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On our trav alz - a gane
we hav bean home ... .. knot put any thing on hear 4 a phew weaks... butt we R on our
way a gane...
sum korl 'z 2 may 'k and sum kay jizz 2 rattle... skot land and ire land...
1st. port of korl ... Oban ... got in 2 the air port ther....
Columba hotel ... ryte inn sen tarr of town of Oban ... cumfy roomz... nyce …
The beautiful West Coast.
John
Our first destination was the sea town of Oban which was reached by diriving west past Glasgow then up through the high country and back down the coast at Oban. It was a real thrill to set eyes on the ' bonny bonny banks of Loch Lomand' on the anniversary of mum's passing and we came across a small church on its shores and gave thanks …
Day 5 - Kingshouse to Kinlochleven (9.25 miles)
... lunch today as it's only a short day and should be in town for 13:00 ish and I'll grab something to eat there. Every corner I take is a another view of different snow topped mountains, causing me to stop all the time and take photos. I am still loving the panoramic feature on the iPhone, I hope I am not boring you with all these photos? Once clear of the moors, there is a 3 mile decent in to Kinlochleven which passes a house very high up in ...
Day 4 - Invernarnan to Kingshouse - (21'ish miles)
... who had been doing the WHW who had kept themselves to themselves all week so far, actually joined us and had a chat. It was quite a big group of us and was good to get to know everyone. One by one people decided to go to bed and at the end of the night it was Richard, Krystal (Belgian girl) and myself left up drinking. Late night for us tonight, as we went to bed at around 22:00!!! LOL
Good job we don't have an early start tomorrow, just a short 9 miles to ...
Day 3 - Inverarnan to Tyndrum (12.4 miles)
... was still a little quick for me. We got to the halfway mark at the the crossroads where the path splits off to Crainlarich. I didn't want to go there but Richard had arranged to meet Clive and Rosie in the coffee shop there, so we split and went our separate ways. Not mentioning any names, but this is the point were a few people have started the WHW skipping out the first 47 miles!!!! Just completing the second half of the way. Being on my own again gave me time ...