Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 January 2008 - We were so excited to know that the weather forecast for this weekend was going to be very good - bright skies and mild temperatures. The whole weekend, especially on Sunday, the skies were blue, the sun shining very brightly and full of warmth, and the birds were happily cheerping away. Due to Lavinia's pending operation on Monday 28 January, we were very keen to find two strenuous walks (yes, we are crazy), because we knew that following the operation, Lavinia will be out of 'hiking action' for at least 6 weeks. Lavinia thought it would be lovely for Steve to be able to spend a weekend reminiscing on happier childhood memories, and so we headed back to the area where he grew up in and around Guildford
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