away this weekend with friends from CVDG to mark the demise of the trailbuilding project.
happy - that a bunch of volunteers managed to deliver £120k+ of trails
sad - that a few misbehaving civil servants can derail a project and ultimately destroy a partnership that could have delivered so much
happy - that the trails are well used and in great nick, despite heavy use and little maintenance
sad - that no-one seems to give a fuck. even Ministers.
happy - that the group have remained friends and we had a great time over the weekend.
awesome weekend to be out and about in highland perthshire - very cold, a bit snowy.
met with pam/niall/daveL/carol/daveR/lisa for a bit of a wander before dinner. original plan was to get as far up schiehallion as we could before it got dark and then back down again. some late arrivals and spotting some folks on the slopes of craig varr above kinloch rannoch meant for a change of plan.
eight hardy souls set out in sub-zero temperatures and headed in the vague direction of where we thought that path was. slight fotwear issues meant that lisa and then daveR turned back. on and up. still not on a path. chasing deer (not in a bad way). quick stop for some champagne. carol, pam and sue turn back leaving daveL, niall and i to press on.
we attain the summit not long after the sun sets. a bit more champagne, breathing in the ciew, posing, down the other side and off the hill just as it gets dark. magic.
back to the hotel for a fine dinner, a few light refreshements, some idle chit-chat and before you know it, it is time for a cracking breakfast. we' head off to visit family in crieff on another unbelievably beautiful day.
viva CVDG!
more photos here.
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Is there no media interest in this? Seems a great story for someone to run with and may re-ignite interest in the project? assuming of course after all that pish any of you would want to do it.
the short sightedness of some people is frustrating but that short sightedness in those employed to run the country is heartbreaking.
been a couple of articles in the sunday herald, but the, minister seems to have decided that his civil servants have no case to answer, rather than investigate what went on.
i can only hope that he regrets that decision someday. not just a CVDG thing...
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