Walkers:
Saturday: Dianne F, Doug M, Helen, John L, Liz, Marg (leader),
Sandra
Sunday: Doug M, Ken, Liz H, Marg (leader), Michael H, Sandra
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Report:
We met at Thunder Point Saturday AM and headed off to Killarney, with great gusto, prompt at 9am. WIND, it would have blown a black dog off the chain. A couple of sharp showers and the promise of more made us think we were in for a rough day. Luckily, the promised rain went across in front of us and apart from the WIND it was quite a pleasant day.
Marg had arranged with King Neptune for a very low tide and hard sand to walk on (well done). After a while and a bit of a natter Marg led us off the beach and on to the Mahogany Trail behind the dunes. The track was undulating and, in places, cut up to loose sand by trail bike riders but no WIND.
Arriving at Killarney camping ground, we pitched tents and did all the camping type things, then had tea (Vince arrived to have tea with us). After tea Dianne F, Helen, and John L departed for better lodgings and more comfy beds than we had, leaving Marg, Sandra and self to camp the night.
For Sunday's walk Michael and Liz H and Ken arrived for the walk to Port Fairy and back to Killarney. A beaut day, cool breeze and again low tide. Lovely walk to Port Fairy to be greeted by 1650 Murray to Moyne cyclists (The Standard's figure - I didn't count them). A picnic lunch on the Green, coffee, ice cream, whatever, and back on the beach for the walk back to Killarney. Again, Marg's influence with King Neptune, we had mostly hard sand to walk on both ways.
Killarney. Coffee and cake. For those of us who drank black tea - a little fortification per favour of Sandra.
Home. For the fit, the satisfaction of a good solid walk. For us, not so fit, the same satisfaction but a couple of days needed to sort out a few kinks.
To all who walked: thank you for your company, and a special thanks to Margaret for being her usual caring self.
Doug M
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