The weather when we're off out has never been great. Wind, cold, sleet, rain etc. I guess we've lived in Scotland long enough to be used to this, and on the days of the Kiltwalk's the weather could be terrible and it still wouldn't stop us.
When out walking we've been using the 'Endomondo' tracker on our phones so that we can track our distance, speed and time allowing us to increase the amount we walk each time. I've shared our last walk on the previous post, although the distance is not accurate as it couldn't pick up the GPS for the first while, hubby's endomondo tracker had a difference of 1.5 miles for the exact same walk.
Our walk on Sunday took us on the Speyside Way from Fochabers to Spey Bay and back again. A lovely walk, that's almost completely flat, and a different terrain from our previous training walks which have been from Elgin to Lossiemouth on the cycle path and pavements. There were a few rain showers on Sunday, but it didn't feel too cold walking, I think I'd put too many layers on! Walking the Speyside Way helps us to familiarise ourselves with the route we'll be walking in September for the Speyside Kiltwalk.
My Walking Companion
The Dolphin Centre at Spey Bay - Pit Stop
Wearing my t-shirt, and keeping warm!
The view of the Spey mouth at Tugnet
The mosaic at Spey Bay that we helped to make while in 2nd year at school.
Near the end of our walk.
I've managed to avoid blisters on my feet. The combination of good walking boots and thousand mile socks are working. Next time, I'll also be putting moleskin/podiatry felt on my feet as this helped me avoid blisters on last years Kiltwalk.
Hubby also had Isla at her oncology clinic this week. This was the first time I wasn't at her check-up, but with me working full-time, having had a sick day the previous week and Ross at college part-time it made sense for just Daddy to take her. It didn't stop me thinking about her all day, even when Ross had texted to say that everything continues to be well, with no signs of disease. Isla has a regular abdominal ultrasound every three months, and gives a urine sample to be tested for signs of Neuroblastoma. Isla enjoys her visits to hospital as long as there's no jabby things, and luckily for her they didn't want blood's this time.
