http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , United Kingdom , Scotland , The Highlands en-us Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:13:16 BST Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:13:16 BST A Hike in the Scottish HighlandsLast weekend I went to the Scottish Highlands to hike across the Five Sisters of Kintail. The trip was organized as a charity fundraiser by one of my coworkers and so on Friday afternoon 22 of us flew up to Inverness and then drove two hours to Kintail. Kintail is not really a town as such but there is a charming bed and breakfast there on the picturesque shore http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-321457.html I'm back home and ready for the final installment...week three and the Scotland leg.Day 17 Tuesday 19th August Belfast Larne Troon28.81 milesAverage speed 10.8 mphTime spent peddaling away 2 hours 38 minsThe 3 Aussie women I'm sharing a dorm with are all up at 8am preening themsleves I can't imagine travelling with a second change of clothes anymore let alone a hairdryer and full makeup http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-316781.html Rowardennan to Inversnaid to Inverarnan 14 milesI had breakfast at the hostel 8. It was continental but we could go back for more. I loaded up. God I love this being able to eat all I want and still lose weight thing. At breakfast I talked to the 2 German women that I had passed yesterday on the trail. One of them was having all kinds of foot and knee issues. I also talked to the f http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-316646.html Day 2After an uncomfortable and boring night in Gairlochy campsite I got up early7am and had my breakfast and packed my stuff away. My plan was to get to Fort Augustus by late afternoon24miles. The next village to stay was South Laggan which was only 8 miles away. It was too close to make it worthwhile staying as it would only take 2 hours to walk there and I would have to spend the entire d http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-310462.html Hi everyone. Been a while since I added any entires on to this site. Been meaning to let you know all about my walking holiday I went on from Fort William to Inverness that I had in MAY.The walk is an extension to the West Highland Way which I completed last year. Like I said it runs from the end of WHW at Fort William though 74miles of the Highlands to the centre of Inverness. I got the bus to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-309031.html Easter Drumquhassle to Balmaha to Rowardennan 16 milesGod I ache. My training philosophy of not training but saving energy for the walk was probably not the way to go. First things first. I woke up about 7am packed up my tent no midges...no worries dropped off my bag freedom and started out toward Drymen for some breakfast. I also figured I would pick up a map there hopefully http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-308985.html The West Highland Way Scotland 95 miles I have wanted to walk the West Highland Way in Scotland since the first time I came here a couple of years ago. I found out about it through our couchsurfing host Chris. Because there are no predatory animals in Scotland I thought it would be a good place to do a long distance hike. When I was in Turkey I decided that after Tricia and I finished ou http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-308833.html Well my first post. Katie and I just got back from a beautiful roadtrip to Tighnebruaich a small community way up north in Scotland. We're going to be working with the Maxie Richards Foundation so we went up to see King's Court where some of the guys are staying. We got to see the Kilbride Church which has been stripped down and offered up for Maxie's use and the site of where we hope to http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-294091.html Arrived safely on Friday after a long delay sat on the runway in Bristol Inverness is very pretty but it was quite cold. We managed to walk 9 miles out of Inverness that day which we were really pleased with. We walked through forestry which was amazing. We pitched up camp on the side of the road waiting for a taxi at the end of the day and hardly saw a car pass us. We felt like we were ou http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-280640.html The Scottish Government has announced new measures to ensure that stocks of haggis are reared along humane standards ensuring a cruelty free environment and nice death. In a deal with the Scottish Greens thought by commentators to be a trade off over the recent budget controversy all Scottish caught haggis will have to achieve a live weight of 1.2kg before slaughter and be fed on a diet of wor http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-268409.html Visited Countries Map http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-243599.html Big Eggs go Adventuring by Ninkynonk Part IHi to all and sundry and welcome back to our little page after our severe blog drought period of what must be about 9 months. Did you think we were dead We could have been laying in a ditch at the side of the road and noone would have known or cared...... Yes its been quite a while since we gave a little update on here. Thats mainly due to the fac http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-239769.html Hello beautiful ScotlandThe flight December 26th 2007 was painless a mere 35 minutes later and I was on the ground. We came in late and didn't even see a customs agent. My guitar arrived in good shape without incident and I walked 10 feet out of the baggage area to a familiar voice.Hello Yank It was good to see him a bit pale and sallow in the eyes but standing tall a far cry fr http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-231371.html Hi Again... Just got back from a 4 day road trip around Scotland. The sights were absolutely amazing Beautiful countryside... I left my map details at home so I may not know names of some of the places we visited but I'll do my best... We departed from Edinburgh on Monday and first stopped in Stirling a beautiful little town with castle and the Wallace monument which you may or may not have http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-206402.html What a fab day in the Highlands We docked in Invergordon north of Inverness early this morning after a rehersal we decided to catch a train somewhere. We choose Lairg 'cos it looked to be in the middle of knowhere on the map it was next to a Loch Shin. The train dropped us off it was then that we realised that the train station was 2 miles from the village...a post bus was waiting but http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-198711.html If I were to tell you