BROUGHTON - THE BORDERS - DAY MEET 13TH OCT 2002

After two previous days of pouring rain, 15 people managed to drag themselves from bed early on a cold, damp and murky morning to attend this day meet. During the magical journey that followed, phrases like “Ode to autumn”, “Season of mists” and Colin Baxter came to mind as the scene changed from dense foggy-grey to long thick streams of water vapour above iced fields. Soon the sun was making occasional stabs through the lingering mist, dividing it into trails and wisps, and eventually lighting the countryside into brilliant autumnal colours with a backcloth of blue sky. What a beautiful day! As we started out tiny spicules of ice fell off the trees as the heat from the sun percolated through the branches.

The routes were chosen:-

A round of Chapelgill Hill and Culter Fell fell to Garrey, Rosemary, Henry and Brian.

Dollar Law and other tops on a route from Drumelzie to Stanhope were completed by Dave Reynolds, Jimmy Stevenson, Allison, Colin, Monica and Malcolm.

Trahenna and Broughton Heights were collected by Alan, Caroline, (nearly) new member Janet, Harrold and Connie.

We were particularly impressed by the friendliness of the villagers as we walked through Broughton in the morning and the local tearoom, which one of them had recommended, looked very inviting on our return. However, the previously chosen Crown Inn in Biggar provided a warm gathering place after a very memorable day.

( P.S. Monday --and it’s Raining again. Weren’t we lucky!)