Kinross-shire Day Centre

10th July 2008
It is with regret that Graham had to stop walking in the Pyrenees when he scalded his right foot with boiling water. After seeing medical assistance he returned home on Tuesday 8th July. He had travelled from Irun on the Atlantic coast to Candanchu some 130 miles.
He is very grateful for all the support and good wishes from everyone and promises to complete the walk during 2009.

30th June 2008

Graham left Scotland on June 24th and began walking on Wednesday25th, he is accompanied for the first two weeks by Marilyn Lamont. By Thursday 26th they had reached the hills and spent the first night camping in a massive thunderstorm. They report, though, that they coped well, are very upbeat and getting fitter by the day. The weather is a bit misty but when it clears the scenery is beautiful. They had covered approximately 100 kilometers by Sunday 30th so are well on target.

Local man Graham Ramsay has generously offered to undertake a sponsored walk across the Spanish Pyrenes - a total of 502 miles in aid of the Kinross-shire Day Centre.

Graham is making all the arrangements himself and will be joined for parts of the walk by various friends from Kinross and further afield.

Graham will walk the famoust GR 11 which is part of the extensive GR footpath network of paths, tracks and trails running through the Spanish Pyrenees. It is physically challenging and Graham is having to put in a great deal of training.

Commencing on 24th June, Graham is planning to take 62 days, with only 4 days without walking, returning on 25th August.

Further information about the route can be found by searching for GR11 in any internet search engine.

You can encourage Graham and help the work of the Kinross-shire Day Centre by sponsoring the walk.

Photographs. Hopefully Graham, with the help of technology, will be able to send us regular updates of his progress, and maybe some photographs.