Day 14 Creiff - Stirling

• Great nights sleep, followed by a really enjoyable continental breakfast.
  Left my room looking more like a laundry, with socks, underwear, shirts hung from everywhere, and the tent hung in the shower drying. Will return it to a conventional bedroom tonight - maybe!
• Al drove me out to Creiff and started late at 11.00am. The hills of the highlands are now all behind me and the landscape is more conventional but with a very high density of pine forests which look very dramatic.
• Very soon signs for Auchterader begin to appear, for the golfers amongst you that means you're very close to Gleneagles, but 6 miles each way made it too far for a detour.
  Walked through two very picturesque villages of Broca & Kinbuck. In Kinbuck met a gentleman called Alex who showed enormous interest in the walk and then insisted on emptying his pockets and giving me the whole lot. Many thanks go to Alex
• Then onto Dunblane, the City of Dunblane. Really pretty place with some very tasty property. The sort of place you could enjoy living in, such a shame everybody's first thought on hearing the name is of past tragedies
• Just leaving Dunblane and I see a mirage, the walk must finally be getting to me. I am sure I can see a Marks & Spencers Simply Food. Not just any old food! It really is there, so it would be rude not to go in and grab a treat or 2.
• Last few miles are through the Bridge Of Allan near Stirling, nice shops kerbside cafes and restaurants
• Tomorrow is rest day, really ready for it, especially having walked some of my last rest day. Alistair tells me there will be no walking tomorrow! For those who know him, when Al says no, you do not argue!!!!!!!! Maybe a drive to see some sights. Then I think we will venture the 40 yards to the hotel restaurant for dinner, very good and very well priced.
  Have a good weekend everyone, hope to hear from you next week - if not before