I’ve been a little quiet on the blog over the last few weeks as I had a different type of adventure when my baby girl was born eight weeks early.
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So life has been pretty hectic. Little Clara is still in the baby unit at the hospital but she is doing well and I have returned to work – and to the great outdoors!<\/p>\n
I was out in Glen Affric on Saturday on the mountain bike doing a lovely little circuit which you can read about in the Inverness Courier this Friday.<\/p>\n
And tomorrow I’m getting my first taste of sea kayaking thanks to Explore Highland.<\/p>\n
In amongst all the chaos, my book arrived from the printers and is now available to buy online and in some shops – see the Tread Wisely page for more details. <\/p>\n
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