Great Glen Way day four

Well today was "only" 8 miles. Piece of cake!! After another Scottish brekky we started our ascent out of Fort Augustus. As luck would have it our b an b was right on the trail so out the door and turn left. The ascent was hard but we did it and there were a few ups and downs that were kind of a pain in the a** at times. Some nice view of Loch Ness and walking on a logging road. It then turned into a smaller path and we followed that down into Invermoriston.

I must mention the fact that long distance walkers are almost their own community and we keep running into the same walkers. A couple of fellows from Virginia - probably in their 60's who did the West Highland Way and decided to add on the Great Glen Way. We just ran into them at dinner again tonight! Also a couple from Australia and a couple from New Zealand who we always chat with and two young fellows from London.

Today we also met a fellow heading to Fort William who was from Nanibia.

It is such an awesome way to travel and we are all having fun - sure there are tough times now and again but we do have a lot of laughs and are constantly amazed by what we see. And meeting the people is the very best thing.

Upon arrival into Invermoristion we saw the Telford Bridge which was lovely and then we caught a bus to Urquhart Castle which I will talk about at a different time as I haven't uploaded my pictures yet. Too tired - sorry!!

We had a nice dinner and now I am relaxing in my room.

A big day tomorrow - 14 miles and it is the most challenging yet. We are up for it!!!

Comments

Peeing on fish or a fish out of water

Well this morning we headed off by boat to Siem Reap. Due to the low water on the Tonie Sap Lake (more like a river until near the end of the trip when it widened considerably) the trip would be an 8 hour one... It was supposed to be boring but ended up as anything but...in no certain order...let's see.... We had a rest stop (turned out to be the only one) along the way and the loo was just a hole over the lake and there were fish circling around underneath. Yes it was just a hole in the floor...you definitely had someone watch your stuff while you went in or one false move and your camera/purse or whatever would be in the lake. The fish either like the warm pee coming in or they are pervs and like to see ladies parts. We were just a few minutes out when all of a sudden there was something flying over me and jumping all over the floor - a little fish! Guess he wanted to join the tour. Roger reached down and scooped him up while I hooted and hollered. Okay it wasn&#

A walk along the coffin trail (and a couple of lakes) in the Lake District

While in the Lake District I wanted to do some light walking but not heavy duty hiking where I could easily get lost and my body not found for days partially eaten by hungry...sheep? Anyway, you get the drift...not too grueling and safe for a solo walker. I get a bit nervous when I am too far from civilization. There are lots of books about walking in the Lake District but they seem to be all about walking the fells in remote places...neither Thelma nor I fancied that. While browsing in the post office/shop in Ambleside one day (if you are ever in Ambleside you must go there - a treasure!) I found a stand of walk descriptions on post cards. And there I found my walk. After all who could resist a stroll on the "coffin trail" in William Wordsworth country... I took a look and thought hmm...cafe along the route...that works for me. (with at least the security of knowing there was an available "loo" along the way.) Okay, I may not have totally followed the

The highlights of my Fall 2023 trip

I'm back home after a great six weeks away. This was a "short" trip for me. So here we go with an overview of my trip. London London for me is always a good idea. I fell in love with it back in the mid 70's and it's been calling me back ever since. Some of the best things in my life have happened in London. When I learned my two Oz friends Loraine and Linda were going to be in London in the fall I knew I had to be there. And what fun we had!! Of course, I did loads of other things as well. I spent two weeks there from mid September until very early October and then back again for four nights at the end of October before flying home. After over five years (delayed for two and a half years thanks to Covid) of walking, I finally finished the 126 km Capital Ring. The picture above is taken at the end of my walk and where I started in May of 2018 at the main door of Streatham Common station just steps from my B and B. What a walk! I got to see so much more

Restless Prairie Girl

Search This Blog