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Jane Smith
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Scotland Day 25 - Spean Bridge to Laggan
I had some messages last night about whether I was going to go for the whisky porridge for breakfast. I felt this morning that I'd be...
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Jane Smith
Jul 19, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 24 - Fort William to Spean Bridge
A day with no rain! It makes everything so much easier, and also gives more freedom to look at things that might not have been on the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Day 23 - Rest day in Fort William
Presuming everything goes to plan, I am now over half way through this walk. I am due to finish at the end of day 44, after just under...
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Jane Smith
Jul 17, 20239 min read
Scotland Day 22 - Kinlochleven to Fort William
A brilliant day today. I was very tempted by the publicity for the Kinlochleven Fringe that I saw yesterday. For a tiny place, there is...
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Jane Smith
Jul 15, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 20 - Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse
Yesterday afternoon Magda commented on how much admin there is in doing this walk. There's routes and weather to check, obviously, but...
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Jane Smith
Jul 14, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 19 - Ewich to Bridge of Orchy
I'm delighted that my fundraising page has now exceeded its target of £1000 so I'm considering extending it to maybe £1500. I've had the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 13, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 18 - Inverarnan to Ewich
I thought sleep would be difficult again last night. The Drovers Inn is an ancient pub, and some of it looks like it hasn't had the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 12, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 17 - Rowardennan to Inverarnan
Generally I've been sleeping really well since starting this trek, but last night was not a good one. With no signal, and very patchy...
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Jane Smith
Jul 11, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 16 - Drymen to Rowardennan
This has been a memorable day. It started with the first time David and I have been apart in either of our birthdays. FaceTime presents...
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Jane Smith
Jul 10, 20233 min read
Scotland Day 15 - Rest day in Drymen
I started today feeling like I didn't need a rest day, and I'd rather be walking. But that's a better way round than the opposite. It's...
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Jane Smith
Jul 9, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 14 - Milngavie to Drymen
I had an interesting late evening yesterday, with a group of lads in the room next door larking about and playing music loudly. I was...
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Jane Smith
Jul 8, 20232 min read
Scotland Day 13 - Rest day in Glasgow
A delightfully leisurely start to the day, having breakfast and popping back into North Face briefly where I'd bought the third pair of...
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Jane Smith
Jul 7, 20235 min read
Scotland Day 12 - Lenzie to Milngavie
I'm a planner. The planning of this trip has given me a lot of pleasure, both solving the various accommodation conundrums and the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 6, 20236 min read
Scotland day 11 - Castlecary to Lenzie
The forecast was that the rain might not start till 10, so I got up very early (for me!) to be at breakfast by just after 7. Expecting a...
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Jane Smith
Jul 5, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 10 - Linlithgow to Castlecary
It's interesting walking for the Samaritans, having the information poster on my rucksack and their branded T shirt. It generally...
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Jane Smith
Jul 4, 20235 min read
Scotland day 9 - East Calder to Linlithgow
Today was always going to have a difficult start. Farewells are hard, and seeing David drive away, knowing I won't see him for a month...
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Jane Smith
Jul 3, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 8 - West Linton to East Calder
Not such an early start to the walk today, as we had to clear out of the AirBnB that we've had a good three days in. It's great having a...
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Jane Smith
Jul 2, 20234 min read
Scotland Day 7 - Peebles to West Linton
The forecast for today was pretty poor, with a high chance of rain for a lot of the day. But the hours up until 10am were the most...
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Jane Smith
Jul 1, 20232 min read
Scotland Day 6 - Rest day in Peebles
Rest days are really important. They give my legs a chance to have a pause, but also give me time to catch up with all the other aspects...
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Jane Smith
Jun 30, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 5 - Peel to Peebles
We had breakfast this morning in the Still room, where the Traquair House housekeeper would have worked, organising the business of the...
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