I was delighted to meet a colleague, Paul Dodd, at Aran cafe for a catch up over coffee, and for me, breakfast, at 8am. I was meeting David Philp at Falkirk Wheel later in the day to walk onto Bonnybridge and he had alerted me that Paul actually lived in Linlithgow and it was good luck that Paul was able to fit in a coffee before heading off to Perth for the day. When he left I spent some time exploring Linlithgow Palace where Mary, Queen of Scots, was born. Unfortunately, it didn’t open until 9:30 and I needed to head off so resolved to return and spend more time in this beautiful town at some point. I headed off back onto the Union Canal, via Subway to pick up some lunch - a new experience for me! The heavy rain had gone through during the night, and I only had light rain for a short time 3 or 4 times during the day - to the extent that when it rained mid afternoon I didn’t bother putting my waterproof jacket on. I found the canal walk today more interesting than yesterday - the...