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Today, I've been through my kit for the trek, managing to reduce what was quite a large pile down to 8.5 kilograms, including my rucksack.... who needs a 23 kilogram luggage allowance?! My pack still feels very heavy to be carrying up and down mountains for 3 weeks though! Our guidebook suggests you can do... Continue Reading →
Plans are complete for our next challenge, hiking the Walkers' Haute Route (WHR) in Switzerland. This trek runs from Chamonix (France) and Mont Blanc (4806 metres) to Zermatt (Switzerland) and The Matterhorn (4478 metres, past most of the other 4000 metre high peaks in the Alps. WHR is a step up from Tour du Mont... Continue Reading →
In the end, I decided to join John and do the FeldyRoo Fitness Trail ParkRun. We were made to feel very welcome and we're glad we did it. It was 3 laps of the trail and, despite not have run 5k for a long time, we were both pleased with our times. We then wandered... Continue Reading →
After eating dinner in the Moulin Inn, we had a lovely sleep in the car park at the foot of Ben Vrackie, ready for today's hike. We set off after breakfast, climbing steadily through beech woodland, until we passed through a gate onto open moorland. It was fairly warm as we climbed higher and higher,... Continue Reading →
We stayed at beautiful Loch an Eilein again where we awoke to another lovely still morning. From here it was a short hop along narrow lanes to the Invereshie and Inshriach Nature Reserve where we parked up and had breakfast before starting our hike. It was to be a long day over 6 peaks, including... Continue Reading →
The last two days were pretty uneventful, hence no blogs. John returned to Loch Ness on Sunday and we spent the afternoon planning walks, stopovers and meals for the week ahead. Yesterday, we travelled to Aviemore, stopping at Tesco on the way. We had lunch and then browsed the many kit shops, treating ourselves to... Continue Reading →
I woke up at 5.30 again today 🙄 and couldn't get back to sleep. After reading in bed with a brew for a while, and doing my quizzes, I decided to get up and go out. I considered getting the bus to Dores at the end of Loch Ness, where a Nessie hunter lives and... Continue Reading →
I've quite enjoyed my first 2 days on my own, and they're flying, filled with whatever I fancy, with nobody to nag because I'm taking too long. 😜 After walking up to the bus stop with John to see him off on the bus to Inverness, I thought I'd get my chores out of the... Continue Reading →
Today's our last full day together before I'm left to my own devices... photography, painting, crochet and swimming are all on my list. I'm looking forward to pleasing myself, although I'm sure I'll also be looking forward to John getting back after 3 nights alone! We had a walk uphill through woodland to visit the... Continue Reading →
We had a leisurely start to the day before leaving Lochinver to make our way to Ullapool to visit Tesco and have lunch. John was very patient and kept stopping so I could get out and take photos of the beautiful scenery along Loch Assynt. After breakfast by the loch, I spent ages at Ardvreck... Continue Reading →
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