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 //span/span/spanspan 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 5 – 17th 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 /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Today’s trek is the longest and hardest of the week – 16m/26km from Invermoriston – to Drumnadrochit! I tuck into another hardcore breakfast despite not being overly hungry. This is the view from our bedroom window taken just before setting out:/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI191sZbaMI/AAAAAAAAAJU/6ZQg-AuHcOE/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_168-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI191sZbaMI/AAAAAAAAAJU/6ZQg-AuHcOE/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_168-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227973103851366594″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”There has been rain throughout the night and early morning, and so far we haven’t really had a proper soaking. I have a feeling this won’t last. I take another shot of this colourful flower – I am sadly ignorant of its proper name…/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI1-hUXiT9I/AAAAAAAAAJc/wVvKh6gfQEY/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_169-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI1-hUXiT9I/AAAAAAAAAJc/wVvKh6gfQEY/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_169-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227973853315223506″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We walk the first couple of miles along the A82 which is perhaps one of the more hazardous things I have done – as there is not really any provision for pedestrians. However – we head off back into the hills at Alltsigh. A light summer rain falls for about an hour – which is very pleasant! I manage to get a shot or two of Loch Ness – sadly, no sight of the legendary Nessie…/spanbr //span/span/spana onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2ARkXzdTI/AAAAAAAAAJk/sNAQbbATvxQ/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_177-Edit.jpg”span style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”/span/span/span/aspan style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2AR0Am9CI/AAAAAAAAAJs/zmvnbZZHpqU/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_183-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2AR0Am9CI/AAAAAAAAAJs/zmvnbZZHpqU/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_183-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227975785954341922″ border=”0″ //a/span/span/spana onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2AR0Am9CI/AAAAAAAAAJs/zmvnbZZHpqU/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_183-Edit.jpg”span style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”/span/span/span/aspan style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2ARkXzdTI/AAAAAAAAAJk/sNAQbbATvxQ/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_177-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2ARkXzdTI/AAAAAAAAAJk/sNAQbbATvxQ/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_177-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227975781756663090″ border=”0″ //a/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 /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”By about mid-afternoon the legs are aching and the feet protest at every step. I eventually catch up with Mick and John who taking a break under the shade of a tree./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2BS_6cGQI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/sXX2e61uEaY/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_189-Edit.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2BS_6cGQI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/sXX2e61uEaY/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_189-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227976905841187074″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Very sensibly, we cut out an entirely unnecessary diversion and scramble down the hillside back to the A82 and walk about 1/2 mile into Drumnadrochit where we all gather at the Benleva Hotel for some much needed beer, and a chance to remove the walking boots./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2DrQG2SFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/dV_efWX5h6w/s1600-h/0807_Great_Glen_Way_192-Edit.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SI2DrQG2SFI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/dV_efWX5h6w/s200/0807_Great_Glen_Way_192-Edit.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227979521528318034″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”It is relatively early and we have a chance to revive ourselves in the bar with more beers from the Isle of Skye Brewery – Red Cuillin, Black Gold and Tradewinds – marvellous stuff. By dinnertime we are starving – so we all go to Fiddler’s Highland Restaurant for a superb meal – medium rare steak and bottle or two of merlot! If you are in Drumnadrochit – check out this resaturant./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We have two nights in the Benleva – as the final two days are two short 9 mile ambles – tomorrow we are going to Woodend, and the final leg will be from Woodend to Inverness./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Rick/spanbr /br /br //span/span/span
Day 5 – 17th July
Today’s trek is the longest and hardest of the week – 16m/26km from Invermoriston – to Drumnadrochit! I tuck into another hardcore breakfast despite not being overly hungry. This is the view from our bedroom window taken just before setting out:
There has been rain throughout the night and early morning, and so far we haven’t really had a proper soaking. I have a feeling this won’t last. I take another shot of this colourful flower – I am sadly ignorant of its proper name…
We walk the first couple of miles along the A82 which is perhaps one of the more hazardous things I have done – as there is not really any provision for pedestrians. However – we head off back into the hills at Alltsigh. A light summer rain falls for about an hour – which is very pleasant! I manage to get a shot or two of Loch Ness – sadly, no sight of the legendary Nessie…
By about mid-afternoon the legs are aching and the feet protest at every step. I eventually catch up with Mick and John who taking a break under the shade of a tree.
