Wonderfull Weekend

There should have been 30 of us but due to the volcanic ash some people had been stranded abroad and we ended up with 28, who arrived on Friday evening from various parts of the country. Dinner was fantastic, especially the fish! After the meal we settled down for my ‘name that tune’ quiz and to enjoy conversation and a glass or two.

Saturday morning was bright and warm and most of us did not even bother to take our waterproofs with us. The walk, it has to be said, was a little more severe than intended. From the hotel along the Tissington trail to picturesque Tissington then across the road past Thorpe Cloud, all of us glad we did not have to climb it and down into Dovedale. From there to Ilam for a quick look at the House and grounds before starting the climb back up. A climb of over 600 feet in just over a mile according to Keith’s GPS. Tough going! Then it was back down again to Milldale before the last climb back to the hotel. A total of 11 miles but in the glorious spring sunshine somehow it didn’t seem like it. However we were all glad of the tea and cakes that awaited us at the hotel.

We don't have to climb that!

After a glass of bubbly and dinner in the evening we were splendidly entertained by The Muskoka Wind Quintet who performed a varied programme that transported us from Elizabethan dance music through to Malcolm Arnold and Gershwin. Just right to enliven some weary limbs.

Despite the forecast for more summery weather Sunday was grey and damp which didn’t seem to matter as we set of for our homes after another slap up breakfast and hugely enjoyable weekend, with new friendships being made and we think one or two budding romances…. watch this space!

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