I’m moving 31 Miles for Nature to raise £150 for Greenpeace - can you sponsor me?
A lovely start to my Greenpeace challenge yesterday. 6miles at the Yorkshire Sculpture with Barbara Hepworth’s Family of Man and Harry for company. What could be better? Fewer miles on the cards for today: it’s peeing down in Glasgow and Storm Amy is on her way!
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Day 10
Saturday 11th Oct Our last full day in the Highlands 😥 … We were sad to have to abandon our planned 2hr walk to the highest waterfall in the UK due to VERY adverse weather conditions. We made it to this one though and are super happy to have something to come back for … Not a disaster by any means: finally had a delightful afternoon in front of the fire with our books. More 😴 than reading …. ShareDay 9
Friday 10th Oct Total Highland immersion today! Headed up a valley to see the Bone Caves and, in the infrequent lulls in the wind, heard strange bellowing … Happily, if unusually, we had remembered to take our binoculars, and followed a small herd of deer with two stags - both with enormous antlers - running parallel with us across the glen. Another - even bigger stag - was just sitting camouflaged in the bracken further down the glen. Lots of speculation on our part about what we’d witnessed! An absolutely magical morning! Stunning beach walk in the afternoon, but the day belongs to the deer! ShareDay 8
Thursday 9th Oct Quite a lot of distance covered today. An early and sadly unsuccessful stroll to the postbox in the next hamlet along the loch ( next collection Tuesday!) and the second wettest and wildest walk of the trip along Little Loch Broom (still very big) to the remote and off-grid community of Scoraig. Wrung out our socks, stuffed our boots with newspaper and headed out to a brilliant gig in Ullapool by Scottish folk quartet Westward the Light https://westwardthelight.com/ ( their first for two years). A vaguely disappointing day of walking turned out fabulous with the addition of a live band and plenty of foot tapping! ShareDay 7
Wednesday 8th Oct Super short walk today. Just three miles up and around Stac Pollaidh. To be fair though, they were mainly vertical miles in an outrageous wind! Rewarded with amazing views 360 views of the Highlands (and a delicious chocolate and pistachio brownie in Lochinver) … ShareDay 6
Tuesday 7th Oct Two stunning short walks in one day with a deliciously sustaining lunch at Ullapool’s Seafood Shack in between. The first - in sunshine! - to the impressive Corrieshalloch Gorge and the second - in wind and rain - to the dramatic coast around the Ruhe Lighthouse, where we hunkered down to watch gannets dance together and dive below us. Such beautiful birds … ShareDay 5
Monday 6th Oct Unbelievably glorious walk and scramble along the shore of Loch Broom, across the water from Ullapool. Plenty of weather, high mountains, water, seaweed and beach combing. Not too far, but challenging in parts and more tiring than anticipated! ShareDay 4
Sunday 5th Oct 3km -almost entirely spent in Inverness’s impressive M&S and heroically clearing fallen trees from the road to Ullapool. Storm Amy certainly made her presence felt in the northern highlands. Not counting any of it. ShareDay 3
Sunday 5th Oct Thoroughly soaked within the first 10mins … decided to keep going!! A lot to see in Glasgow - including the Necropolis. Always cheering to walk through a cemetery with Harry, especially on a gloomy day! ShareDay 2
Friday 3rd Oct Much less rain than anticipated so enjoyed a damp walk beside the Kelvin River and through the Botanic Gardens and visiting the beautiful Mackintosh House at the University: a beautiful- very modern - creative vision realised in collaboration with his wife, Margaret MacDonald. ShareDay1
Thursday 2nd Oct A wonderful start to my Greenpeace challenge yesterday. 6 miles en route to Scotland at the Yorkshire Sculpture Park in the company of Barbara Hepworth’s stunning Family of Nan and Harry. What could be better? Far fewer miles on the cards today: it’s lashing with rain in Glasgow and Storm Amy is on her way … Off to purchase better waterproofs! ShareThank you to my Sponsors
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Richard Longman
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Sandra Jarvis
Wow Louise - just keep swimming!! From the Suffolk lot xx
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Alex Tate
You’ll do a great job which ever mode you decide x
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Piers Marsh
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Andrew & Sarah Jones
Go girl!
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Sarah Moore
Fantastic effort for a fantastic course - well done!
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Keith Baxter
Well done Louise.Brilliant!
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John Gordon
Sounds like some stunning walks.
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Jonathan Bennett
Get moving X
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Andrew Coates
Well done you!
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Sian Everett
Have fun swimming or walking! Xx
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Fiona D
Good luck!
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Faith Jakeman
Well done. Lovely mixture of places ...and weathers!
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James Webb
Looks and sounds amazing! Well done!
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Megan G
Good luck!!! You can always cycle too 😉
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Louise Upton
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Mike Wallwork
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Louise Bass
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Julia Mason
You go Louise! Julia& Bob x
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Dolly Dalkin
Smashed your goal! Good luck. Remember to give the backs of your knees a good rub.
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Harry Moore
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Lauren Davies
Great cause! Go Louise x
