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Well the 1st hike of the year has been completed. A quick jaunt from Laxey to Onchan, avoiding the coastal footpath. A steep start up through a crack on New Road Laxey then it flattens out. Stunning view out to sea and back towards the hill as well. After that it was through Baldrine via Pack Horse Lane and on to the Liverpool Arms. The journey back to Onchan took us to Groudle Glen and then Molly Quirk's as well. Not a bad start. More to come I hope.

A few post hike pints were taken. I then had to run for a bus. Hard times indeed. Haven't had to do that in years.

NYE

Last year's New Year's Eve was mainly spent in Liverpool. A succession of disappointing Island based ones left me open to the suggestion of an overseas adventure. I chose Liverpool as the venue, happy in the knowledge Tranmere Rovers were at home on the 31st Dec. Flights and hotels were booked and then match was then moved to Friday evening when I would be travelling. Never mind Anfield was hosting a home match on NYE so a simple change of venue would see me at least watching some footy. The great football god disagreed as Liverpool's match was also move to Friday for TV reasons. This meant a quick scan of all available fixtures in the northwest of England. Preston is was.

Parish

I might finally get to do some of this year's Parish Walk. I've fancied giving it a go for a few years but have never been able to summon up anyone to accompany me. Things have changed; a couple of colleges have put their name forward. One of them on the basis that it's only walking and he does that most days, which is true. Mainly to the car and back. I see Peel as a realistic finishing place. 30 odd miles plus it has a few places where I can replenish vital liquids. The burning question is: how many scotch eggs? I think support cars have been pencilled in as well but as we are over 6 months from kick off I might be getting a bit ahead of myself. I reckon I have 30 miles in my legs but a bit of training won't do any harm.