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Winter Hill ,Horwich, UK
About Me Jake ,I am 11 years old and have Autism. This Blog is about what I can do not what I cannot,sometimes people think I cannot because I have autism ,this blog is about challenging that!I have lots of special interests, in particular running, exploring and this blog shows a small amount of what I get up to! Please be careful as some of activities I do may look easy are not , I know Winter Hill very well I can get off safely and know what to do when the weather closes in ,to keep myself safe I use high performance clothing and footwear,waterproof/ breathable/reflective/thermal layers. in layers so I keep warm and dry , I take my safety seriously and I always take care when out exploring. My dad is very experienced on the fells he is teaching me how to keep safe.I can use a map and compass, the hills can be windy , very cold, be wet , misty and boggy. STAY SAFE! check out under my link's for advice on safety from Bowland and Pennine Mountain rescue. Try my Winter Hill Challenge http://jakeofwinterhill.blogspot.com/2011/02/10-or-14-peak-courses-on-winter-hill-by.html

Wednesday 31 August 2011

8 mile round trip ,Margaret 6600 Bastogne, Ligne 163 , bois de la paix, wood of Peace , Belguim,




Note from Dad This was a warm day at around 25 , humid , 8 miles aprox .



   


Start of the Church at Margaret 6600 Bastogne,
small commemorative plaque
most of the roads are called Margaret , so they put a sign up telling where to find the house numbers

off we go !
can you see the flock of birds - they were very noisy !
the electricity line was full of the birds !
we passed a lot of cows !
Evie and me have sun cream on already
Leo also has sun cream on but he does not like it being put on ,
Evie in the woods - this is peace woods

there is lots of woods around here,
a sign telling you about a path !
can you see the wind turbine?
we found a old trailer on the railway
This the railway line looking towards the memorial for 101st airborne divsion

an old bridge - I spent time here while we were having a picnic looking at lizards they were too fast to photograph, they were black in colour
look what hopped onto Leo's push chair
a green grasshopper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grasshopper
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=green+grasshopper&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=699&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=0C9hTpvUI8WEOqz01EU&sqi=2&ved=0CDoQsAQ

its on me !
off we go , we saw lots of people on bikes


Leo is sitting up most of the time in the pushchair

after such a long walk Leo is asleep with his sun hat on him !
Ths old station can you see the sunflower ?
next to it is the memorial to the 101st Airborne division we saw last time 
http://www.strijdbewijs.nl/ardennen/bas1.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division
http://www.101airborneww2.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bastogne
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=101+airborne+bastogne&hl=en&biw=1280&bih=699&prmd=ivns&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=uCVhTp2ZCIuhOrWQlJUE&sqi=2&ved=0CDsQsAQ
http://www.lonesentry.com/gi_stories_booklets/101stairborne/
http://www.cgsc.edu/carl/resources/csi/mitchell/mitchell.asp
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/42679138
http://chrishowells.co.uk/?page_id=341


we found a beetle in the grass
Evie held it too !




he 4,000 trees making up this wood were planted for the 50t

these are some of the solders names who came back





the beetle is still on me !














some of the trees that make up the woods
a rest - this was a long way - we now have just done 6 miles ,
we are running about - still 

Evie on road from the peace woods back to Margaret  its about another 2 miles from here :(