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Soi dog Olympic adventures, Isle of Wight (2026)

05/10/2026

🐾 And so it begins… 🥹🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

There are some moments when you’ve spent so long working towards something that, when it finally arrives, it’s almost impossible to put into words how you feel.

This is one of those moments.

This morning, Olympic and I stood here in Drymen, right at the start of the Rob Roy Way… and suddenly it all feels very real. 🥹

96 miles of Scottish countryside.
7 days.
Wild camping along the way.
And then, when our feet have already had enough… Ben Nevis. ⛰️

After everything it has taken to get here, especially recovering from my Achilles injury, there have been moments when I honestly wondered whether we would make it to this starting point.

But we did. ❤️

And standing here with my little adventure buddy beside me, looking at that sign saying “Start of the Rob Roy Way”, I felt incredibly emotional.

Olympic has no idea what lies ahead. She just knows we’re together, there are smells to investigate and adventures to be had. 😂🐾

For me, this journey is about so much more than walking 96 miles. It’s about proving that sometimes, even when things knock you sideways, you can keep putting one foot in front of the other… until eventually you find yourself standing exactly where you dreamed you would be.

So here we go.

Day 1. Drymen → wherever the trail takes us. 🥾🐾

Wish us luck… we’re off! ❤️

And, as always, we’re doing this for the dogs. 🐶❤️
Our Soi Dog Foundation fundraiser and our fundraiser to help with our adventure expenses are both pinned at the top of my profile. If you’d like to support us, just click on the photo at the top of my page and it will take you through to the fundraiser.

96 miles. 7 days. One very determined human and one little rescue dog.

Let the adventure begin. 🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

05/10/2026

🌅 Good morning from Drymen! 🥾🐾

We’ve had a wonderful night’s sleep and, honestly, this bed is so comfortable! 😂 Olympic is clearly in no hurry to leave it either, so she’s going to enjoy it a little longer while I get up and pack the rucksack again.

I’m kick-starting my morning with a cup of Red On coffee ☕️🔥 — yep, the UK’s strongest coffee from Contact Coffee. Just what I need before putting one foot in front of the other!

I can already hear the birds starting to sing outside the hotel room window. It’s a lovely, peaceful way to start Day 1 of the Rob Roy Way. ❤️

We’re due some rain this morning, so it looks like we’ll have a damp start, but hopefully things will clear this afternoon. 🌧️➡️🌤️

I have an idea of where I’d like to camp tonight… but will we actually make it that far? That will depend on how my ankle behaves today. I’m going to listen to it and take things as they come — there’s absolutely no point pushing too hard on day one.

Olympic will be rising for her breakfast shortly, and then she’ll probably go straight back to snoozing to conserve her energy until we head off. 😂

That’s one thing she’s particularly good at. She isn’t a dog who bounces around getting herself worked up. She simply waits, watches and snoozes until she sees me pick up her harness… and then she knows it’s adventure time! 🐾❤️

And so it begins… 96 miles of the Rob Roy Way, one step and one paw at a time. 🥾🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

❤️ Our fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page.
We have our main fundraiser supporting Soi Dog Foundation, and our second fundraiser is helping with the expenses of making this adventure possible. Every donation, share, like and bit of support really does mean so much to us. 🐾❤️

Thank you all for following along and supporting us. Now… time to get this rucksack packed and start Day 1! 🎒🥾🐾

04/10/2026

And that’s a goodnight from us! 🐾❤️

Olympic has had her sausages, investigated every scent Drymen has to offer, and is now completely worn out and tucked up in bed. 😂🐶💤

Tomorrow morning it’s an early start and Day 1 of the Rob Roy Way! 🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

96 miles from Drymen to Pitlochry, seven days of Scottish countryside, wild camping, muddy paws, tired legs and hopefully plenty of adventures along the way.

After all the preparation, training and rehab, the moment has finally arrived. We’re ready. 💪🐾

Thank you all so much for following along, supporting us, sharing our posts and supporting our fundraisers. It genuinely means the world. ❤️

Now… time to get some sleep. Tomorrow we walk! 🌙🥾🐾

Goodnight from Olympic & me. See you bright and early for Day 1! ❤️

04/10/2026

😂🌭 Olympic has had a very important evening! 🐾❤️

Three sausages.

