Fitbit has been a lonely place with the others having a break from it too.
That said, we do still have around 15 weeks to get some miles under our belts before the challenge in bonnie Scotland!
Maybe this week? Suzanne has laid down the gauntlet for another week long challenge, so we shall see come Friday...
I was reading an article about dog walkers not giving their dogs a decent amount of "sniff time" - the canine equivalent to taking in one's surroundings - and rushing to get the exercise finished, so I have decided to make a concerted effort to let my two have more "sniff time". Unfortunately, depending on where we are walking, this may mean more calories consumed, as being hounds they tend to eat everything in their path or make a beeline for any tiny morsel within sniffing distance. I will just need to be a little more vigilant and try and spot any potential eating hazzards before they do!
My navigational skills need a little work, as this weekend I had planned to try out some different walks and did this, but seemed to take a long time to actually get on the right track. Must try harder!
Day 2 of our challenge
The 2nd day of our challenge takes us from Balmaha to Invernarnan and eventually to the Drovers Inn - (can't mention too much about this place, as Claire B really is terrified of ghosts!)
The first 7 miles of day 2 will take us from Balmaha to Rowardennan a small rural community and the start of the path up to Ben Lomond.
From Rowardennan, we trek another 7 miles to Inversnaid, which will take us past Rob Roy's prison where he was said to have held hostages. (for those who don't know, he was an 18th century outlaw/hero known as the Scottish Robin Hood)
After reaching Inversnaid, we start on our final 7 mile trek for the day which is reported to be the roughest part of the route to Inverarnan.
As we travel along taking in the superb scenery we will come across Rob Roy's "Cave" - not really a cave, more of a crevice under some fallen rocks, but some one has kindly painted the word "Cave" so that we are in no doubt what it is!
The end of the day will end at Drovers for a well earned rest and a good nights sleep, Claire B, by which time would have managed to work out the exact dose of night nurse to send her off into a deep sleep without waking her feeling too drowsy in the morning, whilst the rest of us, helped on our way by a few shandies with dinner will probably be too shattered to worry about ghost hunting and will no doubt also enjoy a good nights sleep without the need for medicinal intervention!
From Rowardennan, we trek another 7 miles to Inversnaid, which will take us past Rob Roy's prison where he was said to have held hostages. (for those who don't know, he was an 18th century outlaw/hero known as the Scottish Robin Hood)
After reaching Inversnaid, we start on our final 7 mile trek for the day which is reported to be the roughest part of the route to Inverarnan.
As we travel along taking in the superb scenery we will come across Rob Roy's "Cave" - not really a cave, more of a crevice under some fallen rocks, but some one has kindly painted the word "Cave" so that we are in no doubt what it is!
No comments:
Post a Comment