Tuesday 4th October 2022 We were pretty exhausted after yesterday’s walk and long drive and so we allowed ourselves a lie-in until 6.30. It had tipped with rain all night and the wind had been strong. It was still raining hard when we got up. The only glimmer of hope for the day was thatContinue reading “Day 239 – Fascadale to Acharacle 14.6 miles 1842′ of ascent.”
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Day 238 – Kilchoan to Fascadale 17 miles 1345′ of ascent
Monday 3rd October 2022 We set the alarm for 6am so we could make an early start. We were still hoping there would be a hire car available in Fort William which we might just have time to collect after the end of the walk – this would mean we could continue on our originalContinue reading “Day 238 – Kilchoan to Fascadale 17 miles 1345′ of ascent”
Day 237 – Laga to Kilchoan 13.5 miles 1500′ ascent
Sunday 2nd October 2022 We are keen to finish walking at least to Kilchoan but the reason we brought the Volvo with us is because there are simply no public transport options nor taxi firms covering this area; if we can’t come up with an alternative, we may simply have to go home. Now weContinue reading “Day 237 – Laga to Kilchoan 13.5 miles 1500′ ascent”
Day 236 – Strontian to Laga 15.5 miles 1700′ ascent
Saturday 1st October 2022 We started the day with a drive back to Strontian. I filled up with fuel and Jill got some food and a paper in the shop. We started walking at 9.30. It was difficult to decide whether to put waterproof trousers on. We decided against but twenty minutes later we pausedContinue reading “Day 236 – Strontian to Laga 15.5 miles 1700′ ascent”
Day 235 – Liddesdale to Strontian 5.5 miles
Friday 30th September 2022 Today is the first day of our last session for this year. We have decided that, as the nights are drawing in fast and dawn is reluctant to leave her bed in the morning, that we will finish in mid-October and resume the coast of Scotland in the spring when theContinue reading “Day 235 – Liddesdale to Strontian 5.5 miles”
Day 248 – Shiel Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh 14 miles 284′ of ascent
Tuesday 11th October 2022 Today was set to be a challenging day. Jill had set her heart on getting to Kyle of Lochalsh to finish this walking session and what will probably be our last session in Scotland for this year. To achieve this we had to pack up at the self-catering bungalow in Glenelg,Continue reading “Day 248 – Shiel Bridge to Kyle of Lochalsh 14 miles 284′ of ascent”
Day 234 – Kinlochteacuis to Liddesdale 19 miles 2600’ of ascent
Friday 9th September 2022 Last night we took the larger car to the end of today’s walk and so this morning we had a short drive from Lochaline to Kinlochteacuis. We squeezed the Volvo onto the only verge space as we had yesterday. The only formal parking is 2 miles back up the road andContinue reading “Day 234 – Kinlochteacuis to Liddesdale 19 miles 2600’ of ascent”
Day 233 – Drimnin to Kinlochteacuis 12 miles 1735′ of ascent
Thursday 8th September 2022 Today’s walk was off-road for a change and relatively short because there is only one place where we can break the two day walk out of Morven. We drove to Drimnin and left the car by the slipway and started our walk. We followed a track up to the main DrimninContinue reading “Day 233 – Drimnin to Kinlochteacuis 12 miles 1735′ of ascent”
Day 232 – Lochaline to Drimnin 11.8 miles 1028′ of ascent
Wednesday 7th September 2022 Today is a relatively short walk of about eleven miles to the road end to set us up for tomorrow. We took the cars to Drimnin and left one car near the slipway and drove back to Lochaline to start the walk. We walked down to shore and the harbour whereContinue reading “Day 232 – Lochaline to Drimnin 11.8 miles 1028′ of ascent”
Day 231 – Glengalmadale to Lochaline 18.5 miles 1224’ of ascent
Tuesday 6th September 2022 We are staying at one of the Old Fire Station apartments in Lochaline and it is very comfortable. I slept well – until some external alarm went off then lights were flashing. It seems that there had been a very short power cut. I was up at 6:10 as is myContinue reading “Day 231 – Glengalmadale to Lochaline 18.5 miles 1224’ of ascent”
Just Coasting 