BIRTHDAY WALKS

Marion's 50th St Cyrus 24th October

Las Ramblas and friends head out east to celebrate Marion's 50th Birthday

Marion,Bruce,Linda,Neil,Sam,Alfie,

Gillian,Alison,June,Andy,Jill,Kevin,Kay,Ryan & Michael

Party in St.Cyrus.
The Chemical Brothers couldn't make it but sent some 
fishing tips. 

The Birthday Girl

View from the Fishing Station

The Fishing Station from the Beach

Michael hits a winner in the Wiff Waff tournament

Kay,Marion,Neil,Gillian,Andy,Sam & Kevin @ the70s Disco

Jill keeps the Tempo high

Linda & June take a dancing break

The morning after walk

Collecting Driftwood

  

Beach Walk

June,Andy,Marion,Gillian & Ryan enjoy a light snack

Alison & Michael Bounce

St Cyrus sunset

Jill Celebrates at Saddel Castle 28th March

Jill,Andy,Kay,Kevin,Marion,Bruce,Linda,Neil,Shona,Dave,

Sam,David(jnr),Alfie,Bob & Haddie

Head to Kintyre.
Paul McCartney was so upset at not being invited he decided we should suffer

Route

Saddel Castle

Bruce,Linda,Alfie,Kay,Kevin,Shona,Marion,Jill,Sam,Dave,Andy,Neil & David

The Alternative Archers perform for Jill's amusement

more Ambridge antics

Stroll on the Beach

Red Wine & Rob Hill Ales on the Beach

Alfie contemplates frying an Egg

The Birthday Girl

Jenga

Davaar Island

After missing the tide the previous day Bruce & Marion
take a walk over the causeway to see the cave painting on Davaar Island

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Marion Striding over the Causeway

Cormorants standing guard at the cave entrance



Cave interior



Christ on the Cross painted in 1887 by Archibald MacKinnon.

It pays to advertise

Time to go Home

Bruce's Delayed Birthday Walk

Bruce & Marion head to Grasmere
Luck wasn't on  Don Van Vliet's side as he took a wrong turning and ended up lost in Cockermouth

Route

Grasmere

Frog

Herdy

Time for a Pint in a Bar possibly Owned by an Antiquarian Rambler

Neil's 50th in Andalucia

Neil,Linda,Sam & Alfie are joined in Spain by Marion,Bruce,Jill & Andy

at Paul & Jules superb Almond House

Noel Coward missed the connecting Bus in Murcia as he insisted on a siesta

Ignoring Noel, Las Ramblas head out in the Midday sun

Marion wants to be excused

Ruby takes a Breather as we feast on fresh figs

Paul leads Stig of the Dump out for a quad lesson

Paul,Jules,Andy,Stig,Alfie,Linda,Sam,Jill & Marion

strike a pose

Almond House

If your in the Area give it a Try 

http://www.almondhousespain.com/

Gillian & June's 50th saunter
An infestation  of Vermin missed the Bus in Glasgow
 so had to send their Birthday wishes by courier.

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Gillian & June celebrate in Inverness-shire with Alison,Bruce & Marion

Gillian starts with a fall on her Backside

Beach walk Fortrose to Rosemarkie

June strikes a Gormley pose

Marion searching for Dolphins

Marion,Gillian,Alison & June

"BRUCE you promised me Dolphin's"

Happy Birthday to us

Time to head to the Plough Inn for a Pint
then Home for

CAKE

Linda's Birthday return to St Cyrus
Linda,Neil,Sam,Alfie,Marion,Bruce,Andy,Jill,Kay,Kevin,
Avril,Gary,Ryan,Michael,Stephen,Julliet,Joe,Gillian,Katie,Sophie,
Bob & Haddie head back to the fishing station to Celebrate Linda's significant Anniversary

Unfortunately the Ross sisters failed to turn up with the salad ingredients

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Home Sweet Home

Sam,Neil & Sophie head for the caves

Alfie & Katie explore the caves

Julliet & Alfie

Sophie,Julliet Stephen & Neil

heading along the Beach

for the Birthday Picnic

time for food

Linda gets a Birthday kiss



Exploring the ruins

Michael,Stephen,Alfie,Katie & Sam celebrate
 Neil finding his first Geo-cache

Table Inspection

Time for Tea

A rest by the ruins

Alfie on top

Rocks

Goldfinch

Marion's 2012 Birthday Walk

Charles Trenet intended come along to celebrate Marion's Birthday

in Angus but had a stone in his Boot he sang her kicking leaves song took a couple of out of focus pictures then went and sat in the car

Marion & Bruce then went for a short stroll at the Loch of Kinnordy

kicking up leaves

More leaf kicking

Loch of kinnordy

Taking refuge from a shower in a bird hide

View  from the Hide

Time to head for Lunch

Nice Soup in the

http://www.alythhotel.com/ 

 

Andy's 50th on the Isle of Bute

Jill must have confused Max Headroom who in turn let

Jesse Rae think we were travelling further afield

Andy,Jill,Kevin,Kay,Marion,Bruce,Linda,Neil,Sam,Alfie

Shona,Dave,Wee Dave,Jane,Alistair,Bob,& Haddie

head for Ascog on Bute

The weekend retreat

Impromptu stone skimming

Bob prefers rock pooling

House guest

Gulls & Cormorants