Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
We got off to a great start having slept really well followed by an amazing breakfast! I couldn’t resist getting stuck in before remembering to take a picture, such was the beauty of the food! Another absolute bonus was that the hotel had a drying room. We were delighted to have our soaking wet boots … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 6: Inveroran to Kinlochleven
Our thinking for the day had been to take in a hill on route to Inveroran. However, getting up, Bruce’s foot was niggling. Breakfast at Heather’s Having stayed in Tyndrum last night, we were at our favourite B & B, Tigh na Fraoch. This was a lovely start to the day as we had a … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 5: Tyndrum to Inveroran
After a decent sleep (once I’d moved the intermittently glowing bug light to the other side of the room) I woke feeling refreshed, if a little in need of another hour or two in bed. Had a good Scottish breakfast to set us up, blethered to other walkers, then thankfully someone announced they needed to … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 4: Inverarnan to Tyndrum
Rowardennan Hotel redeemed itself somewhat this morning with a decent breakfast. Buffet style, we fuelled well before heading off for the day. Leaving Rowardennan we followed Loch Lomond and this was pretty much the theme of the day. At times this was alongside the shore, often from a higher viewpoint, but the loch a constant … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 3: Rowardennan to Inverarnan (Beinglas)
We set off fairly sharp after breakfast and followed the road up and out of Drymen. It was a pleasure to leave the road behind and head onto the trails. There weren’t many views at the start of the day; this one was pretty consistent throughout as I’m usually bringing up the rear. We saw … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 2: Drymen to Rowardennan
Up bright and early, we set off from our accommodation which was ideally situated just a few hundred metres from both the train station and the start of the Way. We stopped at the monument for the obligatory photo, then headed down to drop our bags at the Travel-Lite van. We were officially on our … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 1: Milngavie to Drymen
Day 6 of the holiday, we had leisurely day on 4, and to a lesser extent, 5. Bruce’s knee forced us to relax on Tuesday and the rain made this easy, staying indoors, browsing shops and drinking coffee / eating cake. Yesterday we tested things out a bit, walking from Aviemore to Boat of Garten … Continue reading A Day of Two Walks: Meall a’ Bhuachaille and Coire an t-Sneachda
Day 1: Aviemore parkrun Having planned to start the holiday on a Friday to allow for parkrun I was excited to try out a new course. Having faffed about for longer than planned, then waiting for my Garmin to catch up with the fact that we’d left Aberdeen I made it along just in time … Continue reading Aviemore Holidays
With the winds gone and the Sunday golf finished for the season, I was willing to forgo my usual social Sunday run in favour of a hill day. That said, neither of us were filled with enthusiasm as we drove out the road, in two minds as to whether we stop in Tarland for Pressendye … Continue reading Sgòr Mòr, showcasing the Cairngorms
Up bright and early, I’d planned to go running as usual on Sunday, Bruce golfing. He was also up awaiting confirmation of the green conditions. The phone pinged alerting him to the course being on winter greens. For him, that was all it needed to sway the balance - he was headed for the hills. … Continue reading Stunning Reflections at Loch Lee: Not a breath of wind
Clare, happiest outdoors! 