Bob's Bits.

APRICOT · 26 April 2017 13:41

You were certainly turned out smartly , hair all brushed neatly.
A real Bobby Dazzler eh .

May · 26 April 2017 13:53

He grew up and became a Lady Killer

Twink55 · 26 April 2017 14:16

Are you sure that little lad was innocent? The fact that your dad put you on such a high rock makes me question just how innocent he thought you were?

Val_J · 26 April 2017 15:29

I wonder if that rock’s still there Foxy, we could do with an update!

I’ve a photo of my cousin and me at the caravan camp we went to, but I struggle to post photos on here. I’ll give it a go.

Val_J · 26 April 2017 15:41

http://http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=886&pictureid=10022

Nope Oh well will try again later.

Val_J · 26 April 2017 15:47

http://www.over50sforum.com/picture.php?albumid=886&pictureid=10022

Aha got there in the end. Me on the right. Marton Road Camp Bridlington late fifties.

OldGreyFox · 27 April 2017 10:00

Good photo Val…Love the hairstyle…

OldGreyFox · 27 April 2017 10:18

“How’s the running going Bob”…
Oh, since you ask I’ve just come back from an eight miler, that was supposed to be a leisurely jog out in the country. It didn’t turn out to be as comfortable as I would have liked. No problems, and I made it round okay, but it’s taken a lot out of me and I feel like going back to bed. The time said it all, it was over one and a half minutes faster than my best time this year, but if I’m going to keep running without injury I’m going to have to sort out this overspeeding.

It’s not just on this run. Tuesday’s are six milers, and after consulting my running log I find that for the last six runs they have been getting progressively faster culminating in this weeks effort setting yet another personal best for this year. Here are the times for my last six weeks Tuesday’s six milers:-
1:03:51 - 1:02:40 - 1:02:36 - 1:02:11 - 1:02:00 - and last Tuesday a remarkable 1:00:50

No more running until Sunday now so a couple of days rest, apart from a leisurely walk around Chatsworth tomorrow.

myrtle · 27 April 2017 11:27

Well done OGF

Chatsworth is lovely … enjoy I’m lucky in that I can get to Chatsworth by bus and on a Sunday the bus from Macclesfield to Buxton continues on right through to Chatsworth.

OldGreyFox · 28 April 2017 07:31

Thanks Myrtle, just had my brecky and the sun is streaming through the window, I will be setting off any minute for the drive through Chesterfield to Baslow and then on to Rowsley where the walk starts. A solo one this morning, so a bit of peace and quiet…

myrtle · 28 April 2017 07:52

sorry … no peace and quiet for you … I’m off to catch the bus …see you later

Relax … I’m only joking … I’m on Nanna duty today … school inset day … we never had those when we were at school !!!

Enjoy your walk.

Val_J · 28 April 2017 13:45

:shock::shock::shock:

OldGreyFox · 29 April 2017 18:31

[CENTER]Rowsley – Friday 28th April 2017[/CENTER]

It’s only just occurred to me that most of my walks are beside water. There’s something reassuring about walking alongside a river, perhaps it’s the knowledge that it’s hard to get lost while in its company, same with the sea. If it’s on the correct side you can put your map away and get on with letting nature purge away your stress. Today’s walk enlists the help of the river Derwent as it lazily passes Chatsworth House on its way to Rowsley.

About an hour’s drive from home to Rowsley and the large car park situated behind the ‘Peak Shopping Village’ where a sign announced a four hour free stay, but two quid if you want a couple of extra hours. I decided to err on the side of caution and purchased a ticket. It had been a completely cloudless sky during the journey, but now one or two fluffy cumulus clouds were scattered around, nothing to worry about, and it seemed a degree or two warmer here than it had been at home.

I crossed the river bridge on the busy A6 and took a right turn into a side road that led through the outskirts of Rowsley and on to a steep climb up into the country. Not having had the benefit of a bacon sandwich this week I foraged around in the rucksack and found a left over serial bar from last week. It did the job, although trying to eat and climb at the same time was not easy as the need for more air increased it hampered chewing and swallowing. As I left the last small farmstead behind and progressed from a tarmac road onto a bumpy track, the sun was warm on my back, and the silence was overwhelming, I just had to stop and contemplate this beautiful place with breathtaking views.

