We were on a bit of a mission today to try and get to FW before it rained. The weather forecast predicted heavy rain from 2pm onwards so we were on our way by 8am. The guide book said the 15 mile/24km would take 4 3/4 – 6 1/2 hours without stops so we were […]
The Devil’s Staircase was a doddle! Thank goodness. It was so much easier than the name suggested. In fact there wasn’t even a stair – just a zig-zagging stoney path with lots of places to stop and admire the views and take photos. There were also lots of cairns which gave us another good excuse […]
The Bridge of Orchy Hotel has been my favourite stopping off point on the Walk so far. The staff, service and food were amazing – although yet again the only Scots person working there was the Barman and I’m so glad that yesterday was a short day and we were able to take full advantage […]
We got picked up at 9.30 am by our lovely taxi driver Ian who dropped us 20 mins later back at the Green Welly. By the time we stocked up on some fresh fruit and visited the award winning loos one more time it was 10 am before we set off on our hike. Today […]
Our ferry back across to re-join the WHW left at 9 am and we woke to a beautiful sunrise and blue skies. We can’t believe that our luck is holding or that our newly purchased Gore Tex jackets have yet to see the light of day! Thanks to yet another cooked breakfast – I have […]
We spent the whole of today walking along the banks of Loch Lomond. We set off at 8.15 am and got the ferry across to the Ardlui Hotel at 3.30 pm. 15 miles/24 kilometres and according to our Stepz App we were on the move for 5 hours, walking 35,536 steps. It was a really […]
Today was a much prettier walk but a tough one. I almost didn’t think I was going to make the last few miles. We headed off at 8.45 am and got to the hotel at 4pm although we probably did stop more often to take photos and allowed ourselves a coffee and snack stop which […]
I couldn’t believe how excited we were when we got off the train yesterday at Milngavie. It’s a town, just outside Glasgow, famous for its mispronunciation! You are only allowed to embarrass yourself once by saying “Miln Gavey” instead of “Mull Guy” and us Scots are constantly on the look out for visitors saying it […]
8 days hiking Scotland's famous long distance walk from Milngavie to Fort William, 13 to 22 September 2016
