High summer in the
Highlands
25/10/08 19:55
August 2008 was notable for at
least two things, the amount of summer rain that
fell on England, Wales and at least parts of
Scotland, and another training expedition to
Snowdonia. The same team was fielded, with no
tactical or injury substitutions. The whisper
was that if we worked all week we might
complete, at least nominally, the main section
of track between Caenarvon and Porthmadoc.
Regrettably some were taken in by this
subterfuge, and put in more hours than was good
for them, becoming slightly overtrained as a
result.
Predictably, the formal joining of the track never
took place, with various excuses floated about the
need to perform various complex alignments,
re-curvatures and ballasting manoeuvres before the
final cut could be made. Nonetheless a golden spike
was produced, and duly spiked ‘twixt rail and
sleeper. Probably only gold-painted steel, but the
thought was there.
Some photos are here.
