Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
Checking the forecast at breakfast it looked like there might be rain for a couple of hours. Less than delighted with the forecast, but very happy with breakfast (haddock and scrambled eggs), I retreated to my room to pack up. Having dropped my bag at reception (I’m using baggage carriers to move the bulk of … Continue reading Borders Abbey Way: Kelso to Jedburgh (Day 2)
For this year’s solo (antisocial) holiday, I’m on the Borders Abbey Way. Somewhat lacking in fitness, I felt a wee bit of trepidation last night as I got my kit ready for morning. However, as soon as my feet hit a trail today I knew that I’d found my happy place and things would be … Continue reading Borders Abbey Way: Melrose to Kelso (Day 1)
First time visitors to Denmark, the vibe was relaxed from the moment we stepped off the plane. Calm and efficient, there were no airport queues, we passed through passport control in minutes, got our hold bags a couple of minutes after that, and followed this with a Metro train that dropped us just a short … Continue reading Copenhagen: Hygge Exemplified
Decided to go somewhere different today and this saw us head for the Linn of Quoich. The forecast changed this morning and as we headed west from the city there was a cloudy haze ahead. I wondered if it was a heat haze (eternal optimist) while Bruce rightly predicted rain. As we drove there were … Continue reading Heather Bashing on Càrn na Drochaide
In the previous post Bruce had one new hip and one awaiting surgery. He’s now been fortunate enough to have had both done and is recovering really well. Perseverance is a great thing, dogged determination to get the physio done regularly, and today we did the first munro together in quite some time! Loch Muick … Continue reading Creag an Dubh Loch and Broad Cairn: He’s Back!
We’ve been hoping to get amongst the hills for a few weeks, but something has always stopped us. The inclement weather, me not getting up early enough, or illness. We contemplated Loch Lee last weekend but Bruce wasn’t feeling 100% and listened to the voice of reason (ME!), opting for a flat walk at Ballater … Continue reading Testing the Legs at Loch Lee
What a great walk this was! I have to say we were both very pleasantly surprised! We’d contemplated this earlier in the week but opted for Morrone instead as it was such a fine day. Today however was very different; although still sunny and relatively cloud free, the winds were strong and being on the … Continue reading Balmoral Cairns
Last year just didn’t quite cut it with regard to running goals. As tends to be the way for me, off the back of a solid block of marathon training (for London in October 2021, I lost motivation. While I do love a plan and will follow it to the letter when I have a … Continue reading 2023: Refresh & Renew
Having so much enjoyed being out on Hogmanay we decided to have another bash today, initially thinking Balmoral Cairns. Alarms set, we got up and out at a reasonable time and contemplated our destination as we drove out the road. Par for the course, I was just happy to be out and not too bothered … Continue reading Morrone: Blustery breeze and drifting snow
Today’s plan was Aberdeen parkrun, then probably a local walk and a coffee somewhere. However, in the wee small hours the plan changed to Hazlehead parkrun allowing me an extra bit of time in bed; I’ve become quite accustomed to getting up around 9 am or later! The last change to the plan came when … Continue reading Final Walk of 2022
Clare, happiest outdoors! 