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The Clyde Walkway | Day 2
First an apology. I said yesterday that I was worried about appearing negative in my writing, but today I’m even more concerned about negativity so please accept my apologies before you read on.
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First an apology. I said yesterday that I was worried about appearing negative in my writing, but today I’m even more concerned about negativity so please accept my apologies before you read on.
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New day, new trail and for this Scottish Great Trail we are walking the Clyde Walkway. The Clyde Walkway extends from the centre of Glasgow to UNESCO World Heritage site at New Lanark in South Lanarkshire
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Today was our last day of the Rob Roy Way 😔 It’s starting to feel a bit predictable writing this but today was the perfect day for the last and final section of the Rob Roy Way. It felt like spring with green shoots coming through the ground and a
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Evening everyone, It felt brilliant to be walking again today! It feels natural and normal to be outside and doing this. Eve is at her best, her daily struggles with Autism, although never gone, are barely noticeable. For me it feels more home than home. The only way it could
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Evening everyone Today was a good day! It felt like spring. The weather was kind, scenery magical and the trail varied changing from road to rocks to soft grassy paths. We had a slow lazy morning after the long hard day we had yesterday. Pancakes bought from the co-op in
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Our 6th day on the Rob Roy Way was long and hard but ended with a night in a beautiful pod… and we saw our first daffodil!!! The route today would take us from Killin into the hills past Lochan Breaclaich into Ardeonaig and onto Ardtalnaig for the night. This
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Evening everyone It was emotional this morning. Eve is (nearly) always okay but I struggle leaving Sarah to go off alone just me and Eve. It was raining today, only stopping for very brief interludes. The rain was never bad, but by the time we reached our accommodation we were
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Strathyre was quiet this morning when we arrived. Yesterday there was a hive of activity, with children in school uniform playing, people coming and going from the shop and the A84 with cars, vans and trucks of all sizes rumbling along. Being autistic places can sometimes feel busier than they
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Starting todays section of the Rob Roy Way, felt like we had stepped back in time. A few weeks ago we were at this exact spot about to set off on our first trail The Great Trossachs Path. It also felt strange for all of us, as Sarah was dropping
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We woke late this morning, sleeping in until 7.30 am. Even Eve slept in, and that’s rare. Sarah woke Eve up at just after 7.30 am, while I started to get breakfast sorted. It was hard for all of us to get going this morning, but gradually
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New day, new trail, and the third long distance trek in our charity thru-hike of all 29 of Scotland's Great Trails. The Rob Roy Way The Rob Roy Way starts in Drymen, a few miles north of Glasgow, and finishes in Pitlochry in Perth and Kinross. It’s
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Today was an absolute slog and one of our toughest days hiking so far. We finished the hike following the light of our head torches. Today we battled relentless rain, wind and hail, crawled under trees, and got soaked to the skin! But Eve just keeps wanting more!