I went from the village on loop out towards the airfield.
I was wrong – I did take a few more snow photos.
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To save time on the walk, I made the coffee at the office and took it with me in a thermos mug. For a snack dry wheaties in a small pot from my bento box – with the view below.
It was starting to get windy and cold.
Take-away espresso coffee and Medjool dates for breakfast on a very cold morning.
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It was frozen this morning – an ideal day for a walk.
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Potterhanworth Woods
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I went out to Blankney and walked more of the path network there. This was the sunrise.
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With a good day forecast and temperatures of 12c – I went for a walk along the coast at Findhorn.
I found a convenient post to sit on for lunch and to act as a wind break from the stiff sea breeze for my alcohol stove. Lunch was an award winning haggis and chicken pie from a baker in Forres, an apple and coffee with cream.
This is one of my favourite walks out to a small loch with a well placed bench for a brew.
Before setting off I texted a friend with the NGR of where my car was parked, an outline of my route, the NGR of the loch and my estimated time back to the car – just in case. It was lightly snowing and -3c when I left the car.
It was cold enough that I was glad of the gadget gloves I was wearing. The the ends of the fingers are treated so I can use my iPhone 6S camera screen controls without having to take my gloves off. For extra warm though the gloves are thin enough that I can wear them inside the Norwegian wool mittens my Mother bought me on her visit to Norway last spring. These mittens have a wind proof pre-shrunk wool outer with a softer wool inner and they are incredibly warm. They were not cheap but they are worth every penny.
Several sections of the path I used were flooded, with one length of about 150m looking more like a stream than a path, where the banks of a small river, the path forded, had been washed away.
The flooding did however make for some interesting ice over the running water.
An Lochan Uaine – completely frozen
The loch was nearly completely silent, except for a very occasional quiet bird song and the few minutes roar of my gas stove.
Heinz tomato soup, tuna, crackers and a chocolate bar – at one of the best outdoor restaurants I know!
shot through the snow
Of course once back at the car I let my safety contact know I was back OK.
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