THREE. WHOLE. SAUSAGES. 🌭🌭🌭

And judging by that face, she would like it noted that she feels this is a perfectly reasonable portion and is now wondering why there isn’t a fourth one. 😂

She’s certainly settling into the Winnock Hotel very nicely! 🐶❤️

04/10/2026

🐾 We’ve Arrived in Drymen! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

We have finally arrived at the Winnock Hotel! ❤️

Well… we actually got here at 2pm 😂 but Olympic had other ideas! Apparently, before we could possibly enter the hotel, she needed to investigate EVERY. SINGLE. SCENT. that Drymen has to offer. 🐕👃

So we wandered, sniffed and explored… and got rather damp in the process! ☔️😂

Then, just to finish things off, I managed to drop my phone straight into a puddle 🤦‍♀️😂 It’s currently drying out, so fingers crossed it survives!

Thankfully, the hotel is absolutely lovely and it’s so nice to finally be here. After travelling through the night and spending most of today on the road, I think a well-deserved night’s sleep is very much in order! 😴❤️

Olympic is settled, I’m warm and dry, and tomorrow the real adventure begins…

Day 1 of the Rob Roy Way! 🥾🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just me, my adventure buddy and 96 miles of Scottish countryside ahead of us. ❤️

Both of our fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page. If you’re having trouble finding them, click on the photo at the top of our profile and it will take you directly to the fundraiser page. Every donation, share, like and bit of support means so much to us. ❤️🐾

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04/10/2026

🌄 Good morning from somewhere on the long road north! 🐾🏴

It’s definitely cooler up north, but there’s something I absolutely love about that crisp autumn air. 🍂 It finally feels like we’re getting closer to the adventure!

We’re taking our time this morning and slowly making our way towards Drymen. We still have around 170 miles to go, but there’s absolutely no rush — we can’t check into our hotel until 3pm anyway, so plenty of time for stops, leg stretches and coffee. ☕️

I even managed to grab an hour’s nap a little while ago… something I definitely needed after driving through the night! 😴

Olympic, on the other hand, has apparently decided that sleep is completely unnecessary 😂 She has been awake all night keeping me company. I keep telling her, “It’s okay, you can go to sleep!” but she’s far too excited about what’s happening. She knows something big is coming! ❤️🐾

After months of planning, training, packing and counting down the days, we’re finally on our way to the Rob Roy Way.

Just us two, heading north for another adventure. 🥾🐕❤️

96 miles of the Rob Roy Way… 7 days… wild camping… and then Ben Nevis.

And Olympic doesn’t carry a thing — apparently that’s my job! 😂🎒🐾

📌 FINDING OUR FUNDRAISERS 📌

We’ve had a few people say they’re having trouble finding the fundraiser links, so just to make things easier:

Both fundraisers are pinned at the top of our profile page. 📌

👉 Click on the fundraiser photo at the top of our profile and it will take you directly to the fundraiser page.

One fundraiser is our main fundraiser for Soi Dog Foundation, helping support the amazing work they do for dogs in need. 🐕❤️

The other fundraiser is to help with the expenses of our Scotland adventure, including the costs involved in taking on this challenge.

Thank you so much for all your support — every donation, share, like, comment and kind message really does mean the world to us. ❤️

Now… onwards to Scotland! 🏴🥾🐾

03/10/2026

🚢 And we’re off! Southampton bound! 🐾❤️

Olympic and I are officially on our way to Scotland! 🏴✨

She was a little stressed when we first boarded the Red Funnel, which isn’t surprising after 7 months since our last ferry trip. It just takes her a little while to remember that she’s done this before and that everything is okay.

