |
Back inland towards the
Otter again |
Have Tony and mary fallen
out? |
June and Rosemary look
on as Bob carefully considers the implications of their query |
Gill is leading us home |
And
now the only question remaining is
WHERE ARE WE
GOING NEXT YEAR NORMAN? |
Page
Updated |
February
6th 2009 |
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