My daily 'scamper'.......

The news that Louise and I have a place on the Challenge next May shocked me into realising that I need to make an effort to get fitter.

I have been walk leading for HF in recent weeks but it's all too easy to get back home and take a lot of 'rest' days.... SO I have vowed to myself  (and now I'm making it a public statement) - I will go out every day for at least half an hour!  This 'scamper' will be taken even on horrible weather days - after all I've spent a lot of money on really good waterproof gear and I should use it - not just carry it around on sunny days.....

The route is simple, flat and only just over two kilometres. Perhaps, once I can do this comfortably I will go round twice.

Last Saturday I took some photos on the circuit.

{Larch woods surround the Kirk}

{Passing the Tourist Information and Post Office building}

{Looking back to the Balmoral bridge}

{The War Memorial after the bridge}

{View of the Kirk across the river}

{The Balmoral Golf course crosses the road}

{Just before crossing the old bridge}

{Dangerously greasy footing on the bridge}

{Heading home}

I noticed today that it didn't take as long as half an hour to do the route. A definition of scamper I've just found implies a bit of running - in my case this is not going to happen!

scamper  (ˈskæmpə)
— vb
1.	to run about playfully
2.	( often foll by  through ) to hurry quickly through (a place,  task,book, etc)