The Wednesday Walk 1st October 2008

The Plan
Winterborne Tomson to The World's End

The Leader
Wendy

Who Turned Up
Wendy, Ros, Trudy, Beatrice, Sue, Trisha, Tony, David and Diane from lunch onwards

The Walk
There was a distinct possibility of rain, so we decided to alter the plan and walk from Turnerspuddle to Bere Regis. It has more shelter than the original plan. Diane was unable to do the morning walk as she had hurt her shoulder and needed to go to Wimborne Hospital. Wendy still has her broken wrist in plaster. And David still has the left side of his face in non-working order. Thankfully, the six other walkers were in a healthy condition. Wendy decided against doing "Michael's Walk" as the road to Turnerspuddle was made lethal with a whole string of high-speed tractors carrying heavy loads. However, the woodland walk was very pleasant and the trees sheltered us when the rain came on. Diane arrived at the pub shortly after us and joined us for the afternoon walk alongside the watercress beds and on to Turnerspuddle. Again, it was a very pleasant walk and this time we escaped the rain. Afterwards, we went back to Beatrice and Tony's for tea and rock cakes.

The Pub
The Royal Oak at Bere Regis. We have eaten here before and found the food to be good. We were not disappointed this time. David finally got to enjoy a pie again and no one commented on him drinking his beer through a straw. Wendy did stirling work eating with a broken wrist. Diane coped well with her damaged shoulder. And, of course, the healthy walkers all enjoyed a good meal.