By: Blonde Two

“Hard to believe that another year has gone past.”

Everyone says that don’t they?

Except, of course, for us Blondes (we like to be different); we feel the opposite, that it is hard to believe that so much has happened in one year. It has been another one of ups and downs (and not just walking ones). Here we go with part one of our review of 2015:

January – Expedition Days 1, Expedition Night Nav 1
B2 starts off the year with a very damp and grey bivvy http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1E2, both Blondes discover Dartmoor’s ‘Whooping Rock’ http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1FO, B2 sleeps in a Welsh Bothy http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1EJ  and a visit up to the East Dart Waterfall kicks off production of Blonde-Book-Two ‘Dart the River’ http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Gf

DSC_3310B2 BivvyEast Dart WaterfallOutside Bothy Bridge

February – Expedition Days 1, Expedition Nights 1, Training Evenings 2
Blonde One discovers a new, not so nice, use for contact lenses http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1HU, the Blondes decide the February is the best time to conquer Pen y Fan http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1IJ, Blonde Two debates the meaning of life http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Iy and both Blondes experience a ‘virtual’ Dartmoor Rescue http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1HH

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March – Expedition Days 4, Expedition Nights 3, Training Evenings 2

Blonde Two observes an eclipse http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Lu and some horsing-around on Dartmoor  http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1LB, the ‘Full Blondish’ breakfast is invented http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1KS

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April – Expedition Days 7, Expedition Nights 4

The Two Blondes set a night-nav contour conundrum http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Ke, and provide the answers http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Kj, Blonde Two drinks canal water http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1N6 and a Dartmoor DofE expedition brings some Aprilery Foolery http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Ok

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May –  Expedition Days 6, Expedition Nights 4

Ten Tors month brings team success and a musical scandal http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1QY, the Blondes hand over a whole DofE expedition to their Young Leaders http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1SU and learn a bit about Natural Navigation http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Qf

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June – Expedition Days 2, Expedition Nights 1

Blonde Two experiences the Cairngorms for the first time http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1UZ, Blonde One has particularly naughty hair http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Ui and a ‘girls only’ meeting with her World Challenge youngsters http://wp.me/p2OiIR-1Vo

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Find out what happened to Dartmoor’s Two Blondes during the latter half of 2015 tomorrow …