13th November 2007 Written some time after the event to accompany the photos of the walk now developed. I had kept an article from the Herald of 25th October 2003 of a walk up Cruachan Hill in the Trossachs. The fantastic photograph made me want to climb it some day and nearly four years later.... April was the best month this year with lovely sunny days. Amanda was on a weeks holiday and I was still off work looking after my folks. We travelled north and park...

Hi,The photo attached was received from Hopscotch Charity along with the receipt for the final donation. Hope to get it framed in due course. I have also added it to the Dublin Marathon Photo Album which enables you to view it in better format.Murdo

Hi,I'm now finally able to write and confirm all the stats for the Dublin Marathon run on October 2006. I have now passed on all the money pledged to Hopscotch Childrens Charity.Total amount raised was an amazing £4213.48This includes a cheque sent to Hopscotch for £3508.48. A further £705 will be claimed back from the taxman as Gift Aid to give the final total.Other stats for the race are as follows:Place: 2013 out of c.10,500Category Place...

Hi,It's been quite an adventure...On Saturday a bird flew into machinery of the incoming plane and had to be removed bit by bit and parts replaced on the plane before we could board. The two hour delay was too much for some Dublin bound party goers who had even more time to drink before getting on the plane. As they were a bit 'out of order' six women were ejected from the plane after we had boarded and their luggage had to be taken off causing furthe...

Hello again, Well this will hopefully be my last communication from foreign soil on this trip. I fly back home today and arrive back in Glasgow Tuesday 4th July at 1100 hours all being well after 40,00 miles of air travel. Am still to calculate the land miles but hope to in due course. Wanted to update you first of all on my activities since my last email a couple of weeks ago. After leaving Rio I spent 3 or 4 days in Salvador. This city has a populat...