On the road back

Two days, two walks

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August 12th 2011
Mid-afternoon on Thursday, the cloud broke enough for a few patches of blue to show. We grabbed the day pack and drove to Balmacara Square. From the car park, we walked down through woods of pine and beech, towards Kyle, with the loch on our left, visible from time to time through the trees. At 7pm in the pub in Dornie, the only Scottish voices to be heard were of the bar staff and one local o ... read more

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