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I took it easy in the morning. I had a good breakfast at the campsite. Today was a much more straightforward walk and only about 20 miles. It was going to be a hot day and there were a lot of midges about in the morning and a lot of people walking about in midge nets as a consequence. 

I walked easily up the first hill towards the two waterfalls and stopped at the second, knowing it was a good stop, to cool my feet. I wanted a stroll today and before I knew it, I had strolled 4 miles, my first T-shirt had dried on the back of my pack and I’d dried my tent in a breeze at the top of a second hill. There were lots of people about all enjoying the sunshine. I was enjoying it particularly because it was the first time I’d seen sunshine in this part of the walk in four attempts.

I continued up and through forestry past a sign advertising the place as one of the wettest in the British Isles, along a river bank and then into Tyndrum. It was a humid day and I had drunk all my water so my first stop was for something to drink and some ice cream. I was feeling in need of food but didn’t want anything fried. Happily the Tyndrum Inn was serving chilli which I ordered and ate with great pleasure.

It was about 4 o’clock and happily less humid than earlier when I set off for the Bridge of Orchy. This is the stretch when you feel you are entering the Scottish Highlands. The walk is along a valley with hills on all sides. I was admiring these hills when I ran into Sarah and Grace again. As ever company makes the miles pass quickly and before long we arrived and set up our tents at the rough camping site on the picnic ground near the hotel.

II spent some time sitting by the river next to the camping spot cooling my feet and turned in for an early night. I wanted to make good headway tomorrow.

Day Summary

Hot weather, humidity. Here come the Highlands.