So we took a gentle little walk around the outside deck, had some fresh air, watched the water and let her take everything in at her own pace. Then we headed into the pet lounge… and look at her now! 🥰

Relaxed, settled and looking very much like she owns the place! 😂🐶

One little step at a time, just like everything else we’ve overcome together. ❤️

The adventure has officially begun!
Next stop… Scotland! 🏴🥾🐾

Thank you so much to everyone following along, supporting us, sharing our posts and supporting both of our fundraisers. It genuinely means so much. ❤️

Both fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page if you’d like to follow our journey and support what we’re doing for Soi Dog Foundation and our travel expenses.

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03/10/2026

She’s READY! 🐾🧡🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

My little adventure buddy is all suited up and ready for the next big chapter! 🎒🐕‍🦺

Tonight we’re booked on the last ferry leaving the island, and then it’s time to point the car north and begin our long journey to Scotland. 🚗💨

Tomorrow we’ll arrive in Drymen, get ourselves settled, and then… the Rob Roy Way begins! 🥾🐾

96 miles across Scotland, 7 days, wild camping along the way, and then the biggest challenge of all — Ben Nevis. ⛰️

Just me, Olympic, our backpacks and one heck of an adventure ahead. ❤️

I honestly can’t believe we’re finally here. All the training, planning, packing, fundraising and preparation has led to this moment.

Thank you to everyone who has supported us by following our journey, sharing our posts, donating, liking and cheering us on. It genuinely means so much. ❤️

Both of our fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page — our main fundraiser for Soi Dog Foundation, and our second fundraiser helping with the expenses of this adventure.

Now… Scotland, here we come! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🐾🥾

03/10/2026

🏴🐾 TONIGHT WE HEAD TO SCOTLAND! 🏴🐾

And suddenly… it’s finally here! 😍

Tonight Olympic and I leave home and begin our 500-mile journey north to Scotland. After months of planning, training, packing, repacking, worrying, unpacking and then packing again 😂… we are finally on our way!

Just 2 days until we take our first steps on the Rob Roy Way. 🥾🐾

96 miles. 7 days. Wild camping.
And then, once we’ve finished the trail, there’s still Ben Nevis waiting for us — 1,352 metres of Scottish mountain standing between us and the end of this adventure! ⛰️

It feels very surreal looking at this picture and knowing that the next time we’re together like this, we’ll be somewhere in the Scottish countryside, carrying everything we need on our backs and just putting one foot and one paw in front of the other. ❤️

Olympic doesn’t carry a thing… her job is simply to enjoy the adventure and keep me company! 😂🐶

The car is loaded, the kit is ready, and our little adventure dog is about to become a Scottish adventure dog! 🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

A huge thank you to every single person who has followed our journey, liked, commented, shared our posts and supported our fundraising. It genuinely means so much. ❤️

Our two fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page — one raising money for Soi Dog Foundation, and the other helping with the costs of making this adventure possible.

Now… time to load the last few bits, give Olympic a big cuddle, and head north! 🚗💨🐾

Here we go… Scotland, we’re coming for you! 🏴🐾⛰️

02/10/2026

🐾❤️ One last night at home…

Olympic is making the absolute most of her last night at home before our big adventure begins. She’s already taken herself off to bed, surrounded by all her favourite cuddly friends. 🥹🐶❤️

Tomorrow night, we’ll be setting off on our 500-mile journey north to Scotland, driving through the night to reach Drymen ready to start the Rob Roy Way. And knowing my little co-pilot, she’ll probably be far too excited to actually snooze much on the journey! 😂🐾

The car is now loaded, apart from a few last-minute bits that will go in tomorrow. Everything is finally coming together… and it’s starting to feel very real now! 😳🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Just 2 more sleeps… well, technically one sleep and then a very long drive! 😂

Our adventure is almost here. ❤️🐾🥾

Both of our fundraisers are pinned at the top of our page if you’d like to support us. ❤️

🐕 Our main fundraiser is raising money for Soi Dog Foundation, helping support the incredible work they do for dogs and cats in need.

🥾 Our second fundraiser is to help with the expenses of our challenge, including the costs involved in making this adventure possible.

A huge thank you to everyone who has donated, shared our posts, followed our journey, liked our updates and supported Olympic and me along the way. It genuinely means the world to us. ❤️🐾

🐾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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