Today's walk was led by Robin Midwinter, and took a seven mile circular route through the Misbourne Hills of the Chilterns.
Rail replacement buses covered the missing link from Rickmansworth to Amersham on the Metropolitan Line. Work on the lines has been an all too frequent irritation for Hampstead and all the other London Rambler's Groups over the last few months.. Nevertheless there were 12 walkers to join Robin, although one was unwell and stopped after a short distance.
The day started overcast...
But the skies soon cleared to give some good views...
The poppies were worthy of an impressionist painter...
Even in the relatively popular walking area of the Chilterns a group can still find "the road less travelled"....
Some scenes had an almost Japanese beauty...
Animals featured strongly. Most of the group had excellent views of a group of three Red Kites in the afternoon. One day I will stop getting so excited when I see them that I will capture one in a photo.
Our lunch stop was at the Red Lion in Little Missenden. There aren't many other pubs with a pond in the beer garden. I was tucking into a very nice hot sausage sandwich and a bowl of excellent chips when I felt a strong nudge on my lower leg...
I looked under the table to see Mr Daffy watching my sarnie...
We also had a narrow escape from a particularly vicious-looking dog...
At the end of an enjoyable day some of the party stopped off at the Amersham church fete, while the rest of us paused to enjoy one last view before heading through the woods for the bus to start our journey home. Robin Midwinter is second from the right...
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