Saturday, 7 June 2025

Keep Moving Week 23

Steps done in the Borders on Monday before a trip to the cinema to see The Salt Path, loved the book, the movie not so much.  Still entirely confused by the random rabbits which were more "Pets at Home" than anything like wild type and the swimming with the tropical fish.  Finished work early on Tuesday so did my steps around Dumfries for old times sake, got soaked just like old times.  Then finished the week crewing for Rebecca at the Scottish Thistle 50km at Longnewton.







Wednesday, 4 June 2025

Chamfron Outings

Chamfron Tizona has been flying round a fun ride, Chamfron Agata de Fuego got a 30km Gold at Rammerscale and Chamfron Paloma has been at WES camp.



Saturday, 31 May 2025

Keep Moving Week 22

Been working in Dumfriesshire this week and have seen far more scenic parts than I did living there for twelve years.  Sadly the Travel Lodge was not one of them and it was the sad death of my fitness streak on my phone (141 days) - a long day and nothing but a busy main road at dusk, it just didn't seem a cunning plan.  



Friday, 30 May 2025

Chamfron Colorado - Heading in to the hills (Part 2)

On Sunday they met Jane Dotchin from Northumberland, Jane who is 84 has been doing her annual long distance ride since 1972, riding 600 miles over 7 weeks.  Just her horse Diamond, her dog Dinky (who has funky front legs and travels in a saddle bag), and the bare essentials. She covers 24–32 km a day, fuelled by porridge, oat cookies, and cheese — all while navigating with limited vision and an eye patch.

Jessica and Chamfron Colorado (and friends) have now done 155 miles including through the Lairig an Laoigh and made it as far as Blair Atholl











Saturday, 24 May 2025

Chamfron Colorado - Heading in to the hills (Part 1)

Annual long ride for Jessica and Chamfron Colorado,  they started in Glen Clova, and are now in Tomintoul, seventy miles in four days, day one was Glen Clova mountain hut to Gelder Shiel Bothy on Balmoral, day two Gelder Shiel bothy to a wild camp by ruins near Ratlich, day three onto Faindouran bothy and then day 4 to Tomintoul for their first rest day at the Smugglers hostel.  They are riding with Claire Alldritt who did 1000 miles around the Highlands back in 2022












Keep Moving Week 21

Another busy week at work but headed in to Edinburgh on Saturday and did eleven miles around the greener areas of town.  From Calton Hill to along the Water of Leith then into Warriston Cemetery, along to the Botanics and back along Rocheid Path.