A kind-hearted eight-year-old boy has spent part of his summer holidays walking nearly 180 miles in aid of a cause close to his family’s heart. Ollie Durand and his dad Stephen recently took on their ‘biggest and best’ challenge yet as they completed the Hebridean Way – a 156-mile jaunt - in just nine days. However, the journey ended up being slightly longer for the pair, with them clocking up nearly 180 miles, as they were forced to take detours due to poor weather conditions.
Stephen and Ollie Durand (Image: Stephen Durand) The father and son duo from Clydebank braved heavy rain and winds as they crossed ten islands, six causeways, and took two ferries to the finishing point in Stornoway. Proud dad Stephen explained that he and Ollie have raised more than £2200 so far, all of which will be donated to Clydebank-based charity Golden Friendships – where Ollie’s gran visits weekly. (Image: Stephen Durand) Stephen said: “This is the biggest walk the two of us have ever done.
My dad couldn’t do things like this with me because he wasn’t always well so for me it’s about creating memories with Ollie. “The weather was terrible. One day we were stuck inside the whole day because of 40mph winds, it only started getting better in the last three days.
“It was amazing though. On the second last day, we walked about 22 miles and we were going to keep going but we ended up meeting a gamekeeper from one of the estates who told us it would be getting dark soon and th.