one thing that holidays are supposed to be, but often are not, is relaxing and rejuvenating. Today redressed that balance a bit, with nothing too dramatic happening. Lauren hitched a lift on a voyage to circumnavigate Loch Ness, while Justine and I did a lap up to Elgin to buy historically significant wool products and visit the magestic remains of the Elgin Cathedral.
From there we looped up to the north facing coast east of Inverness, travelling through a sequence of little coastal fishing towns which were quaint, but almost abandoned in their feel. It was slightly odd, but the impressive Bow Fiddle Rock Justified our efforts. On the way back we stopped at Balvanie Castle, a more modest ruin near Dufftown, but where we could climb to the second floor of the partially
eroded remaining building. I love those sorts of ruins, so it was great to find one we could walk around in.
In truth, much of today has been spent mentally and physically preparing for tomorrow, which is a 15km hike intending to summit the second highest peak in Great Britain. I’m thinking that the last 14.5km are likely to be the hardest, and I may have created a situation where I will lose face if I don’t gaily skip the last 100m to the summit, so it remains to be seen how much of a good idea this is. I guess if there are no updates after this, you can either draw your own conclusion, or just wait for the coroners report.
Anyway, in the meantime, here are some images from today and around the area. All things going well, there should be some good ones to follow!
Everything in one place 