my 1st od weekend was remembrance weekend 2012 in the lake district everyone happy and helpful and showed great kindness as well which took me aback showed me great friendship which i've not experience since i was in the army i badly hurt my knee about 2 weeks before thought that it had settled down i was in a lot of pain you encourage me to continue i always remember that weekend for the friendships kindness you showed me which i still remember to this day this site is so unique thank you all for being so kind🙂😈😈😈😈

TOTS AMAZE BALLS x
& no I hvnt been drinking. Life just feels good at the mo & will be even better in 1hr when the fizz fizz pop arrives. & no this is not the tesco delivery man. Although now I gone to think about it, I oughta try morrisons for home delivery & see if they hv recruited any buff men. Lol. & I must remember to book the 11pm slot.

Beatrix - I defo hving that feeling of 'I hv found THE ONE ' as in walking group. Lol Does that mean I love u all Truely madly deeply. Yep I guess so.

All i can say is every walk has been a fantastic walk,
All the people are so special,
I have many great memorys 🙂
And looking forward to many more walks and meeting new people 🙂🙂🙂

TMIW, ye it was my first walk in 2011, a new comers invitation walk by featfirst22, I was actually quite knackered but happy at the end! 🙂

Stargazer, it was you who was snoring!!🙂

After your efforts at Barmouth it would have been rude not to John.🙂 Plus we would have missed that lovely weather! 😀 Both were great weekends! 🙂

Same as Terry. Barmouth was my first weekend walk, you sum it up perfectly🙂
My favourite OD moment (realise this should be a different thread)was watching you northern folk mixing with us southerners down on the South Downs🙂

Stargazer : I remember it well! You bought me a bunch of....daffs or was it tulips??!!! :~😀😀

Oh dear🙂 My first walk was Rourkys Bash No 2.
Never stayed in a bunk house before it was -10 Deg C inside and one of the other guys snored like something out of Jurassic Park😮
The walk was fab up Pen U Fan, with ice crystals shinning in the sun, just like the hearts of the other OD members. Got back in the car on Sunday and thought like out of Butch Cassidy "who are those guys" 🙂

jopo (Jo): I think your right Jopo (p.s. site admin this would have been a good use of a "Like" button 🙂

jw19: Graham was that your first? Oh bless and here most of us still are! 😀 Those missing are sorely missed.

Frankie: You're lucky you didn't stay to do Moel Famau!! :~😮 We did miss you when you went - honest! 😉😀

Perhaps these lovely comments should go on your twitter page site admin 😀😀

My first walk was a 10 mile flat ish walk at Parbold, wondered what I was doing meeting a load of strangers, Jopo, TMIW, Brooky and about 7 others who were all and some still are the "core" of OD to me, they were all so pleasant and welcoming, I just said to myself at the end "what a friendly bunch, deffo coming out again" and like others have said, never looked back, and met lots of great people since.🙂😈

Well wot can I say. Traumatised I was. Davem palace with some really friendly people. The strolls were from pub to pub to another pub and bac again. My thoughts 'bring it on, I LOVE this group.

Wondered why we were going to walk down High Street at Pooley Bridge:~. Milvus and her wet socks.Christine, Liz, Ruth, Suzanne, Nigel and John who made me so welcome.

Well done Jopo on such a positive thread.This is what this site is all about.Ally and Davex🙂

😀 wonderful comments and so encouraging for new members. 😉

My first OD walk was a token appearance as I couldn't stay very long. I remember the Kentmere walk with lizzied though and I have been working on the fitness ever since!

Barmouth, was my first proper walk, met some lovely people, got lost with some lovely people, and had a great night out at the karaoke night with the same lovely people,
A most memorable weekend 🙂

Yes Steve, of course I remember eyeing you up in the car park in Keswick and wondering what you'd think I was playing at if it turned out you weren't an ODer!!! Goulash in the Dog and Gun was good though!
My first walk was a wonderful day with Topspot John on Kentmere Horseshoe, Oct 2012- not looked back since😀

Ha ha UDC 😀😀
Mine was the Yorkshire 3 Peaks with 9 lovely people. June (?) 2012. First thoughts were what a lovely, welcoming group. What a great day out that was. Still here, still meeting lovely people and still having great days out.

Approaching an attractive woman in a dark carpark and asking if she was OD. What could go wrong? The start of a great weekend,and nice people-decent walking too! Do you remember Lizzied? Men have been arrested for less!

Lake District weekend 2010.Fab weekend with great set of people.Met my lovely big sis Jopo.Really nervous but never looked back.OD changed my life...whohoo🙂

On my first OD walk, I got very wet,climbed barbed wire, ascended the hangingstone, went to Luds Church & later in the pub laughed like there was no tomorrow 😀

I remember my first walk was invaded by a man who looked like compo scrounging food of the floor.😈😈😈😈

landranger68: 😀😀😀

Apart from not expecting the snow and being pulled running down an icy hill!!! I wasn't expecting to feel so at home and accepted with total strangers I now call loved friends 🙂 s

I didn't expect to need an ice axe and crampons (well nearly) 😀😀

I did not expect to be chucked in Henfoot Beck on Trekie`s weekend Coniston expedition and almost blown off Dow Crag😀😀