tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post6586582433256955206..comments2024-03-27T00:02:28.418+00:00Comments on Alex and Bob`s Blue Sky Scotland: Balloch to Drymen. Route 7 Loch Lomondside.Duncryne.blueskyscotlandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-16966990159158044502015-04-21T08:22:48.269+01:002015-04-21T08:22:48.269+01:00Brilliant post as always Bob. I'm wondering ho...Brilliant post as always Bob. I'm wondering how old the seaplane is and if it's the same one I photographed nine years ago. (It's on a disk somewhere)The Glebe Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609629219727888442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-8099636260444371602015-04-19T19:59:35.237+01:002015-04-19T19:59:35.237+01:00I have to say that none of our roads are really qu...I have to say that none of our roads are really quiet - even the backroads - as here, everyone drives EVERYWHERE :-( They're all pretty hilly too which I'm not good at.<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-19747678809534287042015-04-19T12:06:54.928+01:002015-04-19T12:06:54.928+01:00Hi Lux,
Thank you.Hi Lux,<br />Thank you.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-42253054737849312552015-04-19T07:32:59.814+01:002015-04-19T07:32:59.814+01:00Those blooms are so pretty. Stunning photos as alw...Those blooms are so pretty. Stunning photos as always. :)Lux G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00557863683608790087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-42250451145202342752015-04-18T22:20:39.429+01:002015-04-18T22:20:39.429+01:00Hi Carol,
If you have a network of quiet minor roa...Hi Carol,<br />If you have a network of quiet minor roads around you then cycling for fun without a hill at the end of it can be enjoyable, or going out in your boat to visit interesting islands in lochs(keep safe though) or even Geocaching for a few months if the doc says you need a complete break from pounding up big hills.<br />We didn't need to take two full years off I just found I really enjoyed doing other stuff but it did mean our knees repaired themselves fully before our return and we haven't had problems since. Depends what gives you pleasure though.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-89058199911837005792015-04-18T01:34:50.394+01:002015-04-18T01:34:50.394+01:00I'm definitely seeing a lot of other hillwalke...I'm definitely seeing a lot of other hillwalkers with the same troubles. I hope I don't have to take 2 years off though. I really wanted to get my Munro Tops compleated this year and then I was going to give up the big stuff in Scotland and do easier things - like cycling long glens on the estate tracks and more bothying. I'm not sure bothying will really help my knee and hip though due to the heavy pack I'd have to carry.<br /><br />If I don't carry on doing hills and stuff, I'll end up hugely fat as my main other hobby is eating! Especially cakies!<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-61336892758923977632015-04-18T00:30:57.150+01:002015-04-18T00:30:57.150+01:00Hi Carol,
Yes, its a changed world where children ...Hi Carol,<br />Yes, its a changed world where children spend a lot of their childhood indoors addicted to computer screens, their parents can sit in company yet get constantly distracted and spend more time looking at tablets or smart phones interacting with virtual "friends" instead of the real ones right beside them(that's happened to me in pubs and restaurants so I don't bother with those "friends" any more)and attention spans are much shorter as a result.<br />Although people seem to like looking at nature programmes and animals its maybe just as well they don't interact outdoors anymore, preferring a virtual existence as in 40 to 60 years time a lot of it will be extinct anyway.(If you think how much the world has changed in our lifetime and how small,fragile and depleted it has become instead of this vast and inexhaustible planet on school globes this is not such a wild statement.)<br />Don't know what your leg problems are but its worth remembering both Alex and I could hardly walk up tiny hills without our knees crunching and a lot of pain 15 years ago after 20 years of mountains and backpacking tours abroad. Had to rest for two years doing kayaking, cycling and staying away from large hills but they did recover and I enjoyed those two years. That's one of the reasons I don't do too many Munros these days and try to vary my sports as I know loads of folk who have completely burned out their joints on the mountains. There is hope though unless you keep damaging the same parts over and over until they are knackered.<br />Just enjoying the outdoors and having a good time is what counts at the end of the day.<br />Hope you make a full recovery, whatever it is. Best wishes.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-54944550609258167482015-04-17T20:46:57.532+01:002015-04-17T20:46:57.532+01:00Lovely photos of the spring flowers - brought a sm...Lovely photos of the spring flowers - brought a smile to my face. As I'm having hill-walking threatening leg problems just now, that's was pretty much needed.<br /><br />Your quote "you can have fun for free...anywhere" couldn't be truer but so few people do see that fact. I see people driving the couple of miles to the local 'ice-cream parlour' with their kids so they can stuff ice cream and play in a 'soft-play area' - so far from what we used to do totally free as kids around here. We spent all day across the moors or up the woods. No wonder people are short of money.<br />Carol.Carolhttp://www.mountaincowardadventures.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-1243158798116966422015-04-17T00:07:13.166+01:002015-04-17T00:07:13.166+01:00Hi Neil,
Balloch was certainly mobbed over Easter ...Hi Neil,<br />Balloch was certainly mobbed over Easter but most of the places I go are quiet and I'm lucky if I see a handful of people all day. As Tom Weir once said... "The best thing about Balloch is that it's easy to get out of."blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-88055465820894987742015-04-13T20:02:13.815+01:002015-04-13T20:02:13.815+01:00Now that's my type of country Bob. It's at...Now that's my type of country Bob. It's at its best just now and before the summer crowds arrive.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01521811229603749067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-6050199879328497742015-04-12T00:55:18.078+01:002015-04-12T00:55:18.078+01:00Hi Anne,
It's one of my favourite tours for va...Hi Anne,<br />It's one of my favourite tours for variety and scenery with several options going out via Caldarvan Loch then Townhead of Aber, up Duncryne, out to Croftamie then Drymen returning via Auchencarroch. Can also do a nice bike run from Drymen over the back road past Drymen road cottage to Gartmore returning via Upper Balwill and Balfron using minor roads where possible.(short unavoidable section on main roads to make this one a circular route) blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-30082639795423233352015-04-12T00:40:45.374+01:002015-04-12T00:40:45.374+01:00Cheers Linda.Cheers Linda.blueskyscotlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373718369702364265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-90762053144409647752015-04-11T23:32:53.163+01:002015-04-11T23:32:53.163+01:00Not an area I've cycled in properly to explore...Not an area I've cycled in properly to explore. It's on the list now. <br />Hasn't the weather been gorgeous? A bit more "normal" today though, but still with sunny spells, which is good!<br />I'm with you on the finding things to do for free rather than paying - it seems to be a way of avoiding crowds too (not a fan of crowds).andamentohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338225798888415276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6429013260986201371.post-17074994331832875472015-04-11T15:32:46.407+01:002015-04-11T15:32:46.407+01:00Beautiful bike ride!Beautiful bike ride!Linda W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00805197763483105000noreply@blogger.com