New Year, New Meeting

Our January meeting got the year off to an exotic start.

Francis Martin gave an interesting talk with photographs on her trekking holiday to Nepal with her

daughter. 

They flew to Kathmandu and trekked around the Pokhara region where roads were nonexistent  and paths often stone steps wound up and down valleys on Nepali flat, that is starting and ending one’s day at same altitude but climbing a great deal in between! The snow-capped ‘fishtail’ pinnacle mountain was often in their sights. It is one of the most renowned in the Nepal Himalayan range; climbing on it has been restricted as it is considered sacred. Accommodation was often basic, but food tasty. 

The highlight of the tour was a flight in a small aeroplane over the Himalayas so that they could view Mount Everest first hand.

Moira Ronan proposed the vote of thanks.

Competitions

Best Use of 100g Wool 1. Margaret Mackie 2. Ella McKay 3= Etta Grewar 3=Sandra Boath

Mixed Fruit chutney 1. Valerie McAllister 2. Sandra Boath 3. Margaret Mackie

Flower of the Month 1. Patsy Paton 2. Susan McLaren 3. Ella McKay

Before closing the meeting, the president thanked tea hostesses, Margaret Mackie and Aileen Pearson.