walking
Dingwall
We went out for a walk to the MacDonald Memorial and back through the village last night.
Queen Victoria Memorial in Dingwall – shot late in the evening
Glenmore Forest Park @TheCairngorms
We were walking and geocaching in the Glenmore Forest today. With side visits to The Squirrel Cafe and Loch Morlich.
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Pokemon, geocaching, walking and steam trains @StrathspeyRail
We all went to Boat of Garten today to enjoy the superb weather by going for a walk. Which happened to pass; several geocaches, a variety of Pokemon (so the boys said but I could not see them) and a cafe where we watched some of the Olympic cycling.
The Strathspey Railway – Boat of Garten
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Walking and Geocaching
I headed out for a couple of miles walking today. The Craigellachie National Nature Reserve is a few minutes away from the timeshare so it is a regular destination when I do not want to get the car out. The plan was to walk a bit then find somewhere to make a brew, eat my lunch and read.
A few years back the boys and I used to go geocaching a lot. Then we stopped – the boys grew up and I started walking more on my own again and did not need the incentive of looking for a cache to get out and about. Now with both of them off looking for Pokemon – did I mention that they had grown up – I thought I would go and start searching for caches again.
Gear
Lunch using my Alpkit minimalist lightweight cookset
Lightweight Sea to Summit pack
Map and compass
Rain jacket and bush hat
Lunch
Backpacking cooking set
1l water
Sit mat – pads the back of the pack
Swiss Army Knife
Long sleeved lightweight shirt
Crag Hopper long trousers
Karrimor hiking shoes with Bridgedale hiking socks
Pocket first aid kit, pack of tissues, whistle, space blanket, length of cord, four large safety pins, glucose tablets
Head lamp
Emergency power pack for my smartphone
Lightweight roll up jumper, fleece hat and gloves
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The Brecks
To avoid the hold ups on the A1 and A14 (a combination of road works, the start of the school holidays and planning by over qualified council employees!), I drove home via Sudbury, Thetford and Sleaford.
Around lunchtime I stopped in Thetford Forrest for a walk and to brew some tea.
Thetford Forrest – The Brecks