Rick’s News

Just back from an excellent weekend in Bridport on the South coast. Great food, real ale and excellent music to boot – I will post some pics when I get chance…

Rick

a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAwXbUmUyI/AAAAAAAAAMM/x1ajXF885CU/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_221-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAwXbUmUyI/AAAAAAAAAMM/x1ajXF885CU/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_221-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228732346406425378″ border=”0″ //abr /span style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”br /br /Tspan style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”oday is the last leg of the journey – a mild perambulation from Woodend to Inverness itself. The Great Glen Way ends at the castle. I prepare for the day with fruit juice, cereal, and boiled eggs and toast. There is no rush so I use the time to get this shot (see above) of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness which is close by./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We are driven to the start point at Woodend – and it looks like we will get rained on today…You can see the rain clouds on the left of this shot:/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAxPZCYr6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/a0tNj14HGyY/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_223-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAxPZCYr6I/AAAAAAAAAMU/a0tNj14HGyY/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_223-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228733307865837474″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Its a very gentle walk with no steep climbing which suits me fine. It is an interesting mix of crossing moorland and forest. We periodically have to don the rain gear as banks of rain cloud come in, dump their load and disappear. Not too many photo ops but I came across this plant with cuckoo spit evident./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAyFAg400I/AAAAAAAAAMc/VeYSEdXI21Q/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_235-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAyFAg400I/AAAAAAAAAMc/VeYSEdXI21Q/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_235-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228734228995822402″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”At last we come across our first sight of Inverness…/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAyc69cFuI/AAAAAAAAAMk/A1yzqpJZU5c/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_240-Edit-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJAyc69cFuI/AAAAAAAAAMk/A1yzqpJZU5c/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_240-Edit-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228734639821821666″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”As we head down into town, the heaven’s really open up and we get the heaviest weather of the whole week. The end of the road is incredibly circuitous and as ever – the last mile seems to take for ever. We eventually find ourselves walking along the River Ness and up towards the Castle and the Walks end!! Happily we can celebrate in the usual style at the Castle Inn. We all enjoy a tot of malt whisky which seems appropriate./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA1F4ym1uI/AAAAAAAAAMs/deJ-CdnOS8k/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_267-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA1F4ym1uI/AAAAAAAAAMs/deJ-CdnOS8k/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_267-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228737542637410018″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We meet up with Nin who drives us to our final bamp;b – just down the road./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA1lZL1ZgI/AAAAAAAAAM0/be0I0dDjXUk/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_280-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA1lZL1ZgI/AAAAAAAAAM0/be0I0dDjXUk/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_280-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228738083909101058″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”After unpacking for the final time, and long, long soak in the bath we decide to return to the Castle Inn for some much needed fuel. If you are in Inverness – check this place out – excellent beer and grub./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA2PtcQ4BI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ERRTvdQa3QY/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_270-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA2PtcQ4BI/AAAAAAAAAM8/ERRTvdQa3QY/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_270-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228738810901225490″ border=”0″ //abr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA2ZdwMkwI/AAAAAAAAANE/7UAptsCMAH8/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_268-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA2ZdwMkwI/AAAAAAAAANE/7UAptsCMAH8/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_268-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228738978488554242″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I decided to get my camera out and take some late afternoon/twilight shots…/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3Y_c2o5I/AAAAAAAAANM/hFxgERgnlXE/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_264-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3Y_c2o5I/AAAAAAAAANM/hFxgERgnlXE/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_264-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228740069865989010″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3Y6BU5QI/AAAAAAAAANU/H-_g5Xnoq9s/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_261-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3Y6BU5QI/AAAAAAAAANU/H-_g5Xnoq9s/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_261-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228740068408354050″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3ZH1ZLcI/AAAAAAAAANc/bPLYmcpPxe4/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_262-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3ZH1ZLcI/AAAAAAAAANc/bPLYmcpPxe4/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_262-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228740072116399554″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3ZMywU-I/AAAAAAAAANk/2z75gvOBsSE/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_277-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA3ZMywU-I/AAAAAAAAANk/2z75gvOBsSE/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_277-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228740073447511010″ border=”0″ //abr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”And finally – here are a couple of portrait shots of Dave with Mick, and Dave and Darren individually./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4UwnHWsI/AAAAAAAAANs/H3s9RsjQ2-0/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_252-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4UwnHWsI/AAAAAAAAANs/H3s9RsjQ2-0/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_252-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228741096674646722″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4VD6B3FI/AAAAAAAAAN0/X6rY-3L-P8I/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_256-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4VD6B3FI/AAAAAAAAAN0/X6rY-3L-P8I/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_256-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228741101854252114″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4VJjsU7I/AAAAAAAAAN8/MKs_XfSouO0/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_249-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SJA4VJjsU7I/AAAAAAAAAN8/MKs_XfSouO0/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_249-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228741103371178930″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”It feels great to have completed the walk. I have now walked from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William – approx 170m/274km. The Great Glen Way is a different experience to the West Highland Way. Of the two – I think I enjoyed the West Highland way more although on the other hand, it is a more challenging walk. The scenery is more spectacular particularly along Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe. You do not meet as many people on the Great Glen Way – but having said that, it is still a great walk to do./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”If you have done this walk – let me know what you think of it…?/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I am now looking forward to the Endorse it in Dorset Festival (8/9/10 Aug), where amongst other things – I shall be seeing the Alabama 3, The Beat, The Skatellites and Hobo Jones amp; The Junkyard Dogs! I shall certainly be posting pics and thoughts on this event. The Alabama 3 are just fantastic!/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I shall leave you with one of their own unique thoughts:/spanbr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”"…No Sir, Mr Dope fiend, no fish today…”/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Back soon…./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Rick/spanbr /br /br /br //span/span/span

Today is the last leg of the journey – a mild perambulation from Woodend to Inverness itself. The Great Glen Way ends at the castle. I prepare for the day with fruit juice, cereal, and boiled eggs and toast. There is no rush so I use the time to get this shot (see above) of Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness which is close by.

We are driven to the start point at Woodend – and it looks like we will get rained on today…You can see the rain clouds on the left of this shot:

Its a very gentle walk with no steep climbing which suits me fine. It is an interesting mix of crossing moorland and forest. We periodically have to don the rain gear as banks of rain cloud come in, dump their load and disappear. Not too many photo ops but I came across this plant with cuckoo spit evident.

At last we come across our first sight of Inverness…

As we head down into town, the heaven’s really open up and we get the heaviest weather of the whole week. The end of the road is incredibly circuitous and as ever – the last mile seems to take for ever. We eventually find ourselves walking along the River Ness and up towards the Castle and the Walks end!! Happily we can celebrate in the usual style at the Castle Inn. We all enjoy a tot of malt whisky which seems appropriate.

We meet up with Nin who drives us to our final b&b – just down the road.

After unpacking for the final time, and long, long soak in the bath we decide to return to the Castle Inn for some much needed fuel. If you are in Inverness – check this place out – excellent beer and grub.

I decided to get my camera out and take some late afternoon/twilight shots…




And finally – here are a couple of portrait shots of Dave with Mick, and Dave and Darren individually.

It feels great to have completed the walk. I have now walked from Glasgow to Inverness via Fort William – approx 170m/274km. The Great Glen Way is a different experience to the West Highland Way. Of the two – I think I enjoyed the West Highland way more although on the other hand, it is a more challenging walk. The scenery is more spectacular particularly along Loch Lomond, Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe. You do not meet as many people on the Great Glen Way – but having said that, it is still a great walk to do.

If you have done this walk – let me know what you think of it…?

I am now looking forward to the Endorse it in Dorset Festival (8/9/10 Aug), where amongst other things – I shall be seeing the Alabama 3, The Beat, The Skatellites and Hobo Jones & The Junkyard Dogs! I shall certainly be posting pics and thoughts on this event. The Alabama 3 are just fantastic!

I shall leave you with one of their own unique thoughts:
“…No Sir, Mr Dope fiend, no fish today…”

Back soon….

Rick

span style=”color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”span style=”font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;” Day 4 – 16th July/span/span/span/spanspan style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”First of all – apologies for the mixed up order of The Great Glen Way posts – I can’t seem to change the order!/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Today’s jaunt is from South Laggan to Invermoriston – 18.5m /30km. Another full English (or should that be Scottish) breakfast and we head off once more. The journey is going to take us along the length of Loch Oich up to Fort Augustus where we hope to stop for beer and a sandwich. Here are a couple of shots of the Loch./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2J3XHp-qI/AAAAAAAAAKE/iiyWMbH7Tts/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_130-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2J3XHp-qI/AAAAAAAAAKE/iiyWMbH7Tts/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_130-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227986326638951074″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2J3pHlTLI/AAAAAAAAAKM/mxx1OvBKAAw/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_135-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2J3pHlTLI/AAAAAAAAAKM/mxx1OvBKAAw/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_135-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227986331470482610″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”The weather is pleasant enough and it looks like we’ll get lucky and not get drowned today. We come across a teashop and I stock up on whisky flavoured fudge and take a shot of Dave relaxing:/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2K1VJgsVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/JU9qyiazkjg/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_136-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2K1VJgsVI/AAAAAAAAAKU/JU9qyiazkjg/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_136-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227987391261749586″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Loch Oich eventually gives way to the River Oich and eventually another stretch of the Caledonian Canal for the march into Fort Augustus. Here you can see a couple of shots of the canal…/spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2Ml1wGCyI/AAAAAAAAAKc/lRHAkEfhdu8/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_141-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2Ml1wGCyI/AAAAAAAAAKc/lRHAkEfhdu8/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_141-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227989324158864162″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2Ml1Qkv3I/AAAAAAAAAKk/pRJoVk-bAWQ/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_140-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2Ml1Qkv3I/AAAAAAAAAKk/pRJoVk-bAWQ/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_140-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227989324026658674″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We stop for an hour or so in Fort Augustus for some snacks and a quick look around the town. I buy some sweets from a wonderfully old fashioned sweet shop – and the gang sets off again for the final leg into Drumnadrochit. Here is a shot of Mick, John and myself having a breather./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxG8us3I/AAAAAAAAAKs/TS13ozRUs60/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_159-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxG8us3I/AAAAAAAAAKs/TS13ozRUs60/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_159-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227991716777079666″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”And a couple of scenic shots…./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxMRseeI/AAAAAAAAAK0/WNl63AXxfOQ/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_164-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxMRseeI/AAAAAAAAAK0/WNl63AXxfOQ/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_164-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227991718207191522″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxKfaJXI/AAAAAAAAAK8/OnuOTZupu_g/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_151-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2OxKfaJXI/AAAAAAAAAK8/OnuOTZupu_g/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_151-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227991717727839602″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Finally, we reach our destination which is the Bracarina Guesthouse. This is handily next door to the Glen Moriston Hotel where we eat and drink grandly./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2PcO9hoLI/AAAAAAAAALE/cn2LGrN2m2s/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_170-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2PcO9hoLI/AAAAAAAAALE/cn2LGrN2m2s/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_170-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227992457662275762″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Tomorrow it is Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit!/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Rick/spanbr /br //span/span/span

Day 4 – 16th July

First of all – apologies for the mixed up order of The Great Glen Way posts – I can’t seem to change the order!

Today’s jaunt is from South Laggan to Invermoriston – 18.5m /30km. Another full English (or should that be Scottish) breakfast and we head off once more. The journey is going to take us along the length of Loch Oich up to Fort Augustus where we hope to stop for beer and a sandwich. Here are a couple of shots of the Loch.

The weather is pleasant enough and it looks like we’ll get lucky and not get drowned today. We come across a teashop and I stock up on whisky flavoured fudge and take a shot of Dave relaxing:

Loch Oich eventually gives way to the River Oich and eventually another stretch of the Caledonian Canal for the march into Fort Augustus. Here you can see a couple of shots of the canal…

We stop for an hour or so in Fort Augustus for some snacks and a quick look around the town. I buy some sweets from a wonderfully old fashioned sweet shop – and the gang sets off again for the final leg into Drumnadrochit. Here is a shot of Mick, John and myself having a breather.

And a couple of scenic shots….

Finally, we reach our destination which is the Bracarina Guesthouse. This is handily next door to the Glen Moriston Hotel where we eat and drink grandly.

Tomorrow it is Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit!

Rick