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Thursday 9th March 2023 We awoke to -6℃ but no fresh snow. We had the cars clear of ice quite quickly and none of the doors were frozen shut as they were yesterday. We could hardly believe our luck that with such unseasonable weather for March we have a second day of clear blue skies,Continue reading “Day 260 – Mellon Charles to Little Gruinard Bay 17.1 miles 1240′ ascent”

Tuesday 7th March 2023 The weather forecast for today was fairly grim with snow showers throughout the day that would give several centimetres of snow and it would be cold. Last night Jill and I discussed what to do. The weather forecast for Wednesday and Thursday is, by contrast, for full sun and no precipitation.Continue reading “Day 259 – Midtown to Mellon Charles 13.4 miles 1170′ ascent.”

Wednesday 8th March 2023 Yes, I have jumped a day to Wednesday. We did not have a day off on Tuesday but the weather conditions meant it would have been foolhardy, if not impossible, to have done this largely pathless, headland walk yesterday. So we decided the only safe and possible course of action wasContinue reading “Day 258 – Melvaig to Midtown 14.2 miles 1382’ ascent”

Monday 6th March 2023 Despite hoping that the weather forecast might be wrong, we awoke to squalls of sleet beating against the windows of the cottage. Fortunately no snow was actually laying and so we set off from Poolewe and left one car at Gairloch on our way back to the A382 junction. We startedContinue reading “Day 257 – A382 junction to Rubha Reid Lighthouse 16.3 miles 1450’ascent.”

Sunday 5th March 2023 We decided we would like to get a two-week walking session in during March and so, after a spell of dog-sitting, we have come back up to north-west Scotland. Unfortunately, between booking our accommodation and coming away, the weather forecast is for a return to winter for the next few daysContinue reading “Day 256 – Opinan to the A382 6.2 miles 600′ ascent”

Tuesday 7th February 2023 Observant readers may notice that this day is out of sequence. One of the dangers of walking in February in the Highlands is that the weather cannot be be relied upon, except to be unreliable. We should have done this walk on Wednesday but a big storm is moving in  tomorrowContinue reading “Day 255 – Inveralligin to Opinan 15.3 miles 1479’ ascent”

Wednesday 8th February 2023 Note that the date of this walk is Wednesday 8th not Tuesday 7th. Due to the extreme weather forecast for Wednesday, we decided it was too risky, if not simply impossible, to try walking from Inveralligin to Red Point as planned on our original schedule. We would have been walking intoContinue reading “Day 254 – Shieldaig to Inveralligin 12.9 miles 908’ ascent”

Monday 6th February 2023 Today’s walk is in theory quite simple; just 20 miles along the coast road. Last night it blew a hooley and when we got up there was still a ferocious wind and the loch was very lively. I looked out the window and could see men working at a boat whichContinue reading “Day 253 – Sands (Applecross) to Shieldaig 20 miles 1633′ ascent”

Sunday 5th February 2023 Today we just had a fifteen minute drive to Tornapress where we left the car and started our walk up the Applecross road. Overnight the rain had all gone but the temperature had dropped and there was a stiff breeze from the south. As we drove to Tornapress we were treatedContinue reading “Day 252 – Tornapress to Sands (Applecross) 16.5 miles 2550’ ascent”

Saturday 4th February 2023 Yesterday we added in an extra four miles so that today’s walk would be shorter to allow plenty of time to set up tomorrow’s walk. Also today the weather was destined to turn very wet mid-morning and so we were keen to get most our walk done before the rain arrived.Continue reading “Day 251 – Leacanashie to Tornapress 7.5 miles 1055′ ascent”