what I saw and where I was today you wouldnrsquot believe the scope of it. I think I saw most of Scotland in one crazy odyssey. Check out the map to the left. I have no idea why it won't center but I give up. Just use the areas to move it so you can see it better. And this entry is a doozie for pictures so make sure you check out all the pages.I got up Saturday morn http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-191210.html You may have guessed from the title that we are in Bonny Scotland. We have been blessed with plenty of liquid sunshine but for a few hours yesterday we did spot a large yellow thing in the sky that seemed to be eminating heat after consulting the guide book we discovered that it is commonly known as the sun. We are now selling off our bulk buy of factor 30 on EBay.Moaning aside we have passed th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-181261.html We ferried over from Belfast Ireland to Straener sp Scotland and then bussed it over to Edinburgh. We decided to spend a few days actually exploring a city since most of the cities we've been in thus far have been for rest internet laundry etc. We did the touristy thing by visiting the most visited castle Edinburgh Castle. So many people It was nice to get some historical background http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-178694.html Haggis Tours is a bus tour company offering a variety of guided tours throughout Scotland. We signed on for a daylong journey up into the Highlands of Scotland with a stop at Loch Ness. Lucy really wanted the students to see the Highlands and compare the landscape and atmosphere there with what they were seeing in the city of Edinburgh. Our coach driver Frazer met us outside Budget Backpac http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-171722.html Day 7 Fri May 4th I was sad to leave Skye but we had to keep moving. We ended up doing a lot today We drove off Skye via the bridge at Kyle of Lochalsh and stopped at Eilean Donan Castle. Itrsquos the most photographed castle in Scotland and also the lsquoHighlander Castlersquo. We didnrsquot tour the castle because the castle itself is actually very new. The original castle was dest http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-159239.html Brad and the TapirFire Dancers Wow it has been a long time since we posted on here. Sorry for the delay I was in the midst of a lastminute essay panic and Brad's been working like crazy for the last little while so not much has been happening. However I managed to get all my essays in last week 13000 words in total and had a nice week off before embarking on my dissertation which will likel http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-155111.html With it being Easter weekend Adam's parents decided to come up from Harrogate to a cottage they visit regularly in the little village of Glendaruel. Living in Glasgow we were going to drive around as it only takes about an hour and stay for the night. It's a lovely part of Scotland near Bute and the western highlands and it's a drive that I'd love to do more regularly except for one minor s http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146920.html Friday Got up earlier today. Noticed Nick had pitched his tent next to mine again during the night. Spoke to the guys i meet over the week and said my goodbyes. Left at 7.15am. Today was the shortest day of walking this week but also one of the hardest. Had a bit of trouble getting out of Kinlochleven and when i did escape it was again a steep climb. Stopped a few times and I knew it was going http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146889.html Thursday Set out again at eight. While I was packing everything up lots of people where walking past. Most left from the hotel and bunkhouses. Had a steep climb to begin with and eventually the path joined up with the old military road into Fort William. Meet a few folk on the way to the Kingshouse. Walked for a last few miles to there with Ian. Arrived just after twelve and had some soup and a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146880.html Had a terrible nights sleep. Woke up a few times during the night. Thought I would just start real early at one point. Put my phone on and noticed it was only 2.30am. Got up at seven again and left just after eight. Path in the morning was ok for the most part. One stretch was very difficult and there was a sign saying how it was only upgraded recently. Must have been murder before. Stopped for a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146868.html Tuesday Its been a long long day. Left the campsite at 8am as i couldnt sleep much. Was cold and uncomfortable so decided to get up and have an early start. Headed towards Rowerdern. Got there at 10.50. Had to wait ten minutes for the Rowedern Hotel to open up for lunch. Had mushroom soup and a steak pie while watching the repeat of the Aston Villa vs Everton match from monday night. Watched t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146857.html Monday Got to Milnagvie at quarter to nine. Had to wait till the shops opened at nine so I could get some meth for the little stove I have borrowed of Jimmy Stewart. It was very easy to get a hold off and cheap as well. Now I know why druggies use it lol. Got underway at quarter past nine. Havent brought a map with me but the route is well sign posted and easy to follow. Backpack is a killer. I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-146847.html I'm not really good at this blogging thing. I mean so much has happened and I could sit here for 30 minutes and tell you all about it but I'd get bored pretty quickly. Here is the abbreviated version of the past couple daysHad some time off went biking into the local towns and enjoyed the local cuisine at the local pub. Also went hiking up and down a mountain and made friends with the sheep t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-137111.html Nothing much going on today. I'm working on a paper for whale and dolphin and may go to the grocery later this afternoon. Apparently there's a big game today between Scotland and Ireland so we may here cheering here at the flats. Well i've got to get back to work. http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-136738.html Well today was the first day of rain. Yesterday was fantastic Sun shining all the time 10 degrees out and nothing to do but run amuck and hike. Attached are some photos of my first day. I really should tell all my stories but I'm a little tired at the moment. They've kept me busy here at the croft however I have the next two days off . . .what to do . . .what to do .. I got my bike now and I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/The-Highlands/blog-136276.html