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This autumn I’ll be mostly eating... |
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Jelly Babies... left over from Lawrenny! Welcome to another bumper edition of Hotlegs... looking back on the last 3 months in the world of WMWG. Culture vultures have taken to exploring the historic city of Oxford, only to be rescued by a group of monkeys when they swapped their walking boots for wetsuits. Leander and Rachel's weekend at Lawrenny took in not only the wonderful Welsh Coastline, but also thieving stray cats, 'extreme' jelly baby tasting and a bonkers master of disguise competition... read on! But while we are all having loads of fun... these are troubling times for walkers and all those who enjoy access to the countryside. Savage government cutbacks, proposed changes to planning legislation (see Andy's Page) and controversial infrastructure proposals all rumble on! Stuart Maconie stated in the recent Walk Magazine "Ramblers roots are not in cream teas and stiles, but in dissent and protest". So lets get out there and keep what's important alive? See you out a walk soon? Bye! Steve Davis |
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Jelly babies… ready! |
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 Looking like a cross between a Ninja Turtle and a kangaroo. Uncle Derek tries 4 different varieties in the Jelly Baby Challenge. He reckoned they all tasted like Worthington's Bitter???
And what's Rob eaten? |
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Getting cold feet? |
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 Why is the beach wet? Because the sea-weed?
After a 13 mile stomp. Rachel and Rachel enjoy a paddle in Tenby. |
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How clean is your hostel? |
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 With Sally H called away on riot duty. Who else was going to do the cleaning?
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Loving it and living it large in Lawrenny |
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Rachel C and Leander did us proud when they booked us into Lawrenny youth hostel, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales back in August. We had the whole place to ourselves and it was ideally situated a short walk away from a charming pub and a cafe, which did stunning home made cake I must say. Mostly men comes to mind this weekend as 5 of us ladies had the pleasure of the company of 16 WMWG men. A ladies' only toilet was a must, but I have a feeling that our homemade sign may have been ignored on occasion. We had to pop to the pub when we arrived, such a shame, while we waited for emergency duvet sets and linen to arrive due to an errant warden. This was no great hardship as we got in the mood for what was a fantastic weekend. Friday night the WMWG men hit the pub whilst us ladies decided to have a Jenga night and a good old chat. Motorbike Mo kept us company as an honorary lady. The men were full of news of a fairly nice looking waitress on their return, particularly our Mr T, how cheeky.
 Saturday morning we were all revved up ready for Rachel's walk. Rachel D and Rob got us limbered up with a few yoga stretches and we were off. We had a beautiful walk inland around Lawrenny through woodland and fields. Derek dished out his babies at a stile to ensure our sugar levels were kept at a premium. But wait, where is Cracker the dog – bless her she was practically swallowed by all the undergrowth at one point but luckily she was carried with loving care when required by doting owner James and other dog lovers and indeed over a long stretch of stepping stones by new member Sarah. Rachel C lead us very professionally, only slipping slightly when we nearly had lunch in someone's garden, thinking it was a churchyard – wait do churches have satellite tv?! We saw some interesting sights on our walk, including an unmanned vegetable shed with a 'warning CCTV' sign right in the middle of nowhere.
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