We lulled ourselves into a false sense of security today by believing that a half marathon would be "a walk in the (National) park" and so we didn't leave Bridge of Orchy until nearly 10am and then made the first proper wrong turn of the trip. Bridge of Orchy only has 152 residents so dinner … Continue reading Day 15 – (should have been) half the distance, but was harder than the marathon yesterday

We left Ballachulish at 6:16 this morning and to be honest, were not sad to see it go. For the princely sum of £186 we were provided with a Mira Vigour shower that did not live up to its name and no breakfast from our BnB. So we bought the world's driest pain au chocolat … Continue reading Day 14 – a 9 hour marathon!

Our BnB owner concurred with us today when he said that if the weather was any good here, it would be paradise. Well, today got close. Despite the forecast promising rain we left Fort William with a hint of sunshine peeping out from behind the clouds. Unfortunately, because whatever is in this shower gel dispenser … Continue reading Day 13 – could not get more Scotland

We have dodged predicted heavy rain all the way to Fort William and the end of the Great Glen Way, but that does not mean it has been easy underfoot and our waterproof trainers are soaked through again. After the most divine (but not cheap) venison meal last night and a fabulous night's sleep we … Continue reading Day 12 – a smirry windy day with a hint of yillen to mark the end of the Great Glen Way

I don't know about you, but if you have ever binged watch a TV show with Mark, there is always an episode in every series where he just frustratingly "Mmmms" at the end of it and says "filler episode". That is the end of his disapproving commentary. This is the episode that has not really … Continue reading Day 11 – filler episode

Mark mentioned this description today and it has been, both pretty and perfect. Sure, yesterday had the usual fun way markers (see day 7 if you need an explanation). ///leather.glove.glen But it also had so much rain we saw one puddle with a frog living in it. Even with the heater and hairdryer on full … Continue reading Day 10 – pretty perfect

Today, at last, we joined the Great Glen Way, a Highland walk that follows the geological fault line through Scotland from Inverness to Fort William, alongside Loch Ness and Lochy. We've been looking forward to this since we started planning this trip. First though, we had a last view of a surprisingly pretty part of … Continue reading Day 9 – a splash with Nessie

So, we've walked back into the city that we left on the bus that took less than 7 hours to go to the place we left 7 days ago. Go us - what an achievement. It's a stark realisation that before motorised transport was developed you needed a really good reason to move between places, … Continue reading Day 8 – weren’t we just here a week ago?

After the recent scarcity of human civilisation, we rejoined the A9 for a bit today, over two bridges, allowing another disturbing glimpse into kerbside rubbish and a realisation of how far the zombies have reached. This is a stark reminder of how badly I would come off in a zombie uprising. But let's back up … Continue reading Day 7 – last one in this section and beyond the post apocalyptic world…

Armed with what is becoming our traditional lunch (minus the cider) we set off to walk the 16 miles (26km) from Tain to Evanton today. No, there is no reason to have ever heard of Evanton.  In this part of the world, most villages have fewer than 700 people so a single SPAR shop is … Continue reading Day 6 – we’ve walked this bit so you don’t have to. You’re welcome….