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Basset Walks

BASSET HOUND CLUB OF VICTORIA

 

MAY WALK

SUNDAY 25 MAY, 2008

On a fine but cold morning 9 Basset Hounds, owners, family and friends meet at the car park attached to the Pipemakers Park, Maribyrnong.  Thanks to those members who traveled afar – Waverley, Narre Warren, Werribee and Macedon.

This was a new location and time to explore a new walk in the west.  The walk comes under the Parks Victoria care and sits close to the very busy Highpoint Shopping Centre.  The park was a former factory site and hence took us past the pipe factory, Chimney, Visitor Centre and Living Museum to the two Bluestone buildings and on to the mooring for a picture opportunity.  A few people wished they had brought their fishing lines.

We then walked to the Irish Womens Shelter for another picture opportunity and then past a statue representing the dolphins who traveled up the Maribyrnong River to the site. Walking through the History of the Land Garden on to the swamp (without water) and back to the shelter for a cuppa, talk and something to eat.  The walk took approximately 45 minutes with gentle slopes.

Congratulations to Brian Walker and family who joined us on their 51st wedding anniversary.  A great achievement and may I take the opportunity, on behave of the BHCV on congratulating them on such a great achievement.  Rare these days.

For the more enthusiastic bassets we found more energy to walk back over the footbridge to the free lease area where the bassets had a very enjoyable run.

Thanks to all members who joined me in this walk, Shirley and Steve, Diane and David and extended family, Anne and Gregor, the Walker family and others (names have escape me – seniors moment) with and without dogs.  Many thanks for making this a very enjoyable walk.

The walks are a great opportunity for us to walk our Basset Hounds and chat which members of the Club.


 

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