My head’s been under the bonnet. But it’s all back to normal and ticking over nicely.
Bigbananafeet, whose name regular listeners will recognise, has just been in comms. He started South on the West Highland Way from Ft Bill at 1700 on Sunday.
He’s encountered storms, contstant rain and his feet are in tatters. As of 1445 today he’s on Conic Hill, and he’ll be on the home straight now.
I’m having flashbacks right now.
Okay what have you done with him. You’re obviously an imposter!
It’ll settle down, I’ll untie the real Petesy later…
Phew! That’s better. The real Petesy has returned.
I bet BBF will be rather pleased to get home. Sounds grim.
Ach, what’s he been playing at, dawdling like that?!! ;O)
Poor Bananafeet – are his feet all peeled?
Aye, they’re all blistered and they’re bruised black and yellow.
22:44:12 – he’s finished.
“Feet burst.”
Well done, lad.
Aye, I got the text.
Good lad indeed :o)
Having a soak then a curry apparently. Sounds like a good way to wind things up.
Magic.
That’s an odd coincedence, when I got back after my shot on the Way I was fixated with getting pakora.
I blame the hypothermia.
I did get my pakora though.
Thanks all ;o)
Aye, am all done. 27 1/2 miles on the last day! I wonder if I was starting to get hypothermic cause I was a litle delerious and staggering when I hit the last 1/4 mile.
The last ten miles were done on pure bloody minded determination and the thought of Claire waiting with a Lamb Bhoona, a few packs of “Jonny’s onion rings”, a Cadbury’s Boost, “Jelly babies” and a bottle of “Bru” (order was put in whilst walking)
Seriously, I just read that wee desciription with a shiver going up my back. I empathise absolutely.
How’s the feet, and when do we see the whole story?
Theres a wee description here
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/forum/threadreply.asp?last=1#last
Feet arent as bad as I expected today, a few blisters and a fair wee bit of bruising on the balls of my feet. Right calf muscle is pretty sore (overstretched) and left knee is pretty sore going down stairs etc. I was hobbling about like an old arthritic man last night though, thank god I had Claire to nurse me (She’s a wee angel)
Need to get some new poles I wore the tips clean off those Alpkits and I think a OMM Villain wouldnae go amiss either.
Aye we’ll need to get out on those Kilpatricks again for a gas about WHW adventures ;o)
Aye, give me a shout. We’ll compare tales of injury and inconvenience.
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/gallery/images.asp?sp=&v=1&UAbN=2783
Photies
finally got the camera back, which is why they are late. I’m a little dissapointed in them but seeing as the camera spent most of the journey in an “Exped” dry-bag I’m surprised there are as many.
Nice shots there. I like the mummified feet :o)
I was getting flashbacks again looking at them…