16.44 miles, 1,257 ft of elevation, 33,923 steps.
Started the day with a cooked breakfast at the B&B. I basically said yes to everything they offered and ended up with a huge plate of guilt free food – even the haggis tasted good.
It has rained basically all day today, with the odd break. It was at its worst this morning and Grace found a bus shelter 5 minutes from the off and didn’t want to move. We then found ourselves along a route which must have had the highest number of waterfalls per mile in the UK. I have posted our favourite but can assure you there were plenty to choose from….. by midday we had reached Fort Augusta and a nice pub lunch. Grace has had it by then but we still had a way to go – at least the going was a bit easier now we were on the Caledonian canal.
Graces feet are now starting to hurt and whilst no blisters, I think they are taking a pounding. This afternoon seemed a long walk to nowhere but thanks to the lock keeper, he suggested a fantastic wild camp spot. He even told us about the abandoned house and the dry wood inside so even managed a small fire to keep the midges at bay.
Now it’s raining again so am in the tent – schooner seems fine for now. Let’s see how he is during the night….
Wow, so impressed already. Thinking of you. Keep going. Good luck👍🏼😘
Thanks Sonja. I think it’s going to be tough getting out of the tent tomorrow – the forecast is heavy rain all day !