Releasing disappointment......

It's probably just not my year - 2012. Along with all the other small disappointments comes another - I'm on the TGO Challenge Standby list for 2013. My number (46) puts me in that grey zone between definitely gaining a place and not getting one.

I haven't given up though. I do have another plan up my sleeve.

I'm investigating a couple of weeks next May on the South West Coast Path - possibly the stretch from Minehead to Lands End would suit me well. Coastal walking, with its ups and downs, along with history, wildlife and plenty of interesting places to visit, appeals to me. I'm led to believe some wild camping spots can be found.

My family originates from the south west of England - both sides of the family - as remarkably, my parents discovered they were related to each other. I believe their great-grandmothers were sisters and there is a family story that one of the girls left home and travelled to London on the back of a hay wagon.

I even have a couple of links with Minehead itself. Him Indoors and I first met there at Butlin's. He was at University and had taken a holiday job - I had arrived for a long weekend with a group of friends, gone into the holiday camp on a day pass and stayed for a few days extra! There was some Scrumpy involved.....

A long time later I discovered John's parents had their honeymoon in Minehead. That's just one of those bizarre co-incidences.

So I'm keeping my walking legs exercised with local weekly walks (on Fridays) and meeting up with Louise from time to time. The weather has been yo-yo-ing madly from sunny/cold to wet/windy - sometimes on the same day, so there has been mostly MUD every time.

{Following the group on the Ballogie Estate}

{Following Louise on a Balmoral Estate walk}

And we also followed the Scotland rugby team to Murrayfield for their match against New Zealand. That was less successful..............and another disappointment!