Charlie, Meg and Me by Gregor Ewing sampler
Charlie: Prince Charles Edward Stuart, second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, instigator of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, fugitive with a price of £30,000 on his head following the disaster of Culloden, romantic figure of heroic failure. Meg: My faithful, four-legged companion, carrier of supplies, listener of my woes, possessor of my only towel. Me: An ordinary guy from Falkirk only just on the right side of 40, the only man in a houseful of women, with a thirst for a big adventure, craving an escape from everyday life. For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces Charlie’s epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited islands.
Charlie: Prince Charles Edward Stuart, second Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland, instigator of the Jacobite uprising of 1745, fugitive with a price of £30,000 on his head following the disaster of Culloden, romantic figure of heroic failure.
Meg: My faithful, four-legged companion, carrier of supplies, listener of my woes, possessor of my only towel.
Me: An ordinary guy from Falkirk only just on the right side of 40, the only man in a houseful of women, with a thirst for a big adventure, craving an escape from everyday life.
For the first time, Bonnie Prince Charlie’s arduous escape of 1746 has been recreated in a single journey. The author, along with his faithful border collie Meg, retraces Charlie’s epic 530 mile walk through remote wilderness, hidden glens, modern day roads and uninhabited islands.
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gregor ewing has combined his passion for the outdoors with his<br />
love of Scottish history in undertaking the six-week journey that led<br />
to <strong>Charlie</strong>, <strong><strong>Me</strong>g</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Me</strong>. Always looking to widen his knowledge of<br />
Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s past, he is as happy trawling through a tome <strong>by</strong> a warm<br />
fire as he is exploring ruins <strong>and</strong> battlefields. His outdoor exploits were<br />
initially a means of gaining fitness, but after completing the Duke of<br />
Edinburgh Award <strong>and</strong> steadily ticking off Munros, he has come to<br />
appreciate the beauty <strong>and</strong> freedom of Scotl<strong>and</strong>’s remote l<strong>and</strong>scapes<br />
more than ever. <strong>Gregor</strong> is based in Falkirk, where he works in property<br />
management <strong>and</strong> lives with his wife, Nicola, their three daughters,<br />
Sophie, Kara <strong>and</strong> Abbie, <strong>and</strong> their dogs, <strong><strong>Me</strong>g</strong> <strong>and</strong> Ailsa.<br />
I suspect this will rapidly become the companion volume<br />
of choice for the growing number of walkers setting out<br />
to follow in George <strong>Ewing</strong>’s footsteps.<br />
northwords now<br />
… a celebration of self-sufficiency <strong>and</strong> living<br />
in harmony with nature.<br />
scottish field
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