Another day of good weather for the second day of our Bronze expedition. It was still warm but fresher than yesterday with a slight breeze; ideal walking weather. I set off first and waited at the top of the road to make sure that the pupils didn't take a wrong turning, and while I was waiting a large hare came hopping close by me, it had big powerful legs. A pleasant older couple drove up in an Austin Healy and chatted to me before going for their walk. Once all the pupils had passed I walked with Shona and Carolyn and we had a great day. Perthshire is so beautiful and from the hills we had beautiful views down the Tay valley towards Pitlochry - it was as picturesque as The Shire in The Hobbit! When we sat down to have a snack, Shona noticed that we were sitting on a carpet of fragrant thyme; it smelt wonderful. We saw a wee robin in a tree and tadpoles in the streams. We walked through forests and along hillsides for 11 km and I enjoyed every step of it. The pupils all got on well with their navigating and by 3 o'clock we were on the bus heading south.
Traffic was heavy and we had to unload the bus at school so James got home from Warwick before me! He had set the hammock up for me in the garden so I had twenty minutes of relaxation while looking at apple blossom and blue sky before tea.
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