Ruth's Coastal Walk (UK)

374pm to Duror

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

The cycle path runs between the road and the sea. I’ve left the carcass of the dead deer behind, and now the air really does smell sweet.

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374 Appin to The Highlands

Posted on September 21, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

I catch the bus to Appin, and get off at the now familiar bus stop. From here it’s just a short walk down the road to rejoin the cycle way.

This vehicle, parked in yard, seems to have a message for me. “NO…LIFE.LIVEIT.” Huh? I have no idea what that means. Continue reading →

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373pm Port Appin to Appin

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

Walking along this quiet road is fine. But a road is still a road. So when I spot the opportunity to follow a track, and walk closer to the coast, I decide to take it. There are only a couple of gates to navigate, and they’re easy to open.

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373am Barcaldine to Port Appin

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

I am reassured to see a local man waiting for the bus. But he asks me if the bus is really running, and tells me he doesn’t normally catch public transport. We wait with growing unease. This is supposed to be the school bus, but there are no children waiting. Oh dear. Continue reading →

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372pm Benderloch to Barcaldine

Posted on September 18, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

I’m lost in the woods!

I know that if I follow the same paths I took before, I’ll end up going round in a circle again. So instead of following the “long route”, I follow the “short route”.

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372am Benderloch

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

It was the 21st June, and the longest day of the year, when I set off on the long drive back up to Scotland. I was on a lonely stretch of the A85, and only a couple of hours away from my destination, when I came across a motorcyclist in a ditch. The accident had only just happened. Continue reading →

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371 Connel to Benderloch

Posted on September 10, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

The bus takes a confusing route into Connel. Convinced we’re about to bypass the town altogether, I panic – and get off several stops too early, so I must walk nearly a mile to reach the place where I ended my last walk.

Despite the dismal weather, the Falls of Lora look impressive today. Yes, there’s definitely lots of white water flowing under the bridge.

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370 pm Ganavan Bay to Connel

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

There is no footpath marked on my map, but I found a description online for a walk along the coast from Ganavan Bay northwards, and I jotted down the instructions on my OS map.

First, I must go “through bushes at the far end of beach” and then through a kissing gate. So far, so good, and the path looks pretty clear.

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370am Oban to Ganavan Bay

Posted on July 30, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

I’m really looking forward to today’s walk. After many miles of inland walking, it will make a nice change to be on the coast again. I leave The Beast in the caravan park and set off along the narrow lane towards the Sound of Kerrera.

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369pm Kilmore to Oban

Posted on July 29, 2018 by Ruth Livingstone

Although being forced to walk inland has been rather irritating, I’m grateful to be off the horrible A816, and glad to have discovered the beautiful Loch Nell. I prop my camera on a gate post and take a self-portrait.