Tuesday
Too tired to be very physical today. B went out on her bike and I did artist’s date .. spent a while on the internet and then did photography around the loch here and went off to explore in Spean Bridge. Ppl talk to you a lot when you are on your own!
Went to pick up B from the end of her ride (50 miles up the hilly side of Loch Ness!) It was very sunny by mid-afternoon and we sat on the loch side here watching the sun go down behind the facing hillside…lovely
Wednesday
Really exciting day – we got the train from Spean Bridge out to Corrour, the highest train station in the UK. There are no roads up there, it was built to serve the estate and in a way it still does, only three trains a day in either direction! We walked for about 90 minutes around Loch Ossian. It felt so wild and remote and was something I’ve wanted to do since I read about it one of our walk books. In fact the actual walking was far easier than what we did on Tuesday.. the terrain is estate track and basically flat around the loch! The train ride was magical in both directions.
Was sunny down here, but grey up there, tho it eventually cleared and the views opened up. Back in time for another sit on the Loch Lochy lochside to watch the sun go down.
Thursday
Really lovely day – bright blue sky and sun from first thing till about 3 pm. Cycled along the Caledonian Canal from the Bridge of Ochy to Fort Augustus. Ten MILES! B running, of course, and me on the bike. Again it felt pretty easy. My legs are strong, but the cardio vascular side is less fit, just a small burst of speed will get my chest burning!
Had a big steak for tea….yummy!
Friday
B off early on her own for a couple of hours on the bike – it was raining, quite heavily and I was tired!
When she got back I spent part of the morning reading outloud from the Kate Atkinson book. Then we did a drive out up Glen Roy which is a lovely single track road with great views. Bumped into someone from B’s work at Spean Bridge!
Saturday
Set off at about 9.30 am on, it is 370 miles, a little over 7 hours actual motoring and a bit added for pit-stops meant we got back about 5pm. Colder in this house than it was in the lodge!
3 comments:
Pleased you had a nice break and both of you were able to enjoy the cycling and walking.
Goodness it was a long journey did you feel alright.
We went to Wey on the bus this morning it was a nice sunny day, the weekend had been very damp then very wet.
I washed the caravan nets today and got them dry on the line.
Going to get T and J from school tomorrow and Wed.
Bye for now L M xxxxx
Susan and all our friends take note someone is posting cards to say you have a letter or a parcel.It looks like it could be from the post office but it is a scam, they tell you to ring a number and you are then charged 15pounds to be told its a scam. Our local paper says it is fraud and if we get any of these cards notify them or the police.Bye for now L M xxxxx
Hi Sue, Glad your holiday was so enjoyable. it was just whar you needed. I hope you are both feeling well & in good spirits.
I'm glad I read the post above too. I must tell Craig in case he gets caught out. Mind you he doesn't ust the fone much.
Lots of love. Cousin Pauline xx
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