North Downs Way 100
Monthly Archives: September 2015
Wimpole Estate parkrun (in which I walk the hill and fail to spot the Ferris Wheel)
I don’t often draw up my parkrun plans as early in the week as Tuesday, but this week I did just that. Wimbledon Common parkrun with a friend. I reviewed the plan on Friday night, and tweaked it a little. Wimpole … Continue reading
Pin cushion
When I was very young, I had to have regular vaccinations, which meant injections about every six months. As Abradysis and I were driven to the clinic, she would regale me with stories about how they would probably have run … Continue reading
Strathclyde parkrun – the kindness of strangers
After a fortnight in Scotland staying at a mixture of hotels, b&bs and hostels, my coping-with-the-unfamiliar reserves were running a little low. Fortunately, help was at hand in the guise of Winsome Tahn, who had offered me a bed for my last … Continue reading
I itch
I itch a lot. I couldn’t sleep for itching. I have swallowed so many antihistamines that I rattle, and I’ve been using antihistamine cream like it’s moisturiser, but still I itch. Blooming midges.
WHW: Kinlochleven to Fort William
If your preparation for this final section had been a quick glance at the summary elevation profile in the Tyndrum tourist information centre*, you’d be forgiven for thinking that it went uuuuuuup, down, up, dooooooown. Trust me. There are … Continue reading
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Tagged Fort William, Kinlochleven, midges, midgies, West Highland Way, WHW
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Are you running the whole Way?
Yes… …except for this bit while I walk and talk to you… …and the little bits either side of gates, stiles and streamlet crossings… …and the bits when I’m trying to read the map… …or trying to get my phone … Continue reading
WHW: Altnafeadh to Kinlochleven
The section from Altnafeadh to Kinlochleven may only be about seven miles long, but it starts with the Devil’s Staircase, which takes you up to the highest point of the trail, crosses some exposed terrain, and then plunges down into … Continue reading
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Tagged Altnafeadh, Beinn Bheag, Devil's Staircase, Kinlochleven, Stob Mhic Mhartuin, West Highland Way, WHW
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WHW: Bridge of Orchy to Altnafeadh in pictures
The view from the bridge. A cairn A view of Loch Tulla from the aforementioned cairn. The view out of Inveroran . This surface was wearing. As were long gradual climbs like this. The view of Rannoch Moor from Peter … Continue reading
WHW: Bridge of Orchy to Glencoe Mountain Resort or Kingshouse or Altnafeadh
One of the drawbacks of travelling alone is complying with the “make a note of your table number and then order at the bar” setup which appears to be the norm in this neck of the woods. Yesterday evening, I … Continue reading
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WHW: Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy
Depending how you measure it, today was either very long or very short. I caught the 8 o’clock train from Edinburgh to Glasgow and then the 10 o’clock train from Glasgow to Tyndrum, and so didn’t start running until half … Continue reading
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