Ain't No Mountain High Enough
Day Four
7 hours 41 minutes, 75.65 miles, 5155 calories
Cumulative 31 hours 22 minutes; 296.59 miