Month: August 2019

We passed this river swollen by earlier rain…

… Today Janet walked extra miles, so as to have some in hand when more bad weather comes in a day or two. In this way, we hope she can still get to John o’Groats by the deadline on Monday.

The weather has caused power cuts and phone problems in this area, and shut down several railways in the Highlands. It was good to hear that the people of Whaley Bridge have gone home, though.

How can we thank you, Creator,
for the weather, 
when it can be so uncomfortable, 
so dangerous? 
But is part of the whole system
that sustains life. 
Give us the love
to care for our planet. 

What to do with unwanted stuff, eh?

This has been an issue for a long time. This burnt mound is where people put their old cooking stones hundreds, thousands of years ago.

The problem is more pressing now, though.

God help us deal with our rubbish
in a good way, 
in a way that helps future generations
to enjoy the world you made.

Apologies for the outage (if anyone noticed) . This was caused by me not paying, which in turn was caused by Microsoft putting my renewal reminder emails in the ‘clutter’ folder.

So check your clutter and junk folders from time to time, folks!

Slowly the pattern emerges from all the to and fro-ing. Janet is moving further north. The last couple of days, her route has taken her along the east coast of northern Scotland. And at various times we’ve had one or more of the sun, the sea, the sand. Janet’s found out about the John o’Groats Trail, which runs next to the sea for quite a long way. It’s not suitable everywhere, but where it is, it’s glorious. Sometimes the A9 is unavoidable. It’s not unusually busy, but it is fast, and unpleasant walking.

Anyway, a departure tomorrow, heading inland on the tiny road from Lothbeg to Kildonan. We hope the weather holds.

… we hope the weather holds in High Peak, and before too long the people of Whaley Bridge can go home.