W.H.W and other ramblings

kissjenn

elantan wrote: »

Hi Kiss jen just to let you know i sent an email to the w.h.w at the trossachs got a reply today


Thank you for your email. We would suggest the Drymen to Rowardennan section. It’s about 10-12 miles. The only snag is that this section takes in Conic Hill so you may want to take the alternative route and stay on the pavement through Milton of Buchanan. After Rowardennan things get more rocky and the terrain is quite rough.

You can use the links on the left of the following page to view a description of the terrain:

http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/theroute_subpage.asp?inst=3&id=662


let me know if it is any good?

Thanks Elantan. He's really quite excited and has been going in and out to the shed - thats a huge step (excuse the pun) forward. He's agreed to restart physio from next week as well. So that is all good stuff.

Really appreciate you finding this out. There's some good railway walks here to practise on. I need to get his stamina and speed up...he's currently under 1mph and can go a mile only with very frequent rests. A year is a good time and his RNIB motility coach thinks its a great sponsorship opportunity.

se999

Hi Elantan,

For people camping there's been no mention of cooking stove/pans etc on the lists.

Also with midges, people should include some stuff for if/when they get bitten. I normally need antihistamine tablets before hand to limit the reaction, aswell as creams for when they do bite.

Also no torches/whistles/lightweight thermal foil blanket for emergencies. Torches are useful at the campsites anyway.

OH has mentioned daily walks when we get back to the UK at the end of the month, he doesn't know about this idea yet!! He's keen on finishing Hadrian's wall though.

One idea we used for Hadrian's Wall was instead of moving camp each day, we had a car, so went to the start or end point of the walk and parked up, then used a bus or taxi (4 of us so as cheap as a bus) to get to the start or back to the car at the end. It was a lot easier than moving everything each day, especially if the weather is bad, things stay drier if you don't have to move the tent.

elantan

Oh DT another incline hater ... We will get on well ... Think the party is gonna be happening at the back ...

Am still keeping an eye on my steps and they ain't looking good so am gonna have to come up with a plan me thinks .... One that brings in inclines so that I won't have a heart attack every time I see one atleast

elantan

Oh I didn't see all these replies .... See this phone arrrggghhhh

Karmacat

Wow. Gulp. Okay, I'm gonna do it, but this is starting to sound scary :eek: I'll calm down by next year, I promise.

se999

elantan wrote: »

Am still keeping an eye on my steps and they ain't looking good so am gonna have to come up with a plan me thinks .... One that brings in inclines so that I won't have a heart attack every time I see one atleast

Near us there are some country parks, and they have different trails/footpaths with the lengths of each, so you can do as few or as many as you like when you go, also handy as some are circular, so you can nip back to the car for a picnic lunch. Also some are flatter than others. So could be worth investigating ones near you.

Kissjen it could be an idea for you and OH too. Lots have info as to how accessible they are.

elantan

Karmacat wrote: »

Wow. Gulp. Okay, I'm gonna do it, but this is starting to sound scary :eek: I'll calm down by next year, I promise.

yay kc is a deffinate :D:D

elantan

se999 wrote: »

Near us there are some country parks, and they have different trails/footpaths with the lengths of each, so you can do as few or as many as you like when you go, also handy as some are circular, so you can nip back to the car for a picnic lunch. Also some are flatter than others. So could be worth investigating ones near you.

Kissjen it could be an idea for you and OH too. Lots have info as to how accessible they are.

very good idea see ...i work (uni placement) in a local nature park and wandered about today for a wee donner.. walked over 9000 steps which is good in comparison to the 4000 the ther days ... i even attempted a steep incline ... got half way up and thought my lungs were gonna burst ... but i gathered myself together and trundled on taking my time and got there in the end ...am gonna try and do it once a week if i can till i get used to it

will add those things to the needed list too ... great ideas (see what i mean i knew i wouldve forgotten things)

boredofbeingathome

I did forget to say i have a lot of camping equipment, so i am sure between us we have the necessary cooking stuff. I think if we do go down that route, then single primus stoves are pretty good for carrying- although i am personally in favour of the car method

Way to go on the steps method- El:) Very good idea.

kissjenn

se999 wrote: »

Near us there are some country parks, and they have different trails/footpaths with the lengths of each, so you can do as few or as many as you like when you go, also handy as some are circular, so you can nip back to the car for a picnic lunch. Also some are flatter than others. So could be worth investigating ones near you.

Kissjen it could be an idea for you and OH too. Lots have info as to how accessible they are.

Great idea. Many thanks.

Other thing we are doing is getting back to Geocaching. I need a purpose to walk and plastic box of nonsense is more than enough incentive for me. If anyone else wants to try, I guarantee there will be loads near you, you simply need a GPS (bog standard hand held is very acceptable). Website to register - for free this is MSE - www.geocaching.com - they've even got a niffy wee cartoon at the start now.

The caches are all ranked in difficulty for 1 to 5 to find and 1 to 5 on terrain. I always look for a 1 or 2 on terrain for OH, usually means flat and shortish. As they're designed for every level of fitness and all ages literally, the easy ones are usually just that. You can find our caches under Kissjenn if you want to check us out.