Advertisements Breakfast in Rowardennan introduces me to a lovely French woman and her daughter as well as an older German couple. These two groups have been crossing paths with me since the beginning of my own journey, and it is nice to finally meet them, get to know their names, and a learn a bitContinue reading “Pushing onward to Beinglas Farm”
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Along Loch Lomond shores to Rowardennan
Advertisements Overcast skies but no rain this morning in Balmaha. After breakfast I walk down to the shoreline to fill my camel back with water for today’s walk. I must look like I know what I’m doing as several people were asking me for route directions and trail conditions this morn. I try to beContinue reading “Along Loch Lomond shores to Rowardennan”
Over Conic Hill to Balmaha
Advertisements I wake up more than well rested, and slowly head on over to my hosts breakfast nook attached to the main house. A light rain is falling this morning. A hearty meal of salmon, scrambled eggs and lox more than fill my belly. I eat with three young people from the Netherlands, a marriedContinue reading “Over Conic Hill to Balmaha”
Milngavie to Dreymen
Advertisements A rough, mostly sleepless night was not how I envisioned starting my journey along the West Highland Way. This was in part due to nerves, part due to the warmer than usual weather, with a little gastrointestinal distress thrown into the mix for good measure. The food at my first night’s establishment was lessContinue reading “Milngavie to Dreymen”
Kelvingrove
Advertisements Day three in Glasgow, and my final day in the city until I return in three weeks. I wonder how I will view the city at that time. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Today I’ll make my way over to the Kelvingrove park and museum. Navigating my way through the city and it’sContinue reading “Kelvingrove”
The Burrell Collection
Advertisements After a restful night’s sleep from traveling all day previously, I wake up early and start planning out my second day in Glasgow. I decide to stretch my legs by walking over to Pollok Country Park and seeing if I can find the Burrell Collection of art. The park itself had previously won awardsContinue reading “The Burrell Collection”
Arriving in Glasgow
Advertisements The month of August was here. A trip that was two plus years in the making was finally a reality. Due to nightmare stories about delays at London’s Heathrow airport I decided to change my flight last minute so that I could arrival three days before my trek starts in Glasgow, just in caseContinue reading “Arriving in Glasgow”
back to Edinburgh
Advertisements I climb into the taxi in Bowness on Solway. It’s such a strange feeling being in a vehicle, almost unnatural. The irony of being rushed by places in mere minutes compared to truly being in nature as I walked along was not lost on me. I arrive back to the train station in CarlisleContinue reading “back to Edinburgh”
The beginning….my arrival into Edinburgh
Advertisements Where to begin with this story….it all started back in the summer of 2018. Never Ending Footsteps is a travel blogger that I have been following for years. Lauren writes about how she and her boyfriend planned on walking Hadrians Wall, but she injured herself after only a couple days on the trail andContinue reading “The beginning….my arrival into Edinburgh”