tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post7988359877867408824..comments2024-03-23T20:59:24.568+00:00Comments on northern pies: Pies over Scotland - TGO Challenge Suddenly It's SummerMike Knipehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-39513057916659153352012-06-09T18:59:14.938+01:002012-06-09T18:59:14.938+01:00Thanks for all that Mike - I've just enjoyed y...Thanks for all that Mike - I've just enjoyed your Challenge a whole lot more than I did my own.....Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16317036646487413481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-35722448566815680412012-06-08T08:50:06.472+01:002012-06-08T08:50:06.472+01:00Lycra's the thing for the NBW, Judith. Ripped ...Lycra's the thing for the NBW, Judith. Ripped kecks with zinc oxide tape just wouldn't be a la mode. <br />Thanks for reminding me about it by the way.<br />Phwoar...Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-41054839027896952432012-06-07T23:16:41.823+01:002012-06-07T23:16:41.823+01:00A great read, Mike. It's funny how routes int...A great read, Mike. It's funny how routes intermingle. I camped not far from a Scottish Rights of Way sign to Tarland but was way too tired to look at the map and see there was a hotel there. Anyway, it would have been in The Wrong Direction and I think that was the night I had to stick my trousers back together with zinc oxide tape. I would have been a little under-dressed for Nice Bum Way if I'd not fixed that rip!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-38013398787014978402012-06-06T19:54:36.684+01:002012-06-06T19:54:36.684+01:00Thanks dawn, I'm really chuffed too, and a bit...Thanks dawn, I'm really chuffed too, and a bit smug!Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-15795305456390626082012-06-06T18:00:46.421+01:002012-06-06T18:00:46.421+01:00Wonderful Mike,fantasmagorical. A wonderful write ...Wonderful Mike,fantasmagorical. A wonderful write up, lovely photos. Am really chuffed for you.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839157927650251268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-13517229409576895222012-06-05T08:41:39.580+01:002012-06-05T08:41:39.580+01:00It was the hotel at Cock Bridge which had confusio...It was the hotel at Cock Bridge which had confusion over bookings, John. The Commercial at Tarland was great - the food was really good and the staff were friendly and helpful. I didn't get as far as the other pub.....Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-4386613337824893302012-06-04T10:12:28.880+01:002012-06-04T10:12:28.880+01:00Loc. lots of chuckles. By the way, in case of book...Loc. lots of chuckles. By the way, in case of booking confusion next year , Tarland has a Commercial Inn and an Aberdeen Arms, unless you were in the public loo in between.JohnHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-41020143174639748102012-06-03T19:19:06.561+01:002012-06-03T19:19:06.561+01:00Des - I'm to impatient to publish, I orta proo...Des - I'm to impatient to publish, I orta proof read betterer.<br />Oldmortality - I'm going for the short and happy option as opposed to the long and miserable one.<br />Andrew... Yerghh, I don;t want to think about Dave's thighs. I can barely consider my own never mind some glowing hairy ones.. yergghhhh<br />Peter - I don't think he does all those walks, y'know... I've only ever seen him in a bar or a hospital bed...<br />JJ - Lovely Bum Way is lovely... Bit short on t-rooms and cafes<br />Masey - You know it makes sense. High level this time, like wot I don't...Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-83812204200739128662012-06-03T08:39:22.272+01:002012-06-03T08:39:22.272+01:00Great report Michael of pies. Decision made , I&#...Great report Michael of pies. Decision made , I'm entering next years crossing.Ukmasenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-54725705239987167882012-06-02T23:24:36.811+01:002012-06-02T23:24:36.811+01:00Ah, so THAT'S where the summer came from.
I m...Ah, so THAT'S where the summer came from.<br /><br />I might follow your route next year.<br /><br />JJJohn Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07569413172924501491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-19201245408352817902012-06-02T08:56:07.578+01:002012-06-02T08:56:07.578+01:00Good job Mike, and bloody quick too. Sloman is st...Good job Mike, and bloody quick too. Sloman is still at Loch Trieg.Peter Crawfordnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-84196823453470696402012-06-01T21:01:29.131+01:002012-06-01T21:01:29.131+01:00Nice one.
That was a splendid little walk was it n...Nice one.<br />That was a splendid little walk was it not.<br /><br />Now, had you seen the images of Dave's thighs you would never have made it to9 the cooast, and have been forever reliving the horror.Andrew Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14744521212967848460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-25713990252424559302012-06-01T11:31:15.009+01:002012-06-01T11:31:15.009+01:00202 miles and 29000 feet seems pretty impressive f...202 miles and 29000 feet seems pretty impressive for and old bagger with a dicky ticker and 29" inside leg.Not for the first time, I am inspired to push myself a bit more. ThanksOldmortalityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11828967124865650752noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-64729093751290634712012-06-01T11:14:33.446+01:002012-06-01T11:14:33.446+01:00Great stuff.
Loved the surreal imagery of the midd...Great stuff.<br />Loved the surreal imagery of the middle-aged Englishman with a white bear. <br />I walked through Peterculter once. A very quiet place so I kept the noise to a minimum. The only businesses I could see were both funeral directors.Deshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183564238698422977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-13320506981391135002012-06-01T09:02:04.817+01:002012-06-01T09:02:04.817+01:00Nobody else went the way I did, Tony. And only bec...Nobody else went the way I did, Tony. And only because I'd never heard of Pait Lodge.<br />Alan - I could do that without much persuasion. The NBW orta be a registered long distance walk.Mike Knipehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792636586674245725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-81514731884857594162012-05-31T23:40:06.179+01:002012-05-31T23:40:06.179+01:00So that's where you got to after we patted com...So that's where you got to after we patted company above Strathcarron. And there I was thinking you'd decided to do the CWT, heading of north like wot you did.Tony Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587011681927202159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-177918675979573010.post-41037022532771784522012-05-31T23:20:33.612+01:002012-05-31T23:20:33.612+01:00If you could now turn around and walk back I would...If you could now turn around and walk back I would be very grateful. Otherwise I'll have nuffink to read until this time next year.<br /><br />I like the sound of the NiceBum Way.Alan Slomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966543499033330765noreply@blogger.com