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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 6, 2012 16:53:59 GMT
OK, I like how Alpha is rolling.
Everyone just turn up from time to time and give us an update.
Last weekend I walked from Balloch to Cardross over the old coffin road.
Then this week I got unprofessionally drunk at a staff conference.
This weekend we are going to a BBQ. Nicola Sturgeon might be there.
Daughter 1 has moved out. Again. We are a deux. Again.
Grandson 1 and Daughter 2 are doing fine.
That's all folks.
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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 6, 2012 16:54:55 GMT
Riot, I couldn't possibly haul myself up a hill after a big breakfast. Cereal, toast, fruit if there is any ....maybe a spoonful of baked beans. That gives you jet propulsion. I can kind of understand why you are upset about your boss chumming up with your Dad - but surely you weren't thinking of going off walking again? Still got some of the Forth & Clyde canal walk to do (very flat so suits me). Thinking about the Great Glen Way. |
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Post by housesparrow on Jul 6, 2012 17:43:46 GMT
Flat is beginning to suit me. Support bandages on knees was fine last week, but in a heatwave...
The Great Glen Way looks superb. Jack and I travelled by bus along the road I think it shadows, and it was awesome.
A twosome sounds good. We still have the dog. And the smackhead with his pitpull.
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Post by Weyland on Jul 6, 2012 20:19:07 GMT
I've got Loch Etive at the top of my list. Need a lighter tent and a new pair of Tevas first.
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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 9, 2012 15:19:56 GMT
Flat is beginning to suit me. Support bandages on knees was fine last week, but in a heatwave... The Great Glen Way looks superb. Jack and I travelled by bus along the road I think it shadows, and it was awesome. A twosome sounds good. We still have the dog. And the smackhead with his pitpull. Was talking to my big brother (the mountain goat) at the weekend. He says he doesn't fancy walking the Great Glen Way (he's driven it) because it's all the same. As opposed to the West Highland Way where the countryside changes as you go North, you move from the lowlands of Milngavie, up the side of the Loch, into the open Highland hills and mountains. He says the Great Glen Way just looks much of a much the whole way along. (I still quite fancy it 'though.) Incidentally Weyland, he reckons Glen Etive is definitely do-able but suggests taking it seriously, with maps, compasses, etc., and not just setting off for a wander in your boots and napsack (which, I think, was aimed more at me than you.) |
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Post by Weyland on Jul 10, 2012 8:51:28 GMT
Incidentally Weyland, he reckons Glen Etive is definitely do-able but suggests taking it seriously, with maps, compasses, etc., and not just setting off for a wander in your boots and napsack (which, I think, was aimed more at me than you.) Valuable advice, Riot. Thanks. I have all the gear, plus a satnav that suits walking. Not sure if it's doable this year, but perhaps. I'll have to consult Mrs YI. She has none of the gear but could walk for England, Britain, Holland. We'll expect you to be waiting at the end point with a first-aid kit and a bottle of Lagavulin at the ready. (She prefers Glen Morangie.) |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 20, 2012 11:36:15 GMT
I went walking up the Campsies last weekend. Up a hill.
I didn't have a map, but that didn't matter because I can't read maps anyway. The guide article I was using spoke of a clearly identifiable path. Only I found no path. I was up the top of a hill, in a bog, with sheep, no path, and the weather came in bad, so I thought I'd better get down off the hill as there was nobody else about and I was on my own.
Couldn't find a path off the hill either . . in fact, couldn't find the rough trail I'd used in the first place so ended up basically sliding down, hanging off six foot drops at some stages to dreep down.
Might not go up hills alone again.
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Post by Patrick on Jul 20, 2012 22:31:58 GMT
Why not start with a smart phone capable of having maps put on it? Because they "Move" with you - it makes the map itself easier to read and compare with your surroundings? I'm already an owner of the Memory Map Ordnance Survey set for Northern England & Scotland, so a couple of years back I also bought the app that allows you to upload some of the maps to the phone. It's great fun. Though, of course, Using GPS kills your battery - and on an ancient hand me down iPhone, the battery is a bit delicate. What you should have done is asked us all to come along with you - so we could all have become lost together!!   Alternatively - I can scan or copy and paste any areas you might not have - and send them over. Just ask! |
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Post by riotgrrl on Jul 26, 2012 15:46:18 GMT
Patrick, that's very kind, but I can't read maps anyway.
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Post by everso on Jul 26, 2012 17:22:53 GMT
I went walking up the Campsies last weekend. Up a hill. I didn't have a map, but that didn't matter because I can't read maps anyway. The guide article I was using spoke of a clearly identifiable path. Only I found no path. I was up the top of a hill, in a bog, with sheep, no path, and the weather came in bad, so I thought I'd better get down off the hill as there was nobody else about and I was on my own. Couldn't find a path off the hill either . . in fact, couldn't find the rough trail I'd used in the first place so ended up basically sliding down, hanging off six foot drops at some stages to dreep down. Might not go up hills alone again. Similar thing happened to us in Italy a few weeks ago. At least I was with Mr. E. but it got to the point where we came across mountain goats and not a sign of human life. We'd run out of water and eventually we found a house where a very kind man drove us back to Stresa. We felt like old people who shouldn't have been let out. |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 27, 2012 11:43:42 GMT
The other idea is - if your phone works - give me a ring - tell me where you are and I'll guide you!!  |
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Post by Patrick on Jul 27, 2012 11:45:57 GMT
I went walking up the Campsies last weekend. Up a hill. What was the name of the hill - I want to look it up now! |
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