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Sat 24 Feb 2018
Heading off to do some walking on the island of La
Gomera in the Canary Isles. |
Gatwick Airport |
After landing at Tenerife South I caught the bus to
Los Cristianos to catch the ferry to La Gomera & San Sebastian. |
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Sunset from the ferry |
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Wed 21 Feb 2018
Caught but to Horwich then walked home via Rivington
Pike, where I saw Steve Salmon, then on to Winter Hill, Great
Hill & White Coppice. |
Rivington Pike |
Memorial to the Plane Crash disaster almost 60 years ago |
Winter Hill transmitter mast. |
Trig Post on Winter Hill |
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Tue 20 Feb 2018
A walk around Horwich.
Gorton Cottage, Church
Street. Former Post Office and before that the home of the
prominent industrialist and benefactor Andrew Peak (1810 to
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Gorton Cottage |
Old Station Park on the site of the old Railway
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Mon 19 Feb 2018
Tummel Bridge Power Station.
The water flows from
Loch Rannoch down to Loch Tummel via a reservoir at Dunalastair,
from which it is carried in a 15m wide aqueduct to the power
station at Tummel Bridge. The scheme was completed in 1933 and
can produce a total of 34MW. |
Tummel Bridge Power Station |
A walk by the Tummel Bridge Aqueduct |
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Sun 18 Feb 2018
Walking in the Blair Atholl area, Perthshire,
Scotland. |
'The Whim' built 1762 |
View from 'The Whim' |
Near the Falls of Briar |
Falls of Bruar
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Sat 17 Feb 2018
Cramond Causeway to Cramond Island on the Firth of Forth.
The
concrete structures were to prevent German torpedo boats getting
to the Naval shipyard at Rosyth. |
Drove to Scotland for a few days to do some
sightseeing and walking. |
Lauriston Castle |
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Fri 16 Feb 2018
Thanks to my daughter
Jill for a fantastic birthday meal.
It was a bit late as I was away for my actual birthday.
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Thu 15 Feb 2018
Wall reflection on Kem Mill Lane, Whittle-le-Woods |
Looking back along Kem Mill Lane. |
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Mon 12 Feb 2018
A little snow around on my morning walk by the
Whittle &
Clayton-le-Woods War Memorial |
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Sun 11 Feb 2018
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This morning I was on my way home when I saw a parade marching
from St Peters Church, Chorley up Harpers Lane to the top of
Botany Brow and finishing at St Peters School. It was the annual
Chorley and Ribblesdale Battalion Parade this year St Peter's
hosting. There were members from St Peter's, St Laurence's
Chorley, St Wilfrids Standish, St Laurence/St Paul's Longridge. |
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Fri 09 Feb 2018
A rainy morning walk through Whittle-le-Woods |
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Wed 07 Feb 2018
Causey Pike, Cumbria seen as I set off on a walk over the snowy
Hindscarth and Robinson |
Broom at Low High Snab Farm |
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Mon 05 Feb 2018
Stocks Garage at Wheelton inspecting the underside of my
car. Last month the snow pads I'd bought all snapped while in
Scotland. I sent them back for a refund and Graham is checking
there was no damage to the car. |
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Sun 04 Feb 2018
Early morning view of the Forth Railway Bridge across the Firth
of Forth |
Three Bridges across the Firth of Forth.
Railway bridge in
the foreground and two road bridges behind |
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Sat 03 Feb 2018
Today is my 70th birthday.
My first morning coffee as a
70 year old. The cake is for later. It rained all day.
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Approaching the Avon Aqueduct where the Union Canal crosses the
river |
Linlithgow Castle and statue of Mary Queen of Scots. |
Cycling across the Forth
Road Bridge. It is now closed to private vehicles after the new
Queensferry bridge opened last year.
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Camping at Hound Point near Queensferry on the Firth of Forth.
My birthday cake and cards. |
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Fri 02 Feb 2018
At Preston Railway Station waiting for the 06:40am train
to Glasgow |
Heading to Scotland with
my bike to ride along the canals to Edinburgh and celebrate my
70th birthday tomorrow.
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Forth & Clyde canal and Union Canal |
Falkirk Tunnel on the Union Canal |
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Thu 01 Feb 2018
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Last night’s full moon was obscured by cloud and rain but this
morning I had a reasonable view through the thin cloud as it set
behind Lisieux Hall, Whittle-le-Woods. |
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