Rob Roy Way – Day 5

11th May 2023: Killin to Acharn – 17.1 miles I think I now have a full blown head cold. I started sneezing on the way back to town on the bus yesterday, I’ve got a constantly runny nose, sore throat and this morning I awoke with a cracking headache. I awoke at 4:30 too, but […]

Rob Roy Way – Day 4

10th May 2023: Kingshouse to Killin – 11.5 miles I ‘fixed’ the issue with the curtains in my room, so I slept through until about 6am and then grabbed a few more winks and come fully conscious just after 7am, which is pretty good for me when I’m walking. It helps that both the hotel […]

Rob Roy Way – Day 3

9th May 2023: Callander to Kingshouse – 13.2 miles I was awake at 4am, 5am and 6.30. The ill fitting curtains in my room were letting in too much light to sleep comfortably beyond this point, so I eventually gave up trying at about 7am and decided to bring my schedule forward a bit. The […]

Rob Roy Way – Day 2

8th May 2023: Aberfoyle to Callander – 10.2 miles I slept well again, despite the duvet cover being too short to cover my toes, so I arranged it diagonally on the bed and ended up with cold shoulders a couple of times in the night. On the whole though I feel refreshed and ready for […]

Rob Roy Way – Day 1

7th May 2023: Drymen to Aberfoyle – 10.9 miles I slept really well considering I was in a strange (single) bed and an unfamiliar location. I awoke about 6am, but managed to drop off again for 90 minutes. I’d resolved to not leave until about 10am, mainly because I only have 11 miles to do […]

Rob Roy Way – Day 00 and Day 0

5th & 6th May 2023: Home to Pitlochry to Drymen When I was planning this walk, it seemed like a good idea to arrive in Pitlochry late on the Friday night and spend the night in the car, rather than leaving home in the middle of the night to try and get here in time […]

2023 Planning

It used to be that planning my walking itinerary for a year was a relatively quick and simple process – I only had one walk to think about, and the planning was normally all over and done with by Christmas, or New Year at the latest. Admittedly, I dragged out the planning – it’s something […]

Speyside Way – Day 7

20th May 2022: Kincraig to Newtonmore – 13.5 miles I met another of my fellow guests last night as I was putting a bottle of water in the little communal fridge in the dining room. He was sitting at the dining table, poring over his map and we got talking about our respective walks. He […]

Speyside Way – Day 6

19th May 2022: Boat of Garten to Kincraig – 13 miles It seems I jumped to premature (and incorrect) conclusions last night, and in my grump I bundled Fraoch Lodge in with the Boat House B&B. The two establishments couldn’t be more different and I apologise for any slight (on the former) that may have […]

Speyside Way – Day 5

18th May 2022: Grantown to Boat of Garten – 11 miles The Ben Mhor Hotel is cheap. It’s £42.50 for a single en-suite room, so almost half the price of yesterday’s room. But that’s the only good thing I can say about the place. It’s cheap because it’s cheap! I’ve only seen one member of […]