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Day’s Kms: 9 It was a short and sweet walking day. We started at 9:45am. Rather than wait to catch the bus to Lendalfoot (where we finished yesterday), which didn’t come until after 10:30am, we walked south to north from our accommodation to Lendalfoot, and then we took the bus back to our accommodation (WoodlandContinue reading “Day 3: Woodland Hotel to Lendalfoot”

Day’s km: 12.6km The bus system in Ayrshire is a little tricky. One either catches a bus before 8am or near 10:30am. There is no in between. Today we caught the 10:30(ish) bus to Ballantrae. We had a leisurely morning , and that was lovely. We have been paying 10£ for two of us 2x/day,Continue reading “Day 2: Ballantrae to Lendalfoot”

Day’s km: 15.3km We are staying at the Woodland Bay Hotel, 2-3km outside of Girvan. This morning, we were to take a bus to the Ayrshire CP trailhead at Glenapp Kirk. We thought we’d have to get to Girvan first to catch the bus but the owner of the hotel told us we could justContinue reading “Day 1: Glenapp to Ballantrae”

Day’s km: 10km (3km were from the hotel to town, which we will cut out later). I got to hug my Dad and eat breakfast with him today! So fun!! I don’t know if it’s because I’ve been living in shy Norway for eight years, but Scots are some of the friendliest and chattiest peopleContinue reading “Day before 1: Woodland Hotel to Girvan’s Harbour”

I’m on my way. Me and my two bags. I’m feeling, ever so slightly, as though I am carrying too much. Always carrying too much baggage. Chin-Yu would make fun of me, for sure. At the last minute, I wondered if I should take a rolling suitcase plus my day pack, rather than two backpacksContinue reading “Hardest Part is Done…Leaving.”

A new call to walk has been heard and honoured. This time, it is the Ayrshire Coastal Path, one of Scotland’s Great Trails. The area is apparently where Wallaces hail from. A quick Internet search provides links to the area, including narratives of the Wallace connections. My dad also heard the call, and we areContinue reading “A Call from my Ancestors”

Though this blog began as a record of my 643km/32 day walk from Oslo to Trondheim during the month of July 2021, I’m still walking. Physically, I walk 7-8km per day around my neighbourhoods. Mentally, emotionally and spiritually, I’ve been walking my way home for years. Over the past two years though, I believe I’veContinue reading “My Valentine Poem to the C-19 Virus”

The Saints were with me when I set my intention for this walk. I was seeking refuge from feeling I needed to have everything under my control (teaching teens seems to set me up for that). I was tired of all the thinking and problem solving and fixing and behaviour management (I have a difficultContinue reading “What I Did Need”

I started the journey with a backpack that weighed over 13 kg before food and water. My Camelback bladder holds 3 litres, which I filled with 2 litres, so let’s say my bag was slightly over 15kg to begin. Chin-Yu’s bag was 8 kg before food and water, so a solid 5 kgs lighter toContinue reading “What I Thought I Needed (but Didn’t)”

8 am breakfast and pack lunch. When we have the packed lunch option, it’s always with the same food we have available at breakfast. Lots of bread. 9 am start walking The first few kilometers were along a rather busy road, and then we came to a long hill. About three quarters of the wayContinue reading “July 29. Day 32 Walking.”