Oxford walks

[bethan-williams-1]

Looking forward to joining you for this walk at midday tomorrow! :) Hwyl Bethan

[bethan-williams-1]

That’s meant to be a happy face!

[johnwilliams_6]

Helo pawb - heavy rain is forecast for later today (Sat 9th), so we’ve postponed the walk until tomorrow, Sun 10th Nov , for which the forecast is quite reasonable at the moment.

Also, the walk may be Port Meadow rather than Wytham Wood so, instead of outside The Trout Inn, we’ll be meeting in the Port Meadow car park (between Wolvercote village and The Trout) with the route to be decided on according to what people want to do on the day.

PS There’ll be only a light breeze, but it’s coming from the NE over damp ground, so do remember to wrap up warm!

[bethan-williams-1]

Thank you John for your company a ’ scwrs ddiddorol’ on this lovely afternoon walking through the very wet Port Meadow, following yesterday’s rain. Hwyl Bethan

[johnwilliams_6]

Diolch i ti Bethan! I enjoyed it - it was a good day despite the imminent prospect of Port Meadow turning into Port Lake!

[johnwilliams_6]

Well, it’s December in just over a week’s time, and people are probably going to be pretty busy getting ready for Christmas, and especially those with plantos. Is anyone interested, though, in having one more walk+sgwrs - weekend or weekday - before the end of the year? Or more?
Could be an opportunity perhaps to escape from the Xmas merry-go-round for a morning or an afternoon?
Or, in the days before New Year, maybe an opportunity to blow the cobwebs away ?
Could perhaps be combined with a spot of dog walking?
Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions
Hwyl, John

[Betterlatethan]

Possibly. As you know, I can’t do Sunday mornings, and I can’t usually do Saturdays, though I could do Sat 28 Dec as my friend is away. Assorted weekdays might be possible, depending on shop and other commitments.
Sue

[owen-mcknight]

There’s an outside chance I’ll be in Oxford on Sat 28 Dec, but otherwise I think I’ll wait till January to resume walking.

[johnwilliams_6]

Linda (who’s not on the forum) is interested in a walk between Christmas and New Year, so maybe we can pencil in Sat 28 Dec and see how we go

[bethan-williams-1]

Unfortunately I won’t be able to make this but I hope to come on January walk. Bethan

[Betterlatethan]

Sat 28 Dec pencilled in subject to weather. It would be nice to see Linda again.
Sue

[johnwilliams_6]

Just to add that partners and plantos will be welcome too on our walk on the 28th, although they’ll need to expect that there’ll be some sgwrs Cymraeg going on.
I’ll be suggesting a couple of possible routes a bit nearer the day, by the way, depending on who can make it and conditions under foot
Hwyl, John

[johnwilliams_6]

Well, the weather forecast for our walk on Sat 28th is thankfully for it to be dry, albeit dull.
For many potential routes mud and surface water is going to be a problem, but I think there are still a couple of possibilities:

• Wytham Wood, meeting up at Port Meadow car park and heading from there to Wytham via the road - there are buses from central Oxford to Wytham from which it’s a short walk to the car park (I’ll do a reccie the day before just to make sure that the road and car park are not under water! )
• A circular walk around some of the green spaces in the city - Christchurch Meadow, University Parks, the canal towpath, and meeting up at the Rail Station

Let me know if you’ve a preference for one rouite or the other
Hwyl, John

[Betterlatethan]

My preference would be for the circular walk round the city. I walked part of this with the Banbury Ramblers last Saturday and it was mostly passable, though Mesopotamia was closed and so was the path round the pond in the University parks.

Are we meeting at midday? I can’t remember.

Hwyl,
Sue

[johnwilliams_6]

Are we meeting at midday?

Yes, that’s right, at midday - Linda prefers the city walk as well, so we’ll settle for that and meet up by the bull statue opposite the station steps at 12

[owen-mcknight]

Enjoy yourselves! Frustratingly, although I am around on Saturday, I’m feeling under the weather. Here’s to more walks in 2020.

[johnwilliams_6]

Bad luck, Owen - hope you’re feeling better soon!

[johnwilliams_6]

The weather’s something of a lottery at the moment, but I’m going to suggest the coming weekend, Saturday 11th Jan, for our January walk (alternatively, Sunday 12th if that suits people better). Do let me know if you think you might be interested.
Hwyl, John
PS I’ll suggest a route later in the week when hopefully we might have a better idea of likely conditions underfoot, or

[johnwilliams_6]

Well, seems this weekend doesn’t really work for anyone, so let’s postpone this month’s walk to the following weekend Sat 18th/Sun 19th and see how we go
Hwyl, John

[bethan-williams-1]

I’d be interested in a walk this weekend, as long as it’s not too long !! Sunday 19th would suit me best but I could also manage Saturday afternoon if that fits in better with other people’s plans. Hwyl Bethan