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The best day in 1999 so far, possibly a little hot for some
of us.
The explorers were: Amy, Asha, Charlene, Claire, Ellen McG.,
lain, Karen, Kathryn, Laura, Margaret, Maxine, Robert, Robbie
and Yasmin plus Pam and Sheila.
The expedition started from Cuil, Dalilea, and the first part
covered some of the route of the previous expedition - as
far as the corn kiln near the St. Finan's Isle jetty. We then
walked on across the boggy ground to the fence marking the
end of the Dalilea ground. The explorers crossed the fence
and walked for a very long time through the oak woods before
they finally reached the deserted village of Druim an Laoigh.
Here spirits were immediately revived in the beautiful surroundings
of the old village and the burn, in which most of the explorers
got more or less wet.
After a look at the huge walls of the cattle pound, the expedition
walked slowly back to Dalilea along the shore, stopping halfway
for several members to paddle in the loch, at least three
of them trying a little swimming. At this stage, everyone
was getting very tired, having covered several miles of rough
country, and there were a few trips and bumps needing the
services of our two nurses.
Finally we reached the cars and were soon back at Mave's for
lunch, drawing the pictures while Mave and Andrea coped with
the orders.
The Pictures
This was an unusuai expedition in that many different subjects
were drawn: clearly people saw the day in many different ways.
Kathryn drew a good representation of the big com kiln near
the Green Isle Pier. Yasmin showed two people walking through
the woods with flowers and plants (she was collecting flower
specimens), Ellen showed four explorers splashing about in
the stream at the village and Karen showed herself looking
over the big wall of the cattle pound. lain, Laura and Robbie
showed the boys swimming in the loch while the expedition
leader tried to get them moving again. For poor Claire, tired
on the homeward stretch, the lasting impression was her hurt
shoulder after she stumbled into a tree. Robert, as ever,
adopted a unique approach, showing the car, a building and
some swimmers with the presence of the leader looming over
everything.
John
Dye
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