A very cold and windy Berwyn mountain ridge enveloped in hill fog. On Wednesday 27 August, too! By the cairn, a large rucsac almost empty, a map case with compass but no map and two fingerless cyclists' gloves. Where was the owner of these items; where was the map and why such a large rucsac almost empty?
These were the questions in the mind of the walker who found them, as he looked around and wondered what to do. Then, out of the mist emerged the owner, coming back to get them. What had happened? The walker had left the things while going off down the slope and into the murk and wind to answer a call of nature. Who was the missing man? Me!
John, MD of Authentic Adventures, was the man in a quandary over what to do. In those bleak conditions, we quickly teamed up and agreed to walk the full length of the ridge to his holiday cottage near Llandrillo. His wife would then bring us back to the top of the mountain pass where we had left our cars. John also had a great GPS walking and cycling app with the Landranger map that he had downloaded onto his iPhone. It showed a blue dot that indicated exactly where we were on the high ridge. Very reassuring!
As we walked and talked, he made the point that Israel/Palestine - a dispute over land - is a different kettle of fish from N Ireland that was a dispute over power sharing, marches and flags. He doubted that talks that brought eventual success there would ever bring success with Israel/Palestine. He likened Israel to being like a swarm of wasps that when poked with a stick will react angrily, as with this latest Gazan war. Hamas poking a great grizzly bear to wake it up with a bad headache and getting well and truly sloshed!
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