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Jane Smith
Jul 31, 20236 min read
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, 20238 min read
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, 20238 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20236 min read
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, 20237 min read
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, 20236 min read
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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Jane Smith
Jul 20, 20235 min read
Scotland Day 25 - Spean Bridge to Laggan
I had some messages last night about whether I was going to go for the whisky porridge for breakfast. I felt this morning that I'd be...
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Jane Smith
Jul 19, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 24 - Fort William to Spean Bridge
A day with no rain! It makes everything so much easier, and also gives more freedom to look at things that might not have been on the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 18, 20234 min read
Day 23 - Rest day in Fort William
Presuming everything goes to plan, I am now over half way through this walk. I am due to finish at the end of day 44, after just under...
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Jane Smith
Jul 17, 20239 min read
Scotland Day 22 - Kinlochleven to Fort William
A brilliant day today. I was very tempted by the publicity for the Kinlochleven Fringe that I saw yesterday. For a tiny place, there is...
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Jane Smith
Jul 16, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 21 - Kingshouse to Kinlochleven
Annoyingly, I've had a few days of not sleeping well. I think I've got used to the mileage, so I'm not feeling exhausted and ready for...
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Jane Smith
Jul 15, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 20 - Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse
Yesterday afternoon Magda commented on how much admin there is in doing this walk. There's routes and weather to check, obviously, but...
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Jane Smith
Jul 14, 20236 min read
Scotland Day 19 - Ewich to Bridge of Orchy
I'm delighted that my fundraising page has now exceeded its target of £1000 so I'm considering extending it to maybe £1500. I've had the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 13, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 18 - Inverarnan to Ewich
I thought sleep would be difficult again last night. The Drovers Inn is an ancient pub, and some of it looks like it hasn't had the...
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Jane Smith
Jul 12, 20237 min read
Scotland Day 17 - Rowardennan to Inverarnan
Generally I've been sleeping really well since starting this trek, but last night was not a good one. With no signal, and very patchy...
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