on train out of glasgow

i am now on my second train from glasgow to Newcastle. the first was a
nice journey with beautiful views some of which i would of seen if you
i hadn't been staring at my feet trying to keep going. i always say
you should look up and around you otherwise you might as well just go
on a treadmill. but when its hard you tend to stair at your feet
concentrating on each step.

anyway at least i got to see some of the views, i will be back to do
the west highland way again but finish it and enjoy it.

although i may of been in pain for most of the last 3 days it has
still been worth it. totally by random heather small singing proud has
just come on my mp3 player. not sure proud is the correct word but i'm
pleased i made the decision to come home early and not suffer on to
the end. yes i would of then felt proud i made it but what would my
memories of been, PAIN.

i had a big smile on my face on the last train, not quite sure why.
maybe it was the fantastic views it wasn't because it was over.
probably looked like someone high on drugs or something.

i hadn't realised the stations in glasgow were quite that far apart
when rushing from one to the other, picked up my tickets and grabbed a
whopper from burger king as they were ready. don't really like half
the stuff in it but i was hungry.

oh i forgot before i left i spoke to a bloke in his sixties i would
guess. who i had seen on day 1 and was staying in my dorm in the youth
hostel. i told him i was going home. he said he had exactly the same
problem last year and gave up at the same point. i had seen him
attending to his feet the 1st day. i was pleased that someone else had
done exactly the same and knew what it was like. happy he came back to
do it again.

last night a bloke stopped and asked how i was getting on. he said he
recognised me from the hotel before i set off in milngavie and had
seen me camping the 1st night. he pointed me out to one of the others
to see if he recognised me, he did. they were in a group of about 10
doing it. i recognised a couple of the others mainly because 2 of the
short blokes were very noisey and that stuck in my mind when i had
been following them.

to be honest that was more like what i was hoping for, talking to
people doing the same thing but i guess i hadn't been that sociable
the first 2 days, too busy just trying to keep going.

suppose i should stop rambling on and jumping about from subject to subject.