Day 1: travelled 15 miles to the Hungry Snout from the ambulance station stopping for a break at Cockburn Mill and Elmford arriving at camp at the Snout at 6:30pm
Thanks to Iain Rutherford and Martin Niven for providing the accommodation. Also Leanne Patterson and Robert Middlemiss providing the chinise meal, drink and support vehicles.
Day 2 : Started at 9:30 leaving the Snout arriving at the top of Mayshiel at 11:30 for a break. Setting off from there we arrived at Giffird at 1:30 for lunch at the Goblin Ha’. Leaving there and setting off at 2:30 was a bit of a struggle, reaching East Winton at 5:00pm for a break. Thanks to Lewy Davidson for lightening the load by taking our bags to Musselburgh. Left East Winton and decided to walk to Musselburgh after a pint in Trannent arriving at the Woodside Hotel Musselburgh at 8:30pm, Pain from head to toe was unbarable completing 25 miles.
Day 3 : Start of the easy day. Only 5 miles to go. Left at 11:30 am joined by Charley big strides to keep the pace up. Last 2 Miles joined by Wakey, Sparrie & Lewy reaching Hollyrood Palace at 1:30pm. Job done lets walk the royal mile from pub to pub.
£1300 approx thanks to everybody who donated to the funds.
Injury list : Frank Strachan blisters x 2
Darrell Riddell sore tongue
Eric ‘the legend’ Feeney blisters x 2 sore legs but that Buckfast is some cure
James Bolton sore knee bruised ego
Pete Kinghorn still carring injury from Greece hangover
David Purves blister x 1 hangover
Derrek Middlemiss sore pockets
Photo left to right: Frank Strachan, David Purves, Eric ‘the legend’ Feeney, Derrek Middlemiss, Pete Kinghorn, Darrell Riddell, James Bolton.
