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Today was stupendous and outstanding! It feels amazing to be on the West Highland Way again. There really is something special about this trail and although the first few miles aren’t the most exhilarating, it’s makes for the perfect prelude to the magnificence of the Scottish Highlands that
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We had a surprisingly hard days walking today. The weather for several hours turned really nasty with painful hail and the amount of mud and surface water was unbelievable. We had a section crossing sheep fields that were so wet and muddy Eve fell over more than 20 times. She
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After a 5 am start, we drove back to Cray to hike 8.5 miles to the small village of Kirkton of Glenisla. After yesterdays hike which gave us a real beating, today was a much more pleasant hike through mild interchangeable weather. Eve really enjoyed the trail today as
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Setting out from Spittal of Glenshee for what we thought would be a short, simple 6 miles ending at the road near Cray proved to be quite the challenge. We were under no illusion that the weather would not be kind to us, as the forecast was not looking particularly
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Third day on the Cateran Trail and it’s been an epic challenging day. Last night was rough. Eve and I shared a bed last night and because of her cold she had a very unsettled night. Eve spent the whole night trashing around and kicking me, coupled with her
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Hey Guys… Thank you so much for all your comments and messages to my post yesterday and this morning. What I don’t understand is why Facebook has chosen to remove every single response that we have written to your comments, and flagged every one as being in breach of
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Happy Mother’s Day! Day 1 on the Cateran Trail complete! We made it from Blairgowrie to Bridge of Cally where we are spending the night. The terrain was varied and we have had an awesome day. I have been doing lots of thinking today about ‘stuff’, mainly Eve’s
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We were all involved in a fully produced radio programme about neurodiversity, autism and hiking! How awesome it that!
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The Dava Way is an inspirational trail that offers something for everybody, regardless of experience or physical capabilities. Whilst it doesn’t have the magnificence of Glen Coe or the feeling of wilderness as the west coast, what it does offer is a little bit of everything, in an easy
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Eve now has a new personal best having hiked 15.1 miles today through snow that at times was over 6 inches deep. It was hard going, our feet were soaked (but warm). She’s awesome and I’m so proud of her! The trail was amazingly beautiful, walking along
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Evening everyone Today was the last day of hiking the West Island Way. We were planning for a long and hard day on the trail. The day started early with the alarm clock going off at 5.30 am. It was still pitch black outside and we struggled to see