Wednesday 19th July 2023 We took a car down to Collieston then returned to Peterhead to resume. We walked past the marina and then up the embankment to where Peterhead Prison is located. There is some rough ground around the prison and it was very overgrown but a rudimentary path led to the prison fenceContinue reading “Day 300 – Peterhead to Collieston 17.6 miles 2411′ ascent”
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Day 299 – Inverallochy to Peterhead 18.5 miles 630′ ascent
Tuesday 18th July 2023 We left one car at the car park above the Peterhead Marina and returned to Inverallochy to start walking. After a short distance on the links above the beach, we were soon on the beach itself. We strode along the damp sand but diverted around the rocks at Corse Craig andContinue reading “Day 299 – Inverallochy to Peterhead 18.5 miles 630′ ascent”
Day 298 – Fraserburgh to Inverallochy 5.4 miles 205′ ascent
Monday 17th July 2023 Today we just did a short walk after a long drive. We have been dog-sitting our son’s dog, Frank, for the last ten days and today he is coming north with us and we will hand him back to Joe and Natalie who are holidaying in Scotland. After the necessary doggieContinue reading “Day 298 – Fraserburgh to Inverallochy 5.4 miles 205′ ascent”
Day 297 – Crovie to Fraserburgh 17.8 miles 2300′ ascent
Sunday 28th June 2023 We are staying in Banff for the last two nights of this trip. This means today’s set-up is relatively quick. We drove both cars to Fraserbugh leaving one there and returning to Crovie. There were a number of sections on today’s walk which had question marks hanging over them. The firstContinue reading “Day 297 – Crovie to Fraserburgh 17.8 miles 2300′ ascent”
Day 296 – Cowhythe to Crovie 18.6 miles 1853’ ascent
Saturday 24th June 2023 The weather is due to get very hot today. Unfortunately we have a long set up because we are moving on. We drove to Crovie and left the Volvo in the viewpoint car park above the village then we drove to Cowhythe near Portsoy to resume walking. It was nearly 10.00Continue reading “Day 296 – Cowhythe to Crovie 18.6 miles 1853’ ascent”
Day 295 – Buckie to Cowhythe 17 miles 1900′ ascent
Friday 23rd June 2023 After a warm night the weather forecast suggests a cloudy day with temperatures in the high teens. That sounded reassuring, there was even a 50% chance of rain at 11am. We drove to Cowhythe and left the Subaru there and drove back to Buckie and started walking at about 9.30. WeContinue reading “Day 295 – Buckie to Cowhythe 17 miles 1900′ ascent”
Day 294 – Lossiemouth to Buckie 16.5 miles 531′ ascent
Thursday 22nd June 2023 Yesterday we got ourselves six miles ahead of schedule and today we start from the back gate of the apartment block, but only after delivering one car to Buckie. The weather forecast was for a dry day with temperatures in the high teens. We slipped out through the back gate andContinue reading “Day 294 – Lossiemouth to Buckie 16.5 miles 531′ ascent”
Day 293 – Forres to Lossiemouth 22 miles 1058′ ascent
Wednesday 21st June 2023 Last night we left a car at Hopeman and so this morning we drove straight to Forres and resumed walking at about 8.30. We were keen to get going because the weather forecast last night suggested thunder storms in the afternoon. Last night I had reviewed my proposed route because theContinue reading “Day 293 – Forres to Lossiemouth 22 miles 1058′ ascent”
Day 292 Nairn to Forres 17.4 miles 647′ ascent
Tuesday 20th June 2023 The car setup this morning was relatively simple since Forres where we will finish is pretty much on the way to Nairn and so we started walking just before 9am. Another hot, dry day was in prospect. We were both in shorts and trainers since most of the walk today isContinue reading “Day 292 Nairn to Forres 17.4 miles 647′ ascent”
Day 291 – Newton of Petty to Nairn 17.5 miles 584′ ascent
Monday 19 June 2023 The drought broke in the night. I woke in the middle of the night thinking a lorry or tractor had drawn up outside but it was the rain drumming on the roof. When we got up it was still raining hard. Breakfast done, we loaded the car very fast in theContinue reading “Day 291 – Newton of Petty to Nairn 17.5 miles 584′ ascent”
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