Happy Year of the Ox! Statistically, a large number of people reading this should be Chinese, so it's just as well that we at Knobbly Stick are really multi-cultural. What's more we did celebrate the start of the Year of the Ox in fine style. By the way, did you know that anyone born in the Year of the Ox should wear some kind of red garment to ward off bad luck - red underwear is particularly effective, and, as year of the Ox - ers, we both look particularly fetching in ours, although the writer can only speak for himself of course!
The last blog attracted the usual avalanche of comments, but we'll resist an attempt to be controversial in order to attract more. As usual, we've been busy - redecorating and doing some gardening, and even tidying up the Knobbly Stick nerve centres, as well as the more serious business of getting the website up and running - it should appear around midnight on 26th/27th January - and of writing a new newsletter. It's not online yet, so don't go rushing off, but it contains valuable information and advice about all sorts of walking related matters. At the time of writing, it's at the proof reading stage, but we'll let you know by email when it appears. Can't wait??? Sorry, you'll just have to - you'll enjoy it all the more. The other thing has been booking people on to the Dales Way and the Cumbria Way, ready for their summer expeditions. More about that on the newsletter, so we won't repeat it here.
Current Lake District conditions - a bit of snow still on the fells, but it can be avoided except on the highest fells. Not really too inviting at the moment, and you need an early start at this time of year to get anywhere, but the upside is that a bright day in winter really is spectacular, and well worth waiting for. Here's hoping!
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