The Wednesday Walk 15th May 2013

 

The Plan

A Winterborne Walk

The Leader

Wendy

Who Turned Up

Wendy, Sue, Trudy B, Trudy H, Ros, Tony H, David

The Walk

It was raining when we all left home this morning, but the heavy clouds had passed by when we arrived at Winterborne Clenston. As usual, we parked in the field beside the rather lonely village church. A large bull was present in the next field, somewhat intimidating to the ladies. We crossed the road and walked through Whatcombe Wood where we saw numerous bluebells. In places the ground was well coated with them. Wendy will be able to tell you the names of the other flowers. Several of the walkers had brought welly boots but the going was generally good with no really muddy patches.
After lunch we walked the fields parallel to the Whatcombe Road to make our way back to the cars. The day remained dry with the odd patch of sunshine breaking through the clouds. On the way home Sue’s car was attacked by a heavy lorry on a blind bend, sending Sue partially off the road. No one was hurt.
We finished up with tea and cakes at Wendy’s house. Thanks to Wendy for the tea and to the Trudys for the cakes. They were all mouth-watering and the rhubarb upside-down cake was particularly delicious.

The Pub

The Milton Arms at Winterborne Whitechurch. A quiet, neatly-kept pub on the main A354. We had to wait a while for the food which was above average price. Maybe they had to catch an extra chicken to feed the two male walkers. But when the meals arrived they were nicely and freshly cooked. The two men were well satisfied with their Hunter’s Chicken, despite the time it took to cook it. We had no crossword puzzles but Trudy H made up for it by setting us the task of solving her own self-made puzzles. Thank you, Trudy.

Next Week

Meet at Beatrice and Tony’s at 0945 for a Verwood walk.