tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post2288760349365520763..comments2024-03-29T11:20:22.205+00:00Comments on SWC - This Week's Walks: Saturday Walk – A lavender farm in the Darent valley (Shoreham Circular)Andrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11395064086819994526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-47678076213634513042018-07-07T23:25:13.910+01:002018-07-07T23:25:13.910+01:00N=24 people turned up for this alternative to the ...N=24 people turned up for this alternative to the various sports on offer on this w=hot-hot-hot day. Why else would the lofty peaks of the Kentish Serenghetti hold such an allure? The starting pistol sounded and they were off, along the river and up the first of several hills, as if a lion was after them. One seasoned walker took up the rear, stolidly plodding along at a measured pace, never complaining, always cheerful, with a smile for everyone.<br />The advance party kept up their pace past the flowering lavender fields, pausing only to devour the lavender flavoured ice cream available at The Hop Shop, (”can’t taste the lavender” one said later). Then they were off again, the imaginary lion only inches behind them. I came across several of the front runners in the Crown. I never saw the others again (doo doo doo). They presumably distributed themselves amongst the other refreshment establishments in Shoreham. How many completed the course? I don’t know. I myself only managed a figure of 6 finishing at Otford and I know of at least two others only managed a figure of 0. Could I have made it back to Shoreham? “No way, Jose “– as they say in this part of the Serenghetti. As it was, it took copious amounts of fermented apple juice to bring my core temperature down to something still capable of sustaining life.<br />Nice walk though, with plenty wild chalkland flowers and plenty butterflies and one particularly colourful big one that wouldn’t stay still long enough to be identified. Possibly the one Val Doonican sang about. The “far corner” in the field atop Fackendon Down was a bit hard to find but I located it eventually by retracing my steps back from the far corner.<br />Mr M Tigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125545582867207657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-21848852984618746512018-07-06T22:40:44.542+01:002018-07-06T22:40:44.542+01:00Clarification appreciated!Clarification appreciated!MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158703357429508525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-87052102514377480332018-07-06T22:00:32.889+01:002018-07-06T22:00:32.889+01:00MG: This sounds like a 'permissions' thing...MG: This sounds like a 'permissions' thing. In Internet Explorer's Options (Security tab) I've listed the SWC site as a 'Trusted site' with a 'Medium-low' level, and that seems to work.<br /> <br />Some time ago our webmaster silently changed the site's name from http://www.walkingclub.org.uk to https://www.walkingclub.org.uk and I had to add the new site name (starting https). Have you checked that?<br /> <br />I'm not very familiar with browsers other than IE but if you say what you're using someone else might be able to help.<br /> <br />For tomorrow's walk we're simply doing §1-10, plus the final instructions back to the station (if you need them) in §17. If you want to call it a day after lunch and watch the football, skip §5-10. Unless you want to be creative and mix'n'match, you won't need §11-16 which are for the Alternative walk. Hope that helps.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10491475051270094030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-78647402309834421492018-07-06T21:27:21.093+01:002018-07-06T21:27:21.093+01:00The clicking main or any other version to hide non...The clicking main or any other version to hide non-relevant sections doesn't work in my browser even though I've given permission for features to be displayed. It would be very helpful to have a list of which sections go with each of the walk variants. MGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12158703357429508525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13665817.post-71537804426377531962018-07-01T10:49:48.419+01:002018-07-01T10:49:48.419+01:00I was out on a different lavender walk yesterday a...I was out on a different lavender walk yesterday and it's in full bloom at the moment and the scent is wonderful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com