Very sensibly, we cut out an entirely unnecessary diversion and scramble down the hillside back to the A82 and walk about 1/2 mile into Drumnadrochit where we all gather at the Benleva Hotel for some much needed beer, and a chance to remove the walking boots.
It is relatively early and we have a chance to revive ourselves in the bar with more beers from the Isle of Skye Brewery – Red Cuillin, Black Gold and Tradewinds – marvellous stuff. By dinnertime we are starving – so we all go to Fiddler’s Highland Restaurant for a superb meal – medium rare steak and bottle or two of merlot! If you are in Drumnadrochit – check out this resaturant.
We have two nights in the Benleva – as the final two days are two short 9 mile ambles – tomorrow we are going to Woodend, and the final leg will be from Woodend to Inverness.
Rick
a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxJXITL82I/AAAAAAAAAIE/mvL4Tvf9yB0/s1600-h/050_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxJXITL82I/AAAAAAAAAIE/mvL4Tvf9yB0/s200/050_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227633929184080738″ border=”0″ //abr /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 3 – 15th 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 /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Today’s journey is from Spean Bridge to South Laggan – 12m/19km. It rained heavily all night – but has brightened up a little as we set off after another stonking breakfast./spanbr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”The journey begins at the swing bridge at Gairlochy… where the River Lochy gives way to Loch Lochy./spanbr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”To the left of the swing bridge I liked the shot of two anchors./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxKVpYY3GI/AAAAAAAAAIM/EEkzGR_ZLKg/s1600-h/051_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxKVpYY3GI/AAAAAAAAAIM/EEkzGR_ZLKg/s200/051_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227635003216157794″ border=”0″ //abr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”After an hour so – we come across a fairy grotto. It started as a birthday treat for a little girl some years back – but has grown and grown, with people constantly adding elements to it. Donations are collected and given to local charities. Very unexpected and charming./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxLCPXtowI/AAAAAAAAAIU/-6XVnxD55D4/s1600-h/054_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxLCPXtowI/AAAAAAAAAIU/-6XVnxD55D4/s200/054_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227635769328116482″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”The rain is holding off and I get the chance to take a shot of Loch Lochy as the track runs close to the shoreline./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxLf0hGGYI/AAAAAAAAAIc/DIHtojhXoOc/s1600-h/055_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxLf0hGGYI/AAAAAAAAAIc/DIHtojhXoOc/s200/055_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227636277515786626″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”About midday it is time for a break, a bite to eat and a resting of the feet. From left to right is: Pale, Darren, Amy, Amanda and Dave./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxMXmyWzoI/AAAAAAAAAIk/2u-SuW_5I4M/s1600-h/057_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxMXmyWzoI/AAAAAAAAAIk/2u-SuW_5I4M/s200/057_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227637235902762626″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”After about another hour we catch up with Mick and John, who have somehow got ahead of us despite setting off sometime after us. Mick is inspecting his feet with Dave’s help in this shot./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxORFhG_ZI/AAAAAAAAAIs/DZ-wTR7pI7E/s1600-h/061_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp0.