Back Walking Again

After a 3 week break from walking due to this horrible virus that hit the Graham family we headed up to Eskdalemuir today for a 6 mile walk from Samye Ling round the alternative forestry transport road. This was built at a cost of £5m a few years ago so that forestry wagons could avoid the village of Eskdalemuir. In the 1.5 hours on this road there were 7 loaded wagons and 3 unloaded wagons used the road so it is getting well used.

2 old Stupas plus the Samye Ling one

An empty forestry wagon passes by

A loaded wagon heads our way

The view from the forestry road.

Tom and John about to be run over by a forestry wagon.

Eskdalemuir Kirk

The entrance to the Samye Ling retreat

The last mile of the walk along a perfect track beside the road for walkers and cyclists that takes you from the village to the Buddhist Monastery.

This was a most enjoyable walk on a perfect day but I was glad to see the finish and it is going to take me a wee while to get back to my pre virus fitness when walks of 7 miles or further we're no bother at all. It still annoys me that Gaye and I should be in California for October enjoying beautiful weather with our American grandchildren but will re book once we are fully fit again.