The Wednesday Walk 26th February 2014

 

 

The Plan

A walk around Valkenburg

Who Joined In

Sue, Trisha, Trudy B, Trudy H, Beatrice and Tony, Wendy and Lew, Fionnuala and David

The Walk

We began the day with a hearty breakfast at the Walram Hotel. Crispy fried bacon was obviously intended for the English visitors. The sun was shining in a clear blue sky when the ten of us set off into the town, only a few yards from the hotel. We went first to the Valkenburg Castle which sits on a hill overlooking the town centre. There are caves associated with the castle, but we elected to stick to the sunshine and open air as we scrambled around the castle ruins. We then went to the castle cafeteria for tea and coffee.
Suitably refreshed, we walked back through the town to the chair lift station. This lift took us to the top of the hill on which stands the Wilhelminatoren Tower. It looks down on the castle which, you will recall, looks down on the town. So, we now had ten OAPs at the top of the hill, the highest point in the area. What should they do next?
Trudy H led the way to the dry-slope sled run, closely followed by Sue. This was probably not designed for senior citizens but who was going to let that get in their way? They must have enjoyed it because they went back for a second go. This time, Trudy and Sue were followed down the run by David and Fionnuala. An exhilarating experience, suitably captured on video just to prove that we oldies are up for anything!
We then had lunch in the tower restaurant and finished off the day with some shopping in the town. And the sun was still shining. After dinner in the hotel we had a pleasant evening in the bar where drinks were free from 6 to 10pm.

Next Week

Meet at Sandbanks for a Studland walk.