WALK REVIEW: 4th January 2016
I have been to
Whitelee many times in the past – when my boys were babies I took both of them to the stroller/striders group they ran every Tuesday morning. I loved that it was somewhere ‘different’ to come a walk – I felt a world away from home, and the air was always FRESH!! I remember feeling a little crazy at the time because I would literally be there rain, hail or shine whereas most people preferred to wait for the dry sunny days. At least the Ranger could always count on at least 1 mum & buggy turning up for the walk 🙂
Check out my
2 minutes of fame recorded one sunny Summer morning in 2013 for the
Paths for All charity! Sadly I had to stop going once Nathan started nursery as I couldn’t make it back home in time to collect him.
Nathan was actually here a few weeks ago on a nursery trip so was excited to be back and took great pride in giving me all his knowledge on the turbines as we walked! Thomas appeared to have no prior memory of the place! Oh well…
The huts actually mark the start of the mountain bike trails and are a pretty new addition. In fact I had never been up to them before. They turned out to be brilliant! There are 5 in total and all face slightly different directions meaning you can find the one which shelters best against the wind. Each has a picnic bench inside.
I love Whitelee. I love the open space and changeable weather and seeing so many others out with their dogs, kids and bikes. However next time I will definitely take the buggy for Thomas – Today made me realise that my quest to build up his wee legs for longer walks has been a little premature: he is only 2 afterall, I am probably expecting too much…. I really really REALLY want to be able to take them hillwalking from a young age and know that my little sister was only 4 when she first climbed Ben Nevis and I guess I’ve been a bit carried away with wanting my boys to take a similar path. There is plenty of time ahead – I shall slow down 🙂
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