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Seen around Edinburgh.

Travelling to and from the Royal College of Surgeons gave an opportunity for some photography – both whilst walking and from the bus.

There was also one session at the conference that offered nothing I was interested in – so I took a walk around the local area.

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click on the above image for a larger image – so the faded advertising can be seen

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Speyside Way pt 2

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In the winter, when it is frozen, this section of the walk (below) is no trouble – however things are very different in the summer this short section by the railway bridge can be flooded.

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When I do the complete walk in the summer this wet muddy section will be one of the first obstacles to pass.

The route at this point also does not follow the path shown on the OS map.

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Hiking Food

Whilst Christmas shopping in Aldi, I picked up a few things for my walking trip to Aviemore in mid-January.

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The microwave rice (just heat it in a pot with a couple of spoons of water – you do not need a microwave) looked more interesting than the last varieties I bought and the same for the flavours of the instant noodles.

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The Racer bar is like a Snickers bar but with more peanuts and a better size for snacking on when walking.

I also bought some coffee creamer powder and made up a creamer/freeze-dried coffee mix in a small nalgene bottle (2 spoons of creamer to 1 spoon of coffee) as the only pre-mixed sachets I could find in the shop were the sweetened variety.

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