Had a little bit of a problem finding a decent campsite yesterday … but quite happy with the one I eventually setup.
After that I walked along the River / Glen Lui towards Mar Lodge, now owned by the Scottish Trust. The TGO has a meeting spot there.
The walk went through ancient forest and passed by some hunting relicts from another time (Derry Lodge … and later see the ballroom at the Mar Lodge).
Before coming to the stables I walked by the ballroom and the Mar Lodge itself … they were preparing for a wedding and I was quickly invited for a beer (noon 😊).
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I signed off at the TGO whiteboard and went for the last 7.5km towards Braemar first crossing the River Dee and eventually entering Braemar. I walked by the house that we rented in 2021 and where I wrote part of my book NOVEL INNOVATION DESIGN FOR THE FUTURE OF HEALTH … in the meantime downloaded almost 60k times from the SPRINGER site.
🚶♂️ : 25 – 15 of which were TGOC Participants
🦌 : –
OURA: Readiness 80 (wow!), Sleep 86 (more wow!), Activity 75 (did too much)
Only 19km today and 400 altitude meters …
Learnings:
- Increasing excitement the further you get to your goal … especially when things work out well.
- I knew that before, but realised it again in the last days: I am rather introvert … prefer to be alone than to be with lots of people. But certainly enjoy the company of friends and my family.
- Nice to come back to places that you enjoyed before and that still are as good as they were.
Magic Moments:
I was talking to a young participant of the short TGOC … and asked him if he would do the complete one next year … his answer: If I get off time from work!
I am soooooo lucky and happy that for 10 years+ now I determine my schedule and my time off and that I also have the financial freedom to do whatever I want whenever I want. Does not mean I work less than before – on the contrary – just means that you do not have to follow other people’s agenda! Very satisfying!
And another magic moment was passing by Mar Lodge that prepared for a wedding and one of the attendees handed me a GERMAN beer!
And last … I met another DUOLINGO Scottish Gaelic student like me among the TGO participants.
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