We all went to Boat of Garten today to enjoy the superb weather by going for a walk. Which happened to pass; several geocaches, a variety of Pokemon (so the boys said but I could not see them) and a cafe where we watched some of the Olympic cycling.
The Strathspey Railway – Boat of Garten
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I headed out for a couple of miles walking today. The Craigellachie National Nature Reserve is a few minutes away from the timeshare so it is a regular destination when I do not want to get the car out. The plan was to walk a bit then find somewhere to make a brew, eat my lunch and read.
A few years back the boys and I used to go geocaching a lot. Then we stopped – the boys grew up and I started walking more on my own again and did not need the incentive of looking for a cache to get out and about. Now with both of them off looking for Pokemon – did I mention that they had grown up – I thought I would go and start searching for caches again.
Found it!
Gear
Lunch using my Alpkit minimalist lightweight cookset
Lightweight Sea to Summit pack
Map and compass
Rain jacket and bush hat
Lunch
Backpacking cooking set
1l water
Sit mat – pads the back of the pack
Swiss Army Knife
Long sleeved lightweight shirt
Crag Hopper long trousers
Karrimor hiking shoes with Bridgedale hiking socks
Pocket first aid kit, pack of tissues, whistle, space blanket, length of cord, four large safety pins, glucose tablets
Head lamp
Emergency power pack for my smartphone
Lightweight roll up jumper, fleece hat and gloves
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Taken whilst walking near the timeshare today.
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To avoid the hold ups on the A1 and A14 (a combination of road works, the start of the school holidays and planning by over qualified council employees!), I drove home via Sudbury, Thetford and Sleaford.
Around lunchtime I stopped in Thetford Forrest for a walk and to brew some tea.
Thetford Forrest – The Brecks
I took the MX-5 out this morning and drove over to Sudbrooke. I had been looking at the OS map and there is an interesting network of paths around Sudbrooke.
Tea break
I was using a mix of old and new gear today. On the way out I stopped off and bought some Karrimor walking shoes. The pack I was using was my brother-in-law Phil’s, a traditional canvas, leather and brass rucksack. It is a useful size for a day pack or overnight bag but if it not packed carefully, or packed too heavy it is uncomfortable to carry. The walking shoes on the other hand were very comfortable. I am planning to use them rather than my Berghaus boots, for lighter, good weather walking, such and this morning.
Karrimor Bodmin Low IV weathertite walking shoes
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Jeremy gave me a tour of the university, which included a visit to the Union Bar!
Lecture room – Heriot Watt University
Heriot Watt University
National Museum of Scotland
On Wednesday Jeremy and I went to the beach in Edinburgh among other things – including having a meal in an “eerie” pub.
Jekyll and Hyde, Edinburgh
Frozen rain on my tent, Wednesday night.
It was cold enough that I had solid olive oil Thursday morning.
It was a grey wet Friday.
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It is a grey day, with nearly constant light rain. For something different I drive out to Melrose and walked some of the Borders Abbeys Way but the poor weather meant I soon headed back to the car and back to the campsite. Time to watch some videos on my iPhone in the dry.
Melrose Abbey
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