Calm before the storm
Thursday 11 October This was the day for exploring, because the predicted winds with Storm Callum were going to make much activity out of the car pretty much impossible. So, armed with suggestions from...
Category: Scotland and London 2018
A catch-up post
Wednesday 10 October 2018 Tuesday’s walk to Inverness was a non-starter, as the rain, wind and the exposed path made the prospect thoroughly unappealing. After two days of wind and showers, and with the...
What goes up must hopefully go down (please?)
Monday 8 October I’ve done some tough days of walking, but that takes the cake. We finished 25 km in mist and light rain, with a feeling of achievement but a suspicion that Everest...
Wandering in the wild country
Sunday 7 October The walk from Fort Augustus to Invermoriston is quite short (9 miles or so), which isn’t a full day’s walking. With the weather looking distinctly dodgy – walkers’ talk for driving...
The perfect day
Saturday 6 October We are sitting in our B and B in Fort Augustus feeling very thankful after one of the nicest days of walking we’ve spent. The weather was beyond perfect – a...
The low road
Today (Friday 5 October) took us from Gairlochy to Laggan Locks, along the shores of Loch Locky. For most of the day, it didn’t feel like we were walking the path of the Canal,...
Check the weather!
It happens every time,and the saving grace is that we are better prepared than for our previous walks. The forecast for day one is rain, without promise of respite. We’ve had a very pleasant...
Starting to feel like the holidays…
“The term is over: the holidays have begun. The dream is ended: this is the morning.” C.S. Lewis must have loathed school: comparing heaven to school holidays (in The Last Battle) is fairly typical...