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A fantastic, hot sunny day, the best for any expedition so
far. Many people were away on holiday so we only had five
explorers: Amy Mulhern, Anne Maree, David John, Ellen, Iain
plus Jean and Frances.
The expedition started from Dalilea, where we should have
seen the small pigs but they were away exploring in the woods.
We climbed up through the birch woods until we reached the
open country where it was very hot. We crossed the open glen
and took the turn off the path to reach the walled hill on
which was an ancient settlement. After a break we crossed
some very wet ground to reach an old wall enclosing a field,
now covered with high bracken. Following the wall round to
the right we reached the stream and saw the walls which had
been built to divert the stream and found a possible site
of an old mill. There were some great waterfalls in this stream
and the explorers enjoyed the chance to cool off.
We then crossed the field again, looking at an old building
constructed against the wall. Just west of the building was
an old gateway which led us up to the top of the Hill of Judgement,
on which were many more remains of old habitation. From the
top of the hill there was a great view down the Moidart North
Channel and Amy and Iain drew sketches. Coming down from the
hill we navigated an electric fence with some difficulty before
going down the path to Kinlochmoidart, looking at General
Ross's Cairn and the big bridge on the way.
After a welcome sit down and a drink at Jean's house the expedition
moved over to the Dam Pool where the explorers, plus Frances
and Suzie, had a swim around for about an hour while John
fetched the car from Dalilea to take everyone back to the
Centre.
The Pictures
lain once again did a sketch of the car, together with two
quite nice sketches of the view down the Moidart North Channel.
Ellen did an extremely simple representation of everyone and
Suzie the dog with another quick sketch of the dam pool where
they all swam. Amy did a single sketch showing the waterfall
with rocks on one side and a big tree on the other. Anne Maree
and David John attempted to show the succession of pools and
waterfalls at Rinean; David John's was an extremely stylised
view with an extra view of himself in the overflow channel
at the dam pool and views of a freshwater mussel, a bog asphodel
and a sprig of bog myrtle.
John
Dye
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