Day 6 Inveroran - Kingshouse

 Well, we considered rain, mist and even snow as problems for this section which we had looked forward to but never considered the obstacle of a warm sunny day on which haze would fade out the far hills. Really can't complain I guess and the close views were gorgeous on this wild open upland section.  We did have 2 or 3 drops of rain as we cleared from lunch but nothing more.
Last night was a bit worrying as I my right hip seemed to be out of kilter and it felt as is an old back problem was imminent. It was still a problem this morning but once walking seemed to release. I suspect is was using the waist strap of my day pack which I realised was restricting my natural movement slightly.  Lynne seems to have passed a problem with her feet,the shorter easier day seems to have worked wonders.
The Inveroran Hotel was lovely and we set off immediately into the day's open vistas. The walk today was largely on old disused roads with compacted rock surfaces, a nightmare for those pushing on through the pain of blistered feet. These roads were built by Thomas Telford replacing the old military roads further up the hillside. Telford had the advantage of bridge building technology so could stay lower crossing wider streams and smoothing the contours whilst the old military roads ran between fordable points on the streams higher up.
Sorry - should have written 'Burns' instead of 'streams' there as we're in Scotland.
For those doing the 20 miles day here, including Andy and Clare, the time from first sight of the Kingshouse Hotel to actually getting there must seem an eternity. It's one of those points that looks like you're almost there but you're a good way off. OK when you've only done 10 miles but must drag when you're at the end of a 20 mile day.
We saw deer a few times today. the Inveroran Hotel leave food scraps out and have a large female visit constantly they have called Daisy. We saw her last night when we ventured out. We saw some truly wild on the hills and then several male and female around the Kingshouse Hotel were we are staying tonight who also feed them scraps. Wonderful looking creatures.
Managed to break my new camera from Christmas; a clumsy bit handling while walking and I dropped it and as with toast butter side down it had to fall screen side down and the lovely big view screen is now a spiders web of cracks and no display at all. Fortunately, we have my previous camera in the main luggage about which for several days we have asking why we were carrying that additional weight; well, now we know.
Lovely food and drink in the hotel bar tonight followed by a Ben Nevis malt - very nice.
Popped out to look at the stars but at 22:00 there is still a lot of light in the sky being this far north so a little disappointing.
Day 6 GPS track - Dist: 10.73 Miles Total Ascent: 1066 ft