I led the Thursday Walk on 23 July up to the Monastery in Stokes Valley.  We started on Stokes Valley Road on a cold, sunny morning and headed up to the Monastery. We had a quick look around the tranquil grounds and buildings, then headed up hill to the stupa.  It's a lovely spot, with the beautiful temple, statues and view over the valley. We then carried on uphill into the bush, with a few steep parts and then on an undulating path for 30-45 mins, before heading down hill. When we got back to the Monastery grounds, we had a drink and snack break. We then left to walk back down the road to the cars. Most of us finished off the walk with a coffee at Tumeric Cafe in the Stokes Valley shopping centre.

Leader: Lynn M

Walkers: Nicola M, Sheila, Andrea, Christine C, Peter, Helena, Linda F, Mark, Helen, Judith, Denise and Kath B.