Oliver's Lime

No one for the 10am walk, but had a chat with one of the collectors for Action for Children. She seemed quite keen to come on a walk. Coming from Exeter she's interested in history.

Very offhand in the Tourist office this morning, but the Guide did manage to explain about the 2 4 1 offer, see the information on this page.

The guide has been trying to identify a tree in St Pauls Park that is in full flower and smelling gorgeous (see right). After some time on the internet, the fact it is a type of lime tree had been established, but which one wasn't verified until a conversation with the Guide's mother suggests it is an Oliver's or Silver Lime you can read a bit about it here.

So another stint in the library, hoping the rain stays away and the sun shines. Oh, yes! Grillstock is on this weekend (find the information here) but it costs at least £4 to go in. How can anyone expect crowds of people in the current economic climate when you have to pay to go to these thing? The Guide will not be going despite looking forward to it!

The Central Library now has its own café so no one is allowed to consume their own food there. The Guide, therefore, went to the Radisson Blu to quickly eat a sandwich lunch. Wandering back to the meeting point, a light shower began which suddenly turned into a torrent, The Guide hastened to a nearby bus shelter knowing it would only last 5 minutes or so.

Unfortunately no wanted to walk at 1PM, so a trip to Temple Meads Station was on the cards. Why? You may ask. Well, the Guide is off to Barmouth in late September. For those who don't know, Barmouth is in North Wales on Cardigan Bay. In September they hold a Festival of Walking and the Guide has decided go for a few days, so the trip to the station was to get the train tickets. So know the tickets are purchased the B&B needs to be booked (there is one on standby!). Then the walks need to be booked, along with a social dinner one night and a well earned week away will be sorted.

The Guide just needs some walkers to help pay for it! Let's see what happens at 4pm. A half pint of cider beckoned on the way back to the meeting point, so a side trip to the Shakespeare on Prince Street wasted an hour or so. Always nice to visit the Shakespeare.

No walkers again, so the Guide went in search of a new back-pack. One of the straps is pulling away on the current one. Found a good one at a reasonable price in Mountain Warehouse website), so will be going back tomorrow to pick one up.