391 Kilchoan to Glendrian and Port Eigin-aig

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk took place on the 14th April 2019]

Today I’m walking through the abandoned settlement, of Glendrian, to reach a tiny bay called Port Eigin-aig. Then, because I have no way of getting back to my car otherwise, I’m just going to turn round and walk back again.

Driving slowly along the minor road towards Sanna, I find a parking place at the start of the path. I can’t see far along the track – just to the brow of the hill. So I set off with a mixture of hope and trepidation. Will the path shown on the map actually exist on the ground?

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390pm Portuairk to Sanna and Kilchoan

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 13th April 2019]

I don’t want to leave Portuairk, but know I must press on. I nearly miss the rustic wooden sign that points the way to Sanna.

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390am Kilchoan to Portuairk

Posted on June 28, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 13th April 2019]

It’s a beautiful, bright morning. I drive back to Kilchoan and heave my Monster of a bike out of the boot. It’s going to be a long walk today, but my bike will help to shorten the final leg of my journey.

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389 pm Glenmore to Kilchoan

Posted on June 27, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 12th April 2019]

I spot a group of people walking up the hill above me, and I decide to leave the road and take the path. Those other people must be seasoned walkers and they must know the way. All I have to do is follow them.

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389 am Glenmore to Kilchoan

Posted on June 25, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 12th April 2019]

I’m not in a good mood. This morning, I must catch the one-and-only bus of the day, and its starting point is getting further and further away from my B&B, so I must set off in the car while it’s still dark.

Firstly, I’m definitely NOT a morning person and, secondly, I’m forced to miss breakfast. Continue reading →

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388 (afternoon) Borrowdale to Glenmore

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 11th April 2019]

I’ve only walked 8 miles this morning, and still have plenty of energy despite my early start. So, I decide to continue a little further. I could use my monster of a bike and do a there-and-back route – but I decide to do a circular walk instead.

The bike looks at me reproachfully from the boot of the car, but I harden my heart, and set off down the road. Soon I come to a sign for the Ardnamurchan Natural History and Visitor Centre.

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388 Salen to Glenborrodale

Posted on June 12, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 11th April 2019]

I get up early, skip breakfast, drive to Glenborrodale, and catch the one-and-only bus of the day from Glenborrodale to Salen, where I’m dropped off at the Salen Hotel.

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387 pm Strontian to Salen

Posted on June 11, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 10th April 2019]

I leave the hide and walk back to rejoin the main road. Well, you can’t really call it a main road, with virtually no traffic.

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387am Strontian to Salen

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk took place on April 10th 2019]

I park my car in a village called Salen, and catch the early morning bus back to Strontian. Today, I must start from the point where my last walk ended, and that means from the front of the Strontian Hotel. What a lovely view.

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386 Laudale House to Strontian

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 31st March 2019]

Over breakfast in my hotel, I joke with a couple of other residents about how much I hate my Monster of a bicycle. It’s been sitting in the back of my car for the past few days, hitching a free ride. Now it’s time to get the blasted thing out and put it to use.

I wobble down 6 miles of road and reach the lonely spot where I ended yesterday’s walk.

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