An absolutely glorious day. As we set off for the Pentlands for our D of E walk we saw a van advertising "Forget thee not" memorials - what was really impressive was its registration number - R1PCU! We parked at a very busy Bonaly and then took a taxi to meet the rest of the group at Thriepmuir. Soon we were walking in the sunshine through the beautiful Pentland Hills. James went off to do his own walk and climbed lots of hills.
We walked our usual first day route from Thriepmuir to Bonaly via Loganlea and Glencorse Reservoirs and then over the saddle between Harbour Hill and Capelaw Hill and down to the campsite. It was a lovely walk but one of the groups was struggling and needed frequent rests, which held us up a bit. Edinburgh's "playground" was full of walkers and cyclists on this lovely day. There were lots of fisherman in boats on the reservoirs or standing fishing wearing waders - we saw someone catching a trout but he said that he was going to throw it back. Nature girl Shona picked up (and kissed) a frog! We had a picnic at a picnic table in blazing sunshine beside Loganlea Reservoir - where I saw Shona and Carolyn sitting having lunch in the rain five weeks ago! After a great walk we arrived at the camp site and helped the pupils get set up before nipping out to get a well-deserved chippie. And now we are toasting marshmallows at the camp-fire - brilliant fun!
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