Shutlingsloe, Xmas 2012

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Its always a walk Liz and myself do over Christmas.... just to blow a few cobwebs away. A few years ago we abandoned due to the deep snow, no chance of that this winter due to the very mild weather.



 
Half way up
 
 
The adjascent moorland
 
 


 








A new found friend at the summit (with the iconic Cat & Fiddle Inn on the horizon)






 
taking shelter from the howling wind

 
the tricky wind assisted descent

 
navigating the flooded peat moorland

 
 
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