Sentimental and old
Bit less of the old
scottishkennyg wrote:Well done Dave..another door opening..
Thank you, need to find the keys to these doors
Mal Grey wrote:A great read, and obviously an emotional moment, as it should be. So many memories. Congratulations.
Thank you Mal, many memories for sure
mountain thyme wrote:Well put Dave. You look really happy in that last picture
Maybe a new 'at for your compleation when it comes will cheer you up
Thanks T, last pic took a couple of takes, least you got my face in this one (memories of a bath pic
) New At, good acronym hmm
dav2930 wrote:A beautifully elegiac reflection on life and loss and coming to the end of things. Thought provoking and heart-rending, it reminds us all how much we take for granted. There is something admirable about your reluctance to tick off that one remaining Munro. Good luck for the future SW.
Thank you dav2930, much appreciated. As one mountaineer said ' that a momentary negligence may destroy the happiness of a lifetime', so very true.
Sick Kid wrote:A wee tear (or 2) in my eye there Spider.....great report and sums up well how a lot of us feel on the hill.
And you've a belter of a hill to compleat on, that's what we finished on....just hope you get better weather than us
Thank you Sick Kid, me too, emotional things these hills
Alteknacker wrote:A fine piece of prose there, SW - more of a soliloquy than a report really; and none the worse for that. And some great pictures.
But: be wistful, but not melancholic! You've visited so many fine places - I remember really vividly your Fisherfields report - that I can't believe there aren't many many of them you'd want to visit again. After all, the Munros thing is only one of the many excuses we manufacture as reasons for getting into these wonderful spots.
For me, the Nr 1 is the Cuillins, and your pics brought it all back to life - the first time I went there, I camped next to the lochan in Choire a' Ghrundda, the next time I bivvied on Sgurr nan Eag. I'm quite sure I'll go back many times, and I can't imagine a time when it will pall. Some of these mountains are so immense and intense that it seems (at least to me) to take multiple exposures before one really feels one "knows" them.
Keep walkin' and reportin' !!!
Thanks Alteknacker, greatly appreciated and yes Fisherfields as with all, you could spend a week on any one and probably not know it that well
DonnyW wrote:Hey..I just remembered to look to see how you got on Spiderwebb..and its great news you have done Ben More and Sgur Dubh Mor.
Because we recently did some walking together in Knoydart .. I was with you again as I read your report.
Congratulations on doing 281 ..I hope to see you with 282 very soon...then you can move onto the next stage in your life long journey
If you want a rest from the hills .. may I suggest loch bagging .. by boat..?
Great report ..lovely photos .. and very moving
Thank you Donny, Loch bagging
You started something as I was looking up boats after our trip, not to mention passing one for sale each day whilst working on Skye
dooterbang wrote:Great read Spiderman, I think you portrayed your feellings well. The best journey in life by far, it never ends
Cheers Dooters, many thanks
Bean wrote:Enjoyed your report Spiderweb, nice pics, it looks like a tough walk! You write really well something that is hard to put into words, but resonates with us all.
Liked your description of Holly made me think of our dog Jess. She was lovely and whenever I am at home there is a place where I love to go and sit as she is always there looking out across the fields with me, sniffing the air
Thanks for posting, plenty more adventures ahead i'm sure, especially with winter round the corner
Thank you Bean, not such a tough walk, although the knees knew they had been out but that's Skye, like walking up and down stairs all day, just the terrain. But yes, the dogs are always with us, in some way