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Macalisters on the King's Mind - The Parliamentary Register for this day in 1649 makes two separate mentions of Macalisters. First a warrant was issued to the magistrates of Edinburgh to keep Lord Reay and others, including John McAlester, 'in sure prison'. Lord Reay was John Mackay, the second to hold that title. Like his father, he had joined the Royalists in the recent Civil W... - 2012/05/23

New running partner - Hannah is getting pretty fast on her bike.  Today we put her to the test by heading to the cycle track and pointing her towards Asda.  I ran alongside.  She kept up a pretty good pace, stopping only for a pretend drink and to get her knickers out of her bum. The cycle track runs along an old railway line so is fairly level and strai... - 2012/05/22

Cycling Progress - Whinlatter Pass - Completed an ascent of Whinlatter Pass this evening.  It only scores a 5/10 in 100 Greatest Hill Climbs  and it was fairly easy despite being pushed off the road by the new 800 bus  service on the steepest part of the climb. The 800 service is a new service which allows people to take bikes on board, ironic huh? Here are the stats f... - 2012/05/20

Going Ape - Following a successful ascent and descent of Walla Crag and a tasty lunch at The Lakeland Peddlar, we decided to have a wander around the festival village at Keswick Mountain Festival.  Hannah immediately spotted a mini version of the Go Ape course and decided that she wanted a go. safety briefing we're off, smiling and laughing all the way a... - 2012/05/19

Hannah's fifth Wainwright - Walla Crag - Hannah bought some new boots while we were on holiday in Wales so it was pretty easy to persuade her to go up a mountain.  She has already done four and this will be number five, the popular Walla Crag .  I had been on my bronze NNAS navigation training the day before and so this was an ideal opportunity to practice my map reading skills... - 2012/05/19

Swaledale's Mining Legacy - Some of my recent walks have taken me along some of the finest scenery in the Dales and at the same time shown me a great deal of Swaledale's industrial heritage. I thought I'd take this opportunity to take a closer look at some of these historic sites. Far from being an expert, I found these places really interesting and I thought I would share so... - 2012/05/17