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Jimmy's coastal walk : day 36
For the second day running it dawned clear and frosty. This was to be the shortest of the three consecutive days and I knew that I would be walking along the A9 throughout. This part of the coastline looks fairly even compared to the recent indentations further south. However, the fairly high coastline is frequently incised by short fast-flowing streams and steep-sided valleys. Consequently it was ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : Day 35
... an interior that is "stunning and an experience in its own right" - well I couldn't disagree with that. My fish and chips were excellent and as in Golspie the night before the place was very busy.
Total distance covered 18.7 miles - my left foot was still feeling the effects of blisters but hadn't hindered my progress.
see the route at
http://www.mapometer.com/walking/route_ 2427167.html
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Jimmy's coastal walk : day 34
This is likely to be my final stint of three consecutive days walking for 2012. Soon the clocks will change, bringing dark evenings even earlier. I missed the opportunity to walk during the sunny, settled weather at the beginning of October due to other commitments. I had hoped to walk last week but a very wet forecast which brought flooding to the north made me postpone my plan.
Setting off on a Monday ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : Day 32 - Picts and mermaids
... previous week in Cromarty.
I headed east from Nigg Ferry up a steep hill towards the headland North Sutor. I was pleased to find a path leading away from the road towards the cliff edge. This short section was the only tarmac free part of the day. There was no path, not even a road close to the eastern side of the peninsula so I headed back on a minor road across farmland to the village of Nigg. Here I came across the first evidence of several ...
Days 4 dunoon to gretna
Great night sleep at the b&b ferry grossing was great spirits high. Hard day ahead 40 miles in and it's lunch already the pace is slow the drivers found a pub in Blackwood and took over the kitchen Alan mad scrambled eggs for us all but we had a couple of pints to keep up moral. Great stop. Richard had chris's spare ...