Jane Smith
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 8
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 7
- 10 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 6
- 10 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 5
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 4
- 9 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 3
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 2
- 5 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Aug 1
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 31
- 6 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 30
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 29
- 8 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 28
- 7 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 27
- 6 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 26
- 7 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 25
- 7 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 24
- 7 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 23
- 6 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 22
- 7 min
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...
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Jane Smith
- Jul 21
- 6 min
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...
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