We enjoy going for walks and during the lockdown have done a lot in our local area. The beach, the dunes and a local forest walk have become very familiar and the two golf courses are enjoyable. All very flat, really. Could we do something more demanding? We decided to find out. Scotland has a fantastic network of walks: glen walks, hill walks, mountain walks, forest walks. They are well laid, extremely well maintained and marked, this way protecting the environment from erosion. They are classed on a scale of one to five boots. The most demanding we had done so far is two boots. So, four boots? Ben Macdui. How far could we make it?
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The second hand on my watch had become loose. It was moving around under the glass and every once in a while got stuck with the hour and minute hands and stopped the passage of time completely. I like to support local businesses, so I first went to a watch shop not far from here. That guy sells Expensive Designer Watches and apparently was very busy. He recommended a clocksmiths’ workshop on Hämeentie. He said I could get my watch fixed for 10-20 euros over there, best value for my money, he said. These past two days have been glorious. A few degrees below zero (Centigrade), brilliant sunshine, just a little wind. Yesterday loads of people out walking, long queues in cafés. Many places are closed – I guess that’s only fair, they need their holidays like the rest of us. One of the buildings in Eiranranta (rather posh and terribly expensive) built about ten years ago is covered in scaffolding. Water damage. What ever happened to quality control??
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