The Forest Lodge Hotel
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I had a divine breakfast of Scottish porridge followed by yoghurt, honey and an assortment of fresh fruit - slurp! Our host at Distant Hills Guest House (two thumbs WAY up!), Peter, dropped me and two other hikers off at Gairlochy at 9:15 and I set off walking. Only 12 miles to go today! The first few miles of the hike were through a lovely forest …
Day 10
... geek then one of the pretty damn computer literate. I've also been fortunate enough to live in one of the most internet savvy countries in the world for almost 15 years. If you fall behind with new technology, you fall behind in every aspect of life, so I'm glad people can come to the library and get the help they need. Saying that, the library's nowhere near as well-equipped as the university's shiny new Information Commons.
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Day 9
Taking things easy today, as I'm feeling a bit under the weather. I head down to the centre of Hillsborough around half ten and spend a pleasant morning working in a tea room, feeling a tad out of place with my huge laptop. A very twee establishment indeed, with quality china, woolly tea cosies and plenty of grannies. On the high street are at least two hot pork sandwich shops, the smell I always associate with Sheffield. If ...
Days 7 and 8
... as ever. We then walk up Brocco Bank to what used to be a warren of student halls and flats, searching around in vain for Earnshaw Hall, where I lived in my first year. After consulting Google Maps, I see a pile of rubble where it used to be. Earnshaw, along with other nearby halls, was apparently pulled down in 2006 to make way for the new Endcliffe student village. All very modern and fabulous, I'm sure, but I can't help feeling sad.
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Day 6
Sitting in the Graduate pub opposite the Central Library - never been here before, not sure it even existed in my day. It's lunchtime, and the clientele look like a mix of locals and students. They have some kind of student discount scheme called i-card. I-everything these days, innit? Guessing that the student populace has changed a lot since tuition fees came in. I, for one, wouldn't have managed to scrape the cash together. The journey up last night was fine until ...
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