John Muir Way Day 5
North Berwick to Dunbar
D: 20km El: 206m T: 1 hr 45mins
A short last day. Not very interesting cycling as mostly on straight roads. Got to Berwick in time for a coffee and bacon buttie. We visiting John Muir’s birthplace and I bumped into Ian sinker! A nuts journey home. 3 changes but we made it.
John Muir Way Day 4
Musselburgh to North Berwick
D: 34.42 El: 241m T: 3hrs 37 mins
Dip at Gullane
Janet was particularly tired this morning and we struggled to make the meet up with Helen and Deb for a swim. But we did and it was lovely. another campsite and a meet up with Sue and Chris for fish and chips.
John Muir Way Day 3
Linlithgow to Musselburgh
D: 63.43km El: 587m T: 5hrs 39mins
Our longest day yet, right through Edinburgh and along the coast. Lunch in south queensferry. And a wild camp at Preston pans. Another race to pitch before it got dark.
John Muir Way Day 2
Strathblane to Linlithgow
D:58.10 El:245m T: 4hrs 33mins
This day started with breakfast in a nice cafe, then a long day of old railways and canals. We did get a bit canalled out by the end of the fairly flat long straight stretches. Falkirk wheel was interesting …..a long coffee stop! But the state of the forth Clyde canal….oh dear!
We got to the campsite in good time and then went out for a meal. Which was very nice. Sea bass. Still dry and sunny.
John Muir Way Day One
D: 43.96km. El: 584m. T: 4hrs 7mins
Helensburgh to Strathblane
The train ride went well! No lost bags or cancellations. Beautiful sunshine! A lot of road riding but at the end of the day it was more interesting with some tracks climbing through woods. We were running out of daylight but had to pass some good wild spots and Janet had no water left for her dehydrated meal. So we ended up in a park. Not ideal but not as many dog walkers in the morning as I feared. My van pack meal was excellent.
Kenny’s Knoydart Birthday
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D: 6.47km El: 179m T: 2hrs 3min
After a lovely family meal in the Old Forge last night we had a slow start before we decided to get some fresh air and walk down to Sandaig Bay. Kenny took his rod and i took my swimmies. What a lovely day we walked round to the next bay on the left I had not been there before it was really beautiful. Sea is still reasonably warm and i had a great tip. Kenny walked round to the point and Joe sunbathed. After my swim we scrambled over the rocks to Kenny where he was catching so so many fish! after a hard walk back over a lumpy top we found it easier scrambling on the rocks. We then walked up to Roli’s path back the the first bay and walked up the road. so nice to be out. We then raced down to the old forge in time to get cheesy chips and meet up with the ferry boys who were intent on getting blottowed. Sea was very rough in the marina when we got back so moved peggy before going up to the west highland hotel for another birthday meal.
Another Narnia Day
Ben Aigan 471m (sub 2000)
D: 7.88km El: 330m T: 1 hrs 56mins
The weather this second week of joes visit is pretty much as bad as the first! but it hasn’t stopped us doing stuff. Today we headed pout to pick blackberries which we didn’t but we did manage another wee hill. The plan was lunch at Spey bank but the café was shut, so we went to the local Scotmid to get some snack stuff which we ate in the van. It then started raining so we didn’t pick berries. A nice day.
Two Wee Hills
Stac na Cathaig 446m (sub 2000)
D: 4.27km El: 218m
Tom Bailgeann 464m (sub 2000)
D: 3.04km El: 206m
These wee hills have been on my list for a while so as the weather was to be dry until mid afternnon it seamed a nice wee outing. The first hill took us up a track and then a gap in the woods before a narnia stretch and a wild wood stretch before popping out near the summit with lovely views. We retraced our steps to the van. Drove to a lunch spot and had our picnic and a cuppa. #lovemyvan
Next hill was not so scenic! But we beat the rain.
Walk and Swim.
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loch a Bhaillaidh
Walk: D: 9.85km. El: 188m
Swim: D: 183m
The forecast was wet but it looked like it may be ok later. So we had a lazy morning and set off after lunch. The forest tracks were not as I expected they were old and in places not tracks but paths for a plantation it was a pretty walk. Joe and I found some chanterelles for tea. We were planning a mushroom risotto! The swim was great, slightly warmer than the sea and very dark peaty water. The sun was out. It was good. The walk back made my legs tired I wonder if it was the swim.
Tarbet and Skipness
After a rest day yesterday when Sam and I went for a swim we decided to brave the wind and go to Tarbet for lunch and then explore Skipness where there was a great castle of which I took no photos. BTW I have just discovered I can share photos straight from Lightroom to my blog. Who would have thought!
Mountain Days and Photo Nights 