Thursday, July 16, 2009

Day 10 Thursday 16th July, Dingwall to Inverness

Left the campsite in bright sunshine after the previous nights storm and had breakfast at Tescos which included black pudding!

I am following the main cycle route on Jogle, some parts of whichare on paths, some on the side of the road. Quite a few cyclists passed me heading North, but none stopped to chat. However when I was crossing the Kessick Bridge, met a cyclist coming the other way, not heading for John of Groats, but heading home after a 6 week cycling tour of Germany and Poland! Whats more somewhat to his suprise I recognised that he had a Rohloff speed hub!

I stopped every hour or so to powder my feet. Blisters still sore.

I am now in a camp site in Inverness. Went to look for a pub for a meal, couldn't find one but came across a Whitherspoons.
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4 comments:

  1. John WagnerJuly 17, 2009 at 2:42 AM

    Richard, as a fellow CLL survivor, I admire what you are doing and pleased to see you are doing well enough to even attempt this feat. I will be following your walk with interest. Certainly hope the bugs will leave you alone!

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  2. Deb LightJuly 17, 2009 at 3:39 AM

    You are doing such a great thing for us CLLers.Thanks Richard.More people need to be aware so many of us suffer from CLL.Hope your blisters feel better soon.Chonette said you were doing well but were suffering from bug bites.Pat K. said "All Terrain Herbal Armour" for mosquitos works great!
    Take Care!

    Thoughts & Prayers,
    Deb Light
    www.cllcfriends.com

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  3. pkennJuly 17, 2009 at 5:24 AM

    Richard - Cheering you on as a fellow CLL patient! Any chance of finding All Terrain Herbal Armor Insect Repellent in the UK? It's all natural, but really works for me when others don't. Reading about your bites is making me itch for you.

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  4. RichardJuly 28, 2009 at 12:06 PM

    Hi John, Deb and Pat. Thanks for the interest in my walk. I am lucky to have all the good markers for CLL but I know a lot of you are not nearly so fortunate.
    I am in Edinburgh at the moment so I can catch up on answering comments. My cell phone won't allow me access to my blog on the walk. I start walking back at the campsite again tomorrow morning.

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