Some snow video
Today was not a good day for walking – so other than going into Aviemore for a coffee, I have watched Stargate and Cowboy Bebop videos and the snow through the patio windows.
coffee
Viking Way
We had a plan today to walk a couple of miles along the Viking Way and take some photographs. However the weather fixed those plans.
So as with other walking trips it included coffee and cakes.
We did get out and walk a little around the start of the Viking Way.
…and a wet group shot!
Coffee Break
I didn’t take a backpack on my walk this morning, I wore my winter walking coat and carried just enough equipment for a coffee break on the walk back – well actually it was hot chocolate.
I used a stile as a convenient seat and got my meths stove out of the wind behind the fence post.
I use a strip of heavy duty aluminium foil, cut from a tray an oven joint was cooked in. The foil is shaped into a “coil” so it fits snuggly around the titanium mug with lid, making an effective wind shield.
The plastic mug fits over the Sigg bottle and the folded up stove is stored under the bottle, the titanium mug slides onto the bottom of the bottle.
The other sundries fit into the front pocket: spork, fire steel, mug lid, meths bottle, some paper towel in a small ziplock bag for cleaning up and the rubbish.
I carried my sitmat in a jacket pocket.
Veryan Campsite pt5
Another night of rain but again it stopped in time for me to have my breakfast outside in the sunshine.
With the showers there was a rainbow over the tents whilst I was having coffee.
And here are the raindrops on my MSR Hubba tent.
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Veryan Campsite pt4
Morning coffee before Jeremy gets up -boiled up in my Crusader Cookset but using my Vargo Ti meths burner as it is cleaner than solid fuel tablets. Even though we have an MSR Pocket Rocket gas stove with us the meths burner still gets a lot of use, especially when we need to boil water for both of us – and we are not in a hurry. It also is a good second burner when cooking – again best for boiling water. The down side is it takes a bit longer to boil the water compared to the MSR stove.
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Truro
This building has not always been a pub.
click on the above image for a larger version
We went for a coffee and cakes – this is what Jeremy had, a hot chocolate.
We then went for a walk along the coast at Gerrans Bay, to find somewhere to have lunch.
Old Man of Coniston pt3 – Sunday
I set my alarm for the sunrise – but when I looked out it was cloudy and misty – so I went back to bed and brewed some coffee.
The way back
Finished
Check this link for Richard’s words and photos from the trip.
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