Author Archives: Stu

We took full advantage of our rest day in Fort William. All our gear has been washed and I replaced my waterproof trousers. We did a tour of all the watering holes along the high street watching the hikers cross the finish line; many with the WHW strut. We bumped into a few walkers thatContinue reading “Gairlochy”

Thankfully the rain had stopped during the night allowing us to take down the tent which was relatively dry by Scottish weather standards. The path took us through the village where it climbed through the woodlands surrounding Kinlochleven. Dad found it a bit tiring but we couldn’t stop long to catch our breaths as theContinue reading “Fort William”

We were blessed yesterday with the weather, however we are paying for it today. It has been by far the worst conditions on the trip to this point. We had breakfast in the lounge bar, where the night before we watched the deer through the windows. Once eaten we collected our packed lunches from receptionContinue reading “Kinlochleven”

I was feeling much improved from the day before but still had an Imodium to be safe. We left the hotel in glorious sunshine which stayed with us throughout the day; we actually had to put the sunscreen on! We crossed the bridge and began our ascent up Mam Carraigh. At the top we wereContinue reading “Kings House”

The comfy beds were exactly what our weary bodies needed. However I woke with a dodgey stomach that required an Imodium. I can’t figure out if it was something I had eaten or my body is still in shock from the 21 miler. We had our breakfast which made us feel human again and pickedContinue reading “Bridge of Orchy”

We anticipated yesterday was going to be tough, just not as tough as it actually was. I booked ahead a B&B in Crainlarich, a short 7 miles from Beinglas. We are so glad we did! We didn’t need to be up early so we remained in our sleeping bags to the sound of our fellowContinue reading “Crainlarich”

There isn’t a word in the English dictionary that could adequately describe yesterday. It was a challenging 21 miles to say the least. We were up at the crack of dawn, packed away our wet tent and hit the road. There seems to be a theme occuring of a hill to climb immediately as weContinue reading “Beinglas”

The rain started to fall around 0200hrs and it hasnt stopped and the forecast shows it isn’t letting up until the weekend at least! We headed into Drymen to visit the local shop to get ourselves another meal. We are aiming to carry two days of food with us to save on the weight andContinue reading “Milarrochy”

After a good night sleep we filled our bellies with a fry up at the hotel before we did our last check of our packs. We left just before 1000hrs and made the short walk to the starting point for the next 96 miles. We got our pictures taken at the oblisk with the entranceContinue reading “Drymen”

We caught the train from Stoke at midday and took the 5 hour journey to Milngavie. The train wasn’t full however there was one person to two seats. It was slightly delayed between Preston and Lancaster as there was a tresspasser on the line! This meant we missed our connecting train at Glasgow, resulting inContinue reading “Milngavie”