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Two weeks later
Time has been odd over the last fortnight. Simultaneously rushing and dragging, with some days being hard to adjust to with their glacial...
Jane Smith
Aug 22, 20233 min read
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Scotland Day 44 - Gills to John O’Groats
I couldn't have had a better send off this morning. Kacey, our landlady, made a fantastic breakfast of home made granola and smoked...
Jane Smith
Aug 8, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 43 - Brough to Gills
Although it was a late night last night, trying to coax the Wi-Fi into loading the photos for this blog, I woke feeling refreshed and...
Jane Smith
Aug 7, 202310 min read
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Scotland Day 42 - Forss to Brough
Today has had both the best and the worst sort of walking. The day started well, as I slept deeply in our very fancy and extremely...
Jane Smith
Aug 6, 202310 min read
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Scotland Day 41 Melvich to Forss
I was tired this morning. Although the B and B was good in many ways, the hot tub being a notable plus, there hadn't been much money...
Jane Smith
Aug 5, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 40 - Bettyhill to Melvich
Our hotel last night was quite smart, unlike most of the places I've been in. This formality meant that it wasn't a place to chat to...
Jane Smith
Aug 4, 20239 min read
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Scotland Day 39 - Tongue to Bettyhill
For those reading this looking forward to blue skies and breathtaking scenery, sadly you'll be disappointed today. It's been very grey...
Jane Smith
Aug 3, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 38 - Rest day in Tongue
Increasingly, I'm regarding last year's walk as joined to this. I'm obviously aware of the ten month hiatus in between the end of one...
Jane Smith
Aug 2, 20235 min read
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Scotland Day 37 - Altnaharra to Tongue
It was good to see Graeme and Deborah again at breakfast this morning. Graeme was off to fish another waterway, and Deborah was going to...
Jane Smith
Aug 1, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 36 - Crask Inn to Altnaharra
It's remarkable how tough roads are on feet. By the end of yesterday's hard walking I had small blisters on the ends of both of my big...
Jane Smith
Jul 31, 20236 min read
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Scotland Day 35 Lairg to Crask Inn
There are some days on this trek that I have been particularly looking forward to, and today was one of them. The road from Lairg to...
Jane Smith
Jul 30, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 34 - Bonar Bridge to Lairg
Tasha left after breakfast to do a tiny road trip before flying back from Inverness. It has been so lovely to have her with me, it took a...
Jane Smith
Jul 29, 20238 min read
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Scotland Day 33 Stitterton to Bonar Bridge
After Tasha's very expensive taxi ride yesterday, our kind host Olly offered to help with car movement this morning. So, following a...
Jane Smith
Jul 28, 20237 min read
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Scotland Day 32 - Culbokie to Stitterton
My cabin with the best view ever was lovely and cosy last night, even when the rain was hammering the roof in the early hours. I was...
Jane Smith
Jul 27, 20236 min read
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Scotland Day 31 - Inverness to Culbokie
There isn't a set route to get from Lands End to John O'Groats, which is part of what I like about it. There are some paths that are...
Jane Smith
Jul 26, 20237 min read
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Scotland Day 30 - Abriachan to Inverness
It almost always happens that a less good day is followed by a better one, and so it was today. Yesterday felt low and lonely, today felt...
Jane Smith
Jul 25, 20237 min read
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Scotland Day 29 - Abriachan to Drumnadrochit
Those who read yesterday's blog might be confused by the title for today, in that it states I am arriving in Drumnadrochit, which is the...
Jane Smith
Jul 24, 20237 min read
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Scotland Day 28 - Alltsigh to Drumnadrochit
My tiny hostel room didn't used to be so tiny. The coving told me that once upon a time it was a normal sized single bedroom, but part of...
Jane Smith
Jul 23, 20236 min read
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Scotland Day 27 - Fort Augustus to Altsigh
Today couldn't have been a bigger contrast to yesterday. It has been filled with incident, wonder and exertion. My hostel this evening...
Jane Smith
Jul 22, 20237 min read
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Scotland Day 26 - Laggan to Fort Augustus
Today has been like the curate's egg. Good in parts. A great feature is that it was the third dry day in a row. I gulped when I looked at...
Jane Smith
Jul 21, 20236 min read
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