As the lane levelled out I came across an intersection of three paths “Follow the Blue arrows” my guide suggested, so having identified one stapled to a fence post, I took the left path. After descending through a wood for ten minutes I had a nagging feeling that this was not the correct route, and when a farm appeared to my left I consulted the map. The map disagreed with the printed directions, there should be no farm, so I retraced my steps back to the top of the hill passing a couple of walkers who I had passed once while going down the hill. I decided no words were necessary, but a knowing nod between us indicated that we both know what the situation was, shoddy navigating on my part.

Ironic really that I met an ‘off road’ cyclist who had got himself lost, and I managed to direct him back onto his chosen route. A bit like the blind leading the blind. Anyway, after a ten minute chat and no further navigational errors I was soon striding across the well manicured grass of the deer park down to the village of Edensor with its tall church spire. The cafe’ there was too good to ignore, so after a bowl of homemade mushroom soup and a wholemeal roll about the size of a Yorkshireman’s flat cap, I crossed the road adjacent to Chatsworth House and joined the River Derwent. At about five miles and half way, the river would be at my side more or less all the way back to Rowsley.

The good weather had filled the car park at Chatsworth House and the sun glinted off them neatly parked on the side of a hill behind the house. The house was not very photogenic today as scaffolding and plastic sheeting covered half of the building, hiding the work that was going on behind. Quite a few people walking alongside the river, some with playful dogs, but the further I walked alongside the river the less people I came across, and as I crossed the road to find a kissing gate and stile I was back into the solitude of the countryside. I paused against a large Oak tree half way across a grassy field and once again drifted away in the peace and quiet with just a distant moo from an indignant cow. Had Mrs Fox followed me?

I dispatched my final fragmented serial bar, no rations left, but it didn’t matter as I was in sight of the road bridge I had crossed at the beginning of my walk and I would soon be jostling in the traffic while making my way home through Sheffield. I would soon be back to the man made world of noise and hassle planning my escape for next week.

myrtle · 29 April 2017 18:48

Great account of your walk OGF … it’s even better when you’ve been to a place someone’s talking about as you can visualise it in your mind’s eye.

I love walking by the side of water … I had a fantastic walk with my friend on Tuesday. I expected it to be a mediocre woodland walk as it’s in a busy area in North Manchester and to be honest the entrance to it off a busy main road did nothing to raise my spirits … but WOW once we’d walked for a little while we came to a river … then a lake … back to the river …then another lake … just gorgeous.

And, guess what, the river flows from Yorkshire … the River Irk … shame on me but I’d never heard of it

OldGreyFox · 29 April 2017 20:58

Thanks for your comment Myrtle, makes it all worthwhile.
I’m glad you enjoyed the walk with your friend and hope the weather behaved itself.
There are a couple of canal/river walks that pass through the centre of Leeds just below the feet of all the shoppers and most folk don’t even know they’re there, I fancy having a go at that sometime soon.

I’ve just spotted your post in the Yorkshire thread and hope your forthcoming visit to the Yorkshire coast is an enjoyable one, I regularly visit all the places you mentioned and my Friday walk next week could possibly be in the Scarborough area weather permitting.

As well as the OldGreyFox there are a lot of good things come from Yorkshire Myrtle, and quite a few rivers rise in the Pennines and discharge into the Irish sea including the river Irk. In fact, as you are probably aware, the river Derwent is the border between South Yorkshire and Derbyshire between Chatsworth and Rowsley.
Good walking Myrtle…

myrtle · 29 April 2017 22:01

When I stayed in Harrogate in January I got the train from Manchester to Leeds and then the bus from Leeds to Harrogate.

On my homeward journey I intended to park my case at Leeds station (for a fee) and spend a couple of hours walking around the city/canal following a walk I’d downloaded from t’internet.

BUT !!! OMG when I arrived at Leeds station then had to find my way to the bus station it was so busy that I abandoned my plans for a walk on the return journey :shock: I spent the morning in Knaresborough instead

The weather on Tuesday wasn’t a good forecast but it turned out nice and sunny until 3.30 when it started to hailstone then snow … luckily we’d finished the walk and were on the bus back to Manchester … my friend got off half way but I continued to Piccadilly to get my train home and by that time it was dry and clear again … a lovely day out.