Yearly Archives: 2017

So the good news is that Becca’s decision to swap boots for shoes seems to be vindicated. Blisters have either stabilised or are diminishing. Fingers crossed as the boots have been shipped back courtesy of a local rural post office whose motto appeared to be “we can’t do enough for you … so we won’t

da lat da … da lat da altbough for the record I’d rather not if I didn’t have to. 160 or so possibly to go and no probs with stopping then… but … 1000 miles up… yep, a dime or a stack (if you’re of an American gambling persuasion)… or just simply M. I guess

well, if in doubt and/or everyone else seems to have taken all the good names then I guess you’re left with what I walked up today … the Loch’s name ? Why, Loch Lochy of course… I guess McLoch and Lochy McLoch face have already been taken, looks quite nice though. So the big news

on holiday with my babe And hanging with my BFF Stayed at neat place, here’s view as Becca was sipping her wee dram (Ardbeg 14 yo) And cool views on today’s walk Got to the statue to mark the end of the WHW And celebrated with local delicacy Time to turn north-east tomorrow …. talking

Becca begged me to give her blisters a decent 22 mile work-out over semi-rough terrain and you know me, I can’t refuse that woman anything…. we had to have a bit of a stroll across some moor, known to be quite remote. The sort of pleasant walk that could be a misery trudge in inclement weather.

Another day on the West Highland Way… and the best day’s company yet. Of course Becca is back on the trail and we were joined mid-stroll by not only the Wee Yin but his missus too. The scenery, nioe back in Argyll and Bute, continues to be wonderful And I felt that joining in with

ah, yes, cast your mind back to ’78… today was largely about getting along and past Loch Lomond. It is a beautiful Loch … here’s the view from the top end “… sugar, this one is it…” i also found a walking companion who goes at the same pace, is interested in the same things

you take the one and I’ll take the other…. yep, I’m on the bonny bonny banks of a certain Loch. The (excellent) BnB owner of last night convinced me to take the scenic (read longer) route so up Conic Hill to get The View. I’ve seen worse. today was a continuation of The WHW; despite

The joys of relative flat once more … F & C Canal to start with, West Highland Way (WHW, natch) to finish with along with some dismantled Strathblane railway .. and here’s a picture of Train McTrain Face to prove it I also seem to have stumbled upon, and along, stretches of the John Muir