![]() The real star flowers, however, were lesser celandines and dandelions, both present in great quantities. The bluebells were only at the "blue haze" stage, but in places were getting a bit beyond that. I think some got alcoholic drinks on the green in Westerham. Five of us had tea at the community shop in Ide Hill, sitting on a grass bank to consume it. We split into small groups, so my account of the walk will inevitably be partial, but I know quite a few picnicked on the ridge, with fabulous views to the south. Nearly everyone had used the LWUG site to pre-register - so thanks for that - and those that had not provided email addresses on paper slips, so that all worked very efficiently. Sat, 01-May-10 Hurst Green to Westerham Ģ4 on this walk on a gloriously sunny day, which even felt WARM quite a lot of the time - what a novelty! Most came on the specified train, two found one that arrived three minutes later, and two came on a later train. Sat, 13-Nov-10 Edenbridge Town to Westerham (short walk) Wed, 31-Aug-11 Edenbridge Town to Westerham Sat, 06-Oct-12 Edenbridge to Chiddingstone Causeway, via Crockham Hill Sat, 05-Jan-13 Edenbridge to Westerham (short walk) Sat, 13-Dec-14 Edenbridge to Westerham (short walk) Tue, 29-Dec-15 Tuesday walk - Up and Over the Greensand Ridge Sun, 19-Mar-17 Sunday walk: Greensand Ridge and Churchill's home Mainly dry cloudy with sunny and warm intervals and a couple short showers in the afternoon Mon, 01-May-17 Bank Holiday Monday walk - bluebells, views, Chartwell, ridges, an NT garden ![]() Wed, 18-Oct-17 Wednesday Walk – Eden Valley and Greensand Ridge: Edenbridge Town to Westerhamĭrizzle to lunch then thick fog with the sun trying to break through late on Sat, 05-May-18 Saturday walk - Hurst Green to Ide Hill and onwards - bluebells and views Sun, 30-Dec-18 Sunday walk: The Eden valley and the Greensand ridge Sat, 23-Nov-19 Saturday walk - Edenbridge to Westerham - Up and over the Greensand Ridge Thoughts from some of the crews in the 36th ARC, with less than 48 hours to go.Sat, 17-Apr-21 Hurst Green to Westerham - early bluebells, hopefully On board almost every boat, there's a bustle of activity and we caught up this afternoon with a few participants who were busy doing jobs. Tina Bååth and her husband Ingmar Ravudd are sailing on their Swedish Arcona 460 IdaLina with his two sons, one other female crew and young J109 sailor, Sanna Moliis. Both were on the dock carefully washing and preparing a huge pile of fruit and vegetables that they'd just bought from the market and spoke about how they were feeling: "There's so much to do right now that you don't have time to work out what you are feeling," said Tina. I wonder what will happen to my thoughts when I don't have the TV and all the normal information, but I am absolutely looking forward to start day now." "The main problem is where are we going to put all this food? I want to know how I will feel when I am out there in the middle of the ocean, with the night sky and probably feeling so small. Neil Maher, skipper of Global Yacht Racing's Beneteau First 47.7 EH01, one of the ARC's regular race charter boats, said he just wants to get going. "Once we get all the Covid stuff done and get to the sailing side of things, I know we will be having a blast! I can't wait. It's my second time in the ARC and fifth time across. We will do several regattas in the Caribbean and for the first time take part in Grenada Sailing Week." They were out training earlier today and the crew of nine will take part in the ARC Racing Division. "We've been pouring over weather forecasts for days now and it's looking light conditions, but it makes it all the more interesting," said Neil with a smile. Lars Karlsson sailing on the Hallberg-Rassy 44 Pleasure, agrees with Neil. ![]() "It might be light winds for the start, but that's part of the sailing game. I've really enjoyed my time here in Las Palmas though and like it very much but, of course we are all looking forward to the start."Īnders Hjorst on yacht Ella from Karlstad, Sweden had just returned from his daily jog something he likes to do to keep fit. Although this will be his and his wife Berit's first Atlantic crossing, the double handers have been sailing for decades. "We are definitely looking forward to this and to the start. ![]()
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