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Day 108: Dornoch to Golspie
For the first time since leaving the SW Coastal Path at the end of April, we saw the sea – and the weather was not dissimilar today! Our route took us through a golf links alongside the sea, and then along paths through dunes. We turned inland to walk round the attractive Loch Fleet along…
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Day 107: Tain to Dornoch
Today the sun was shining, all day! We set off from Tain, soon reaching the dreaded A9, but fortunately there were wide verges, and after half a mile we detoured on footpaths until we rejoined the road to cross the mile-long bridge over the Dornoch Firth. Having crossed the bridge we descended onto a Heather…
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Day 106: Alness to Tain
We made good time today, arriving at our destination by 2 pm – not because it was a short distance but because it was easy walking. Leaving Alness, we joined a minor road which took us all the way to Tain, and was relatively flat, walking past fields of wheat, cattle and woodland. Apart from…
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Day 105: Conon Bridge to Alness
As yesterday, much of our route today was on tarmac and we are wondering whether this is going to be the pattern on the JOG Trail! We left Conon Bridge on the busy A862, and then detoured through a woodland path, climbing high above the road, then followed quiet lanes before joining the B817 all…
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Day 104: Inverness to Conon Bridge
We set out with some enthusiasm, knowing that we were starting the final stage of our journey, the John o’Groats Trail. We left our lodgings, walking along the River Ness before crossing the Kessock Bridge over the Beauly Firth. We then followed the Beauly Firth as far as Milton of Redcastle where we found a…
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Days 102-103: REST DAYS
It was good to have time to stop. Bethany joined us on the first morning for coffee, before starting her journey home to Switzerland. We managed to find a launderette, so have clean clothes for the final leg of our journey. Apart from catching up with chores and writing our blog, we just relaxed!
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Day 101: Loch Laide to Inverness
We have arrived in Inverness, where we will have two rest days! We were driven back to Loch Laide this morning and found that starting our walk in the hills meant that we were following a relatively level walk along easy paths, including a stretch of new tarmac road linking isolated smallholdings. The landscape changed…
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Day 100: Drumnadrochit to Loch Laide
The final stage of the Great Glen Way, from Drumnadrochit to Inverness is 19 miles, and I was reluctant to walk that distance at this stage in our adventure: we still have the stamina, but I want my body to hold up for the final trek to JoG! So, having researched alternatives, I found that…
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Day 99: Invermoriston to Drumnadrochit
We caught the bus back to Invermoriston to start our walk today. The route was very similar to yesterday, but longer and this time we carried our bags! Unlike yesterday however, we only had occasional glimpses of Loch Ness. We met a party of walkers from Iceland, who were very friendly and we spent some…
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Day 98: Fort Augustus to Invermoriston
As we were staying two nights in Fort Augustus, we had another day without rucksacks. We decided to opt for the high route, and without bags we easily managed the long, steep climb up from the lock, with its twists and turns alongside a river: the constant sounds of waterfalls and rapids were delightful! We…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 