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Day 1 - Milngavie to Balmaha (19.8 miles)
... of diversions to the route and signed the guest book. The last person to sign it was on 19th October 2012, so I wasn't expecting to see anyone today. Heading to the start which is an obelisk on the high street, looking around there were a lot of elderly people but I managed to stop a ginger haired as I thought he would be able to work a digital camera. Snap! I was on my way at 08:15 The walk out of town was through some parkland following a little stream which seemed ...
On a monster hunt
... largest strongholds of medieval Scotland, and remains an impressive structure, splendidly situated on a headland overlooking Loch Ness. It is also near this castle that the majority of Nessie (Loch Ness Monster) sightings occur. - Wikipedia In 1692 the castle was destroyed to ensure the Jacobites don't get their hands on it. Hence, the castle we got to see today was only the ruins. These forts have indeed the most magnificent views. Of course we stood there for ages looking ...
Bute was beaut!
... the 40 minute ride out to Wemyss Bay. The line out to Wemyss Bay is electrified but the train is the same as the one we got from Troon so maybe they have duel power.
There’s usually two ferries running between Wemyss Bay and Rothesay so they leave hourly but there’s issues with one of them so it’s the same one going there and back. So our departure is delayed by the ferry being refuelled. It’s no biggy as we only ...
The West Highland Way
Moving north from Cumbria we crossed the border into Scotland for the very first time! We pulled into Glasgow for the day and unfortunately were rained out (literally...a complete downpour left us hovering under cover for most of the afternoon). Although our time in Glasgow was short and wet, it seemed liked a really nice city and comes highly recommended for at least a few nights ...
Finding Fault with Scottish Hours
... I was on the road at 7:30 AM.
Yesterday I managed to get started on a sunburn. In Scotland. On the West Highland Way. That’s just embarrassing. So today decked out in full regalia – the UV-proof hiking shirt, wide-brimmed waterproof hat recommended by a colleague (thanks, Sean!), now used as sun shade, and sun block. And the cool breeze when I set out was the last cool thing about a day with blazing sun shine that ...