The coronavirus pandemic has meant this has been a year like no other. Sarah and I were due to spend Christmas Day with my brother in Bournemouth, but in the current climate, this wasn’t really an option. Thankfully, we were able to have our friend Andy, who is in our social bubble, over instead. The pre-Christmas week had seen a couple of milestones for Sarah and me. Firstly, I had finally been able to get back on my bike following…
It has been a little while since Sarah and I last wrote a blog post. The current national coronavirus lockdown has meant our small group rides are currently suspended, so Sarah hasn’t been out on her bike recently. Added to this, of course, is the fact I am currently recovering from my hip operation following my tumble at the end of our recent Cheshire Cycleway tour. It was to aid in this recovery, that we decided upon taking a little…
Normally for our birthdays, Sarah and I organise an away-day somewhere (last year we stayed in Bakewell). However, with the ongoing coronavirus lockdown, it seemed more appropriate to stay at home. There weren’t too many rooms available and none seemed to grab our imagination. So … stay at home we did. Sarah wanted a relaxing day anyway, and a gentle walk around Carr Wood seemed ideal. We began by working our way around Bramhall. We did so by heading along…
Yesterday’s Braemar walk was of the hilly type. While continuing our post-Coast and Castles North tour in Aberdeenshire, today’s walk around Loch Kinord promised to be a more gentle affair. The loch is a small freshwater lake in the Muir of Dinnet National Nature Reserve, situated a few miles east of Ballater. We parked just off the B9119. There is a circular walking route around the loch. We set off in an anti-clockwise direction following the blue/white duck waymarkers. We immediately…
Saturday was a good day for a walk – the Braemar Circular Walk via Lions Head. We parked in the car park next to Braemar Castle. We didn’t go to the castle but picked up the footpath on the opposite side of the road, as short distance away. As we were following the road to get to the start of the footpath, we spotted a dragon fly on the floor. The footpath initially followed the road heading away from Braemar…
