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Dursley and Cam circular

Sun 7 December 2008

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A cold frosty morning and Maurice & Dave wait for final stragglers to get ready
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Our route taking us past the Old Spot - sorry not open yet
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And up an icy road
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Dropping down into a frost covered valley
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With views to Cam peak, Cam Long Down and Frocester Hill
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Not often you see a permissive horse
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We head up through the woods
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Now with a different view of Cam Peak and Long Down - Uley Bury in the background
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On the other side of Stinchcombe Hill we stop for coffee - now looking over the Severn
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We begin our decent into the valley
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Pausing to watch a game of rugby
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Plenty of mistletoe this year
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Trish coping well with a stile
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Our path starts to climb over towards Cam
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The Severn Valley with Slimbridge Church standing out in the haze
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And May Hill, as always, in the background
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We pass through Cam and stop for lunch
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In fields the other side - Bernard standing guard
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Leaving Cam we head across fields
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Past this gruesome relic
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Negotiating a narrow and slippery bridge
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Shadows lengthening as the sun goes down
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A difficult gateway where the frost has thawed out
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Always thought Ray should be behind bars!
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And we return to Dursley through the old Lister site
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Photos and captions thanks yet again to Richard
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top As you can see, we thoroughly enjoy getting to know the South Cotswolds. We try to keep fit and succeed in having a good old chat. If you are interested in coming with us, see our walks programme and ring the leader if you have any questions about a particular walk. After two or three walks we hope you will then want to join the group as part of the national Ramblers' Association.