Thursday 18/03/2010. Again I am up and away by 7.30am and delighted to find the day calm and dry, though this was alas but an early respite from two continuous days of high wind and heavy rain, but at least I had the benefit of ignorance when I set off. The Inveranrnan to Tyndrum leg of the way gets the walker away from the shores of the Loch and sets the mood for the hills that lie ahead. The outstanding weather feature of today was the constant rain, which came on after my aforementioned dry start, about 10am and persisted all day. It was quite kind to me at my camp spot opposite the Bridge of Orchy rail station, as it obliged by drying up while I struggled with the gales to get my tent up, but I hate having to do that in the rain so all was forgiven. I passed the Inveranran Inn, or at least I passed the ferry signal point which would have got a boat over to take me across the loch to the Inn (£3.00 each way, minimum charge £6.00). Sadly I resisted, on cost grounds and of course I don't drink alcohol while out walking, but even so I felt the tugging strings of nostalgia thinking back to the many times I stopped there to savour a pint on my way south, and to admire the bonnie braw kilted lads, fine highland specimens that served behind the bar, but that was 30 years ago! Really good walking up along Glen Falloch passing Crianlarich then thorough the woods to descend to pass the graveyard at the ruins of St. Fillans Priory and on to Tyndrum. Stopped at the little general grocer I last visited during my Munro campaigning and then off uphill into the blast of rain and the welt of wind pas the beautifully sloped Beinn Dorain (summit invisible in the clouds) and on to Bridge of Orchy where I pitched in the dark about 7pm., just opposite the railway station. Not a recommended wild-camp spot but the first piece of flat ground in several miles and the boy was tired, another 27 miles logged in the course of the day. Well done Freddie.
Sunday, 28 March 2010
GLEN FALLOCH TO BRIDGE OF ORCHY ON THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY
Thursday 18/03/2010. Again I am up and away by 7.30am and delighted to find the day calm and dry, though this was alas but an early respite from two continuous days of high wind and heavy rain, but at least I had the benefit of ignorance when I set off. The Inveranrnan to Tyndrum leg of the way gets the walker away from the shores of the Loch and sets the mood for the hills that lie ahead. The outstanding weather feature of today was the constant rain, which came on after my aforementioned dry start, about 10am and persisted all day. It was quite kind to me at my camp spot opposite the Bridge of Orchy rail station, as it obliged by drying up while I struggled with the gales to get my tent up, but I hate having to do that in the rain so all was forgiven. I passed the Inveranran Inn, or at least I passed the ferry signal point which would have got a boat over to take me across the loch to the Inn (£3.00 each way, minimum charge £6.00). Sadly I resisted, on cost grounds and of course I don't drink alcohol while out walking, but even so I felt the tugging strings of nostalgia thinking back to the many times I stopped there to savour a pint on my way south, and to admire the bonnie braw kilted lads, fine highland specimens that served behind the bar, but that was 30 years ago! Really good walking up along Glen Falloch passing Crianlarich then thorough the woods to descend to pass the graveyard at the ruins of St. Fillans Priory and on to Tyndrum. Stopped at the little general grocer I last visited during my Munro campaigning and then off uphill into the blast of rain and the welt of wind pas the beautifully sloped Beinn Dorain (summit invisible in the clouds) and on to Bridge of Orchy where I pitched in the dark about 7pm., just opposite the railway station. Not a recommended wild-camp spot but the first piece of flat ground in several miles and the boy was tired, another 27 miles logged in the course of the day. Well done Freddie.
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