Wednesday 26th January 2011

I didn't walk last weekend due to the lovely occasion of being a Godmother at my niece Alice's Christening.
But the preparations for the CWT continue regardless.
On Tuesday I went to school with weights round my ankles to strengthen my legs, much to the amusement of some of the other teachers and pupils. I also took in some of my kit to show some of my pupils, and they were particularly impressed by my cooking gear and my Gore-tex hat (with optional orange mode for rescue and waterproofing purposes!). It is rather cool I must admit although only for people who don't mind drawing attention to themselves!
I have also been trying out different cereal bars, with the intention of choosing the best ones and sending some out in food parcels to a few spots along the way.
I haven't tried them all out yet, but so far the Naked and Trek bars are the winners by far, in terms of taste and natural ingredients.

I am going to carry a maximum of 5 days' food, so will be posting some food and maps out to two locations; a B & B in Ullapool, and also to Killalan Bunkhouse. I think carrying 3 maps at a time will be quite enough.
I have made up an excel spreadsheet listing all the items I will be caryrying and their weights. It is quite a large list and another time I will attach it to this blog (somehow!). So far it looks like I will be carrying about 9 kg of 'kit' and perhaps another 4kg of food. I will not carry much water for reasons which should be obvious. 
I will attach a few photos of the kit I am so proud of and keep up the exercise.
This morning I swam 38 lengths before work (950 m) and after work I did aerobics with Emma Bugler at school - a lady not to be reckoned with after a tough day at the office!! So I am feeling great (i.e. knackered)