Geoff writes: well, from reading Judith’s report below, it seems that Spain was marginally better than the UK! Today would have been an epic day here, except for the howling winds, the overdeveloped cumulus,  the rain. And it was cold.

To be fair, I managed to avoid most of the rain. Having given up the thought of a short holiday for this week (the further north the better, tomorrow, but I need to be at home on Thursday) I decided to go a bit south and see some castles, which I duly did, visiting Grosmont Castle, and the White Castle  (so called, because you can still see some of the white rendering with which most castles were covered, rather than just being the bare rock you see nowadays). I’ve seen the White Castle before, but it is well worth seeing again, if you like castles (otherwise, don’t bother). Both of them are Norman, of course, and built to support their move into Wales.

Following a bit of a walk, a slow drive back via Hay Bluff – a beautiful place, as well as a flying site (but, of course, way too windy for anyone today). No rain until the drive home. 

Judith’s tracklogs from the comp are on our XC page.

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