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxORFhG_ZI/AAAAAAAAAIs/DZ-wTR7pI7E/s200/061_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227639322916093330″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I have been experimenting with slow shutter speeds to get a smooth flow effect which it is particularly good for waterfalls./spana onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxOz7-8L6I/AAAAAAAAAI0/0aX9SiQRDhI/s1600-h/063_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxOz7-8L6I/AAAAAAAAAI0/0aX9SiQRDhI/s200/063_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227639921652281250″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”As we reach about 8 miles into the walk – my feet are starting to complain, I try to ignore it without too much success. I would like to stop and take more photos but this urge is fighting a stronger one to get to the destination./spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I used Adobe Lightroom to get this cool tone shot of the forest./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxPkamWvaI/AAAAAAAAAI8/O-caAwJZPnI/s1600-h/065_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxPkamWvaI/AAAAAAAAAI8/O-caAwJZPnI/s200/065_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227640754504383906″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Finally it is late afternoon and we almost reach our destination but not before happily stopping off on a boat/pub in South Laggan for some liquid relief. A couple of pints of Red Cuillin and Nin generously gives us a lift to the Bamp;B – a delightful place called Forest Lodge. We unpack and go to a local Water Park for some haggis, neeps and tatties. Here is a shot of Forest Lodge and the view from my bedroom window./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxRFNiAT8I/AAAAAAAAAJE/_kjNRHYxnGE/s1600-h/067_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxRFNiAT8I/AAAAAAAAAJE/_kjNRHYxnGE/s200/067_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227642417443786690″ border=”0″ //a/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%;”a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxRFObnwMI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Jv8wU3qBaEU/s1600-h/066_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SIxRFObnwMI/AAAAAAAAAJM/Jv8wU3qBaEU/s200/066_The_Great_Glen_Way.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227642417685446850″ border=”0″ //a/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);”We return to Forest Lodge and drink a bottle or two of Red Wine in preparation for tomorrow’s leg from South Laggan to Invermoriston!/spanbr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”More soon …/spanbr /br //span/span/span
Day 3 – 15th July
Today’s journey is from Spean Bridge to South Laggan – 12m/19km. It rained heavily all night – but has brightened up a little as we set off after another stonking breakfast.
The journey begins at the swing bridge at Gairlochy… where the River Lochy gives way to Loch Lochy.
To the left of the swing bridge I liked the shot of two anchors.
After an hour so – we come across a fairy grotto. It started as a birthday treat for a little girl some years back – but has grown and grown, with people constantly adding elements to it. Donations are collected and given to local charities. Very unexpected and charming.
The rain is holding off and I get the chance to take a shot of Loch Lochy as the track runs close to the shoreline.
About midday it is time for a break, a bite to eat and a resting of the feet. From left to right is: Pale, Darren, Amy, Amanda and Dave.
After about another hour we catch up with Mick and John, who have somehow got ahead of us despite setting off sometime after us. Mick is inspecting his feet with Dave’s help in this shot.
I have been experimenting with slow shutter speeds to get a smooth flow effect which it is particularly good for waterfalls.
As we reach about 8 miles into the walk – my feet are starting to complain, I try to ignore it without too much success. I would like to stop and take more photos but this urge is fighting a stronger one to get to the destination.
I used Adobe Lightroom to get this cool tone shot of the forest.
Finally it is late afternoon and we almost reach our destination but not before happily stopping off on a boat/pub in South Laggan for some liquid relief. A couple of pints of Red Cuillin and Nin generously gives us a lift to the B&B – a delightful place called Forest Lodge. We unpack and go to a local Water Park for some haggis, neeps and tatties. Here is a shot of Forest Lodge and the view from my bedroom window.
We return to Forest Lodge and drink a bottle or two of Red Wine in preparation for tomorrow’s leg from South Laggan to Invermoriston!
More soon …
span style=”color: rgb(51, 0, 153);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-weight: bold;”Day One – 13th July/span/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/span/spanspan style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 255, 255);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”Finally, the day has come and after the entertaining diversion of the Derby Beer Festival, it is time to pack the cars and head North to Fort William. The Great Glen Way will take us from Fort William to Inverness (74m) – with the largest section of the journey being along the shores of Loch Ness. This walk is essentially a continuation of one that we did some years back from Glasgow to Fort William (98m) known as The West Highland Way.br /br /We will be meeting John in Fort William as he has travelled up before the rest of our band of intrepid adventurers who are from left to right: (Back Row) Darren, Pale, Mick, Dave: (Middle Row) Amanda, Amy, Nin and baby Maya, and myself kneeling in the front./span/span/spanbr /span style=”font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 102, 102);font-family:Tahoma;” span style=”font-size:130%;”span style=”font-size:78%;”br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImjYPU8_5I/AAAAAAAAAE0/y3G_2wMfX04/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Group.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImjYPU8_5I/AAAAAAAAAE0/y3G_2wMfX04/s320/Great_Glen_Way_Group.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226888479366774674″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Car journeys are essentially boring so I messed about with the camera and decided to shoot some clouds through the passenger window…Pale is driving the vehicle following./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_weyimvkODWI/SKaDiEDXxnI/AAAAAAAAASs/PaYiWlS8WzE/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Heading+Northwards.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_weyimvkODWI/SKaDiEDXxnI/AAAAAAAAASs/PaYiWlS8WzE/s320/Great_Glen_Way_Heading+Northwards.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235016238091454066″ border=”0″ //abr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”I’ve been looking forward to the walk for some time now and I’m keen to get there. I’m particularly looking forward to the scenery of course, but also the food and the beer – Scotland has discovered real ale in a big way in recent years!/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Maya is only 17 months old but entertains us all with long and intense shouts of “Hallloooooo!!”…/spanbr /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”The Scottish weather and the fearsome midge are the only real clouds on the horizon./spanbr /br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImoJMFQAyI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Wby-LXIq9Vs/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Duck_Tebay_Services.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImoJMFQAyI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Wby-LXIq9Vs/s200/Great_Glen_Way_Duck_Tebay_Services.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226893718355706658″ border=”0″ //aspan style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”We all need a pit stop – so pull in at Tebay services in the Northern Lake District for a comfort break and a burger. I caught this duck in between mouthfuls…/spanbr /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Time to hit the road again./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImo2fb3RXI/AAAAAAAAAFU/hR6EP6KWJpc/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Heading_North.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp3.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImo2fb3RXI/AAAAAAAAAFU/hR6EP6KWJpc/s200/Great_Glen_Way_Heading_North.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226894496644941170″ border=”0″ //abr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImpRAyOhHI/AAAAAAAAAFk/-fNsxqGpDgw/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_On_The_Road.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImpRAyOhHI/AAAAAAAAAFk/-fNsxqGpDgw/s200/Great_Glen_Way_On_The_Road.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226894952273708146″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”More shots of the journey North:/spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImpD-IEsMI/AAAAAAAAAFc/nlbG5VNIRaE/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Lake_District.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp2.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImpD-IEsMI/AAAAAAAAAFc/nlbG5VNIRaE/s200/Great_Glen_Way_Lake_District.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226894728221733058″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”After about 7 hours on the road, we are well into Scotland and stop off at the Kingshouse Hotel for a beer and a stretch of the legs. The Kingshouse is a well known stop off point for walkers on the West Highland Way and it was/span great to be there again.br /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SInRUdbhyjI/AAAAAAAAAF0/MbsE_T3G9DY/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Kingshouse.jpg”img style=”cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SInRUdbhyjI/AAAAAAAAAF0/MbsE_T3G9DY/s200/Great_Glen_Way_Kingshouse.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226938991967849010″ border=”0″ //abr /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Finally, we reach our destination Fort William. We are split into different Bamp;Bs with Mick amp; I using the Rhu Mor – a great place (see below). After a shower and a spruce up – we all convene at the Jacobite Inn on the High St for some excellent food – and in my case, several pints of Deuchars IPA./spanbr /a onblur=”try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}” href=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImqVP3ehdI/AAAAAAAAAFs/mhCvgDwzHFs/s1600-h/Great_Glen_Way_Rhu_Mor_Guesthouse.jpg”img style=”margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;” src=”http://bp1.blogger.com/_weyimvkODWI/SImqVP3ehdI/AAAAAAAAAFs/mhCvgDwzHFs/s200/Great_Glen_Way_Rhu_Mor_Guesthouse.jpg” alt=”" id=”BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226896124553364946″ border=”0″ //abr /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Everyone is shattered so it’s time for lights out – the walking starts tomorrow./spanbr /br /br /span style=”color: rgb(102, 255, 255);”Rick/spanbr //span/span/span
