Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
What a day! I’m delighted to have made it to St Andrews after yet another glorious day in Fife and probably the most challenging terrain of the walk. Setting off from Anstruther I felt good. The Spindrift Guest House was brilliant - Jenni and Mark were outstanding hosts, I’d had the best sleep of the … Continue reading Fife Coastal Path: Day 4, Anstruther to St Andrews
Day 5: The day got off to a mixed start. Frustratingly, having bolted down breakfast to get the early (8 am) train, it was approximately half an hour late. On the upside, we hadn’t realised we needed to book seats (it was the Caledonian Sleeper) but were advised we were in luck - seats were … Continue reading Tyndrum Hols (Part 3): The Final Instalment
Day 3: Beinn Sgulaird Having woken feeling somewhat reminiscent of being run over by a bus, I indulged in some gentle yoga practise to stretch out my weary limbs before breakfast - the joys of holidays! Much refreshed, we then headed for Beinn Sgulaird. Going down the Oban road in the car however, I did … Continue reading Tyndrum Hols (Part 2): a munro and a wee jaunt along the Way
Too windy for big hills and too soon for running (I’m fully committed to two weeks complete rest post-marathon), we decided upon a low level walk today and went south for a change to Loch Lee. Parking at Invermark (Glen Esk), we headed off along the road for a short distance before veering onto the … Continue reading Loch Lee
Day 4: Slioch At night we retired to bed with a forecast of overnight snow. I’d suggested we should take a photo from the living room window so that we’d have an idea how much snow had fallen to gauge potential conditions for morning. In the event, it was very apparent there had been a … Continue reading Part 2: Spring Holiday in Achnasheen
Day 1: Maol Chean-dearg Starting our journey on Friday evening with a stop off in Inverness - we’d recommend the pizzas at the Black Isle Brewery - the morning was only a short drive to Coulags where our walk began. The weather was definitely in our favour. Skies were clear and it was a balmy … Continue reading Spring Holiday in Achnasheen
Racing tomorrow, miles in my legs this week, and a husband keen to get up a hill, thankfully the routes he offered were easy. I opted for the shortest of two, Hill of Rowan. Down Glen Esk, we headed for Tarfside where we parked. Along this road is a Folk Museum with a fine tearoom. … Continue reading Hill of Rowan
Having done my long run yesterday, the intention for today was to head for the hills. Bruce, having been out yesterday and experiencing the powdery snow that made walking challenging, was less than inclined to head back out for more of the same today. The decision was therefore made to run an easy 6 miles … Continue reading Stonehaven’s Delights
Day 5: Sgurr a’Mhaoraich Heading along the road by Loch Ness we started the day off well! Rosie & Jim’s barge was on Loch Ness! Not convinced I’d like to be on a flat bottomed barge on the loch on a breezy day but then again, Rosie and Jim may well balk at the idea … Continue reading Drumnadrochit Holiday Part 2, featuring Bruce’s 200th munro!
Day 2: Carn Ghluasaid, Sgurr nan Conbhairean & Sail Chaorainn Day 1 was a day of 'nothing' really. The original plan was that Bruce would meet me in Inverness on Friday evening having done another couple of Skye munros. The reality was that he went to work and we went up together as their Skye … Continue reading Drumnadrochit Holiday Part 1: Kintail munros and the Caledonian Canal
Clare, happiest outdoors! 