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cherylmurfin

Nov 6, 20194 min read

Dear Self

Dear Self, Remember when your little band poured tired and overwhelmed into the taxi at Glasgow airport the day before the start of our...

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cherylmurfin

Nov 4, 20196 min read

Day 8: The End of the West Highland Way

What was it I said at the beginning of this walk with these five courageous writing women? The end is just a new starting point for...

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cherylmurfin

Nov 1, 20194 min read

Kinlochleven: Who Walks Ahead of You?

Cozy and settled in at Allt-na-Leven bed and breakfast in Kinlochleven, we gathered in a circle the evening before reaching Fort William,...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 30, 20194 min read

Day 7: The Bloody Devil

A place name speaks a thousand words. So let’s start this post with that name: The Devil’s Staircase. Two of our writers finished their...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 29, 20194 min read

Day 6: Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse

The thing about Scotland in October is RAIN. Because RAIN. All RAIN. More RAIN. So I found myself wondering about the metaphor I, we, are...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 28, 20195 min read

The Best Game (and Prompt) Ever

Today the prompt for writing came from The Best Game Ever. Yes, that is actually the title of the game: The Best Game Ever. At least in...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 27, 20194 min read

Day 5: Inverarnan to Tyndrum

We walked as a merry little band for half the distance between Inverarnan and Tyndrum. I love the names of the villages here. Tyndrum....

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cherylmurfin

Oct 26, 20196 min read

Day 4: Rowardennan to Inverarnan

Given the challenge of last night, several in our group smartly decided to take the daily “out” and travel by ferry from Rowardennan to...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 25, 20197 min read

Isle of the Cowled Woman

Perhaps part of the reason for the difficult hours wandering from Balmaha to Rowardennan was the 2-hour diversion our merry band took at...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 24, 20198 min read

Day 3: Balmaha to Rowardennan

Tears flowed this evening. Several of the writers on this walk have been closely following Charlie Loram's guide to the West Highland Way...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 22, 20195 min read

Phoenix Rising from Balmaha

We have two official writing prompts each day on this walking writers retreat -- the word given at the beginning of each day and the...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 4, 20194 min read

Day 2: Dryman to Balmaha

The walk from Dryman to Balmaha was shorter -- 9 miles compared to yesterday's 12. Still, that’s a right punchy stroll in the Scottish...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 3, 20195 min read

Day 1: Malngavie to Dryman

NOTE: This is a reboot. Due to poor internet connection as we walked the West Highland Way this month, I was unable to post our...

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cherylmurfin

Oct 2, 20193 min read

Walking & Writing the West Highland Way

Adventures start with an idea. Last year, I got an idea that took me a thousand miles across Europe, starting with a 500-mile walk across...

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