Tuesday 3 July 2012

Hatching a plan

As I previously mentioned, David has a new tent. This tent obviously has to be christened. We haven’t taken delivery yet, but plans have to be made and so do lists!

I have a little route planned which will involve catching the train to Aviemore, walking to Loch an Eilein then off to the Cairngorm Club Footbridge, where we will find a pitch. The next day, we will return to Aviemore via Coylumbridge in time for a nice lunch, a couple of pints and the train home.

There is no great distance or ascent involved, it will all be purely for the pleasure of pitching the new tent.

In a couple of weeks time, we hope to do a second trip, this time catching the train to Blair Atholl, walking along Glen Bruar and continuing along the Minigaig, pitching somewhere roughly NN816838. We’ll make our way the next day through Glen Tromie to Kingussie to catch the train home.

So, we have plans. We just need all the new shiny gear to arrive! Photographs to follow.

7 comments:

-maria- said...

Congratulations on the new family member. I hope everything will be ok with the delivery ;-)

Louise said...

Thank you! We even have a name, but that will be revealed after the christening!

Laura said...

Now THAT sounds like a good plan!

Louise said...

I thought so x

Howellsey said...

I get stupidly excited about "christening" new gear. Have a new base camp tent for the Llyn Peninsula next month, looking forward to its christening too!

Stan said...

That Atholl to Kingussie trip is a favourite of mine, but turning west at the head of Glen Bruar down to Gaick Lodge etc. I had a great walk (bedding in some new gear like you) in June 2011 and I know Emma enjoyed it in the other direction a month or so later.

Louise said...

Hey Stan! Yep, really looking fotward to it.