At the October monthly meeting, Steve Dimond delivered a most interesting illustrated talk about his trek in June 2023 among the High Taurus Mountains and the Towers of Cappadocia. The climate was very cold with 3 – 4 ft of snow at an altitude of 3,500 mtrs, which made the trek very arduous, and the […]
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Amblers around the Harlyn Bay area.
On September 29th 13 members of the Amblers and Explorers walking groups combined for their annual walk around Harlyn Bay area, hosted by Loveday Spears. This year we took the ferry from Padstow, took the ferry to Rock, and walked to St Enodoc’s Church, Trebethwick, where John Betjamin is buried and back again to enjoy […]
World Heritage sites in the Kathmandu Valley A talk by Ann Marcer
Anne Marcer gave an amusing, informative and perceptive talk about Kathmandu World Heritage Sites. She has talked to us before about her time as a VSO volunteer in Nepal with a focus on education, and particularly girls’ schooling. When she arrived, she lived for six weeks in Katmandu, the capital city, learning the language for […]
A view from the Met – what we learnt
Alexander Askew from the Knowledge Integration department at the Met Office gave us an insight into the challenges faced both in accurately predicting the weather but also how human activity has unequivocally caused global warming. His talk at our meeting in June was an overview of the work of the Meteorological Office (universally known as […]
Amblers at Horsebridge
8 members of the Amblers walking group walked a short and easy route along the river Tamar from Horsebridge to Latchley. There were beautiful views of the river along the way and they could see recently planted orchards alongside the track, and in one field a huge flock of gulls were resting.
Amblers stroll along the Tiverton Canal
Six Amblers enjoyed a two-day trip walking approximately 11 miles along the Tiverton canal in May with an overnight stop at the local Premier Inn. The walk was planned and organised by Barbara Schofield. On day 1, following an early start in Tavistock and with backpacks containing everything they needed for the walk and an […]
