Today was short run of 10 miles from Tyndrum to the Inveraran Hotel.
Felt a little as if cheating doing so short a day but the beautiful sunny day combined with wonderful open country was a treat to savour. We have now reached what Lynne and I were looking forward to seeing from the walkers' view having driven through the area many times past. Amazing high hills in the distance and above us and the views are becoming magnificent. Huge open glaciated valleys and curving hillsides.
Most of today was on good tracks, many of which were sections of the roads I drove my Ford Cortina mkII along as a nineteen year old in 1972 en route to climbing in Glen Coe and exploring the Isle of Skye. The modern roads are very different sweeping through and it is amazing how nature is reclaiming the old roads with only scraps of the Tarmac apparent leaving the stone beds of the old military roads.
An easy satisfying day and we can't be in too bad nick because we ambled down the road a little after our showers and stood taking in the hills and the light by a babbling byrne.The Inveraron Hotel is lovely, food was great and we bumped into John and Carol again. Apparently they only have a bath rather than a proper shower which would have disappointed us but ours is fine.
Two more short days ahead at approx 10 miles each. Surely our luck can't hold much longer with the weather? I hope so.
Day 5 GPS track - Dist: 10.17 Miles Total Ascent: 1247 ft
Sounds amazing, like a feast for the senses. Thanks for sharing :D
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