Well, we have started training and it could be going better. We've had a couple of walks with our monthly group which have been really great. Sarah Drake, Sue Winter and myself started at The White Hart at Weston In Gordano one morning when there was still quite a lot of snow around, it was very cold. We left The White Hart and started walking across the moors towards the motorway and as we were walking, the sun started to come out and was melting some of the snow. It was quite hard going over the fields that were rutted and Sue twanged her knee. We saw lots of wildlife though which was great, there seemed to be loads of birds about. We even saw a peacock in someones garden! When we got to Caswell Lane ... read more

Nobody told us about the climb out of Kinlochleven!!! I suppose common sense told you that after descending so far down and being surrounded by mountains - there was only one way out. But it was still a shock first thing in the morning. We were all huffing and puffing by the time we got to the top to look behind us at Kinlochleven and the river. The rain was persistent all day and we were literally walking through running water. We were all prepared with our waterproofs and so it wasn't a real problem, especially as we knew this was our last day of walking and we would soon be at Heather and Nicks to chill for a couple of days. The rain stopped for awhile as we approached a small brook and John decided ... read more

We were up early this morning and having breakfast at 7am - poor Nikki, she doesn't do early mornings! The men had shopped for our packed lunches the night before so we were all set for the day ahead. Clive had plenty of snacks and chocolate bars (£27 worth!!), but that's another story. We were all a little anxious about today as 20 miles was a long way, but actually compared to other days, the terrain was very good to us, the weather wasn;t too bad - just a few showers and we kept pretty good time. We made sure we stopped every two hours for a break, which was greatly appreciated. The scenery again today was superb and you could you walking for hours without seeing any sign of civilisation, right out in the wilderness. ... read more

We woke on Sunday morning after heavy rain throughout the night and thought we were heading for a very wet day, so packed our bags so that we could get to our waterproofs in a hurry. Our day was going to take us along the banks of Loch Lomond, so everyone was looking forward to it. We all arranged to meet at a certain place, but as this was planned the night before, in the pub, details were a little blurred and we didn't actually manage it. Dave, myself and Frank started walking and hoped the others would catch up with us. After leaving Rowandennan, the sun started to shine and things were looking up for us. We took the high road after advice and started climbing through forests that smelt wonderful. The bluebells were later ... read more

Well here we go again, 6+1 go mad in Scotland again!!!!!. This is the first trip of the year and we are soooooo looking forward to it, as we need to get out and about this year, having not gone to Asia. Joining us this year is Frank, a fit energetic adventurer (what??), who is equally at home in the big outdoors, as he is in the local boozer..... (NOT!) Frank ("when is the next pub-stop") Suarez is joining the usual suspects this year myself (Angela), Dave, John, Sally, Nicky and Clive (our entertainments manager for reasons I am sure will come to light during the trip). This adventure is the West Highland Way, in Scotland - 96 miles of outstanding countryside, hills and variable weather (just read on one of the weather websites that there ... read more