Our first hill-blog entry as a merry band of four!
Any escape to walk up a hill is good as far as I am concerned. So on a sunny Sunday morning we hopped in the car and headed half an hour down the road to the Pentlands. Starting our walk at the Flotterston Inn and heading up to Glencorse Reservoir.
The name Flotterstone first appears on early-19th century maps. Scots fluthers can be loose flakes of stone or boggy/marshy ground. Maybe a reference to stepping stones across the Glencorse Burn?
Glencorse refers to the Gaelic gleann + crasg/croisg (croiseadh), ‘valley of the crossing(s)’. Before the Glencorse Reservoir was built (1822), it provided an ideal low route through the hills (from Penicuik, say, to Colinton, Currie or Balerno). Some have suggested that if there were wayside crosses at Cross Sward and the Clochmaid, perhaps the glen was named after these (Gaelic crois, ‘a cross’), but it more likely refers to a ‘crossing’.
So we headed out with Freyja walking and Leo in his carrier.
Stopping for Freyja to check up on baby.
Freyja fairly quickly decided that it was a waste of energy for her to walk when papa had the backpack ready for her - besides this is a much easier way to eat your banana!
Freyja directs us!
Come on papa!
Leo - trying to sleep through it. With the Glencorse reservoir behind us.
Freyja snoozing.
Stopped to let Leo stretch his legs.
Leo chilling.
Freyja having an extra run to use up some beans!
Notice her funky red trainers!
Leo needed a snack too.....
A Braxony selfie.
Leo seemed a little baffled by this walking/ sitting by a reservoir business.....
Freyja was playing a hilarious game of lets put grit from the road on mama's nose!
Leo did at least enjoy a snooze in the sunshine!
.....until Freyja decided to try to put his hat on!
Freyja, Leo and some Duke of Edinburgh Award kids going past.
And homeward bound at a brisk march, with Freyja doing some cow spotting!
Kit:
The LittleLife Freedom Carrier - for Freyja.
The Baby Bjorn - for Leo.
Many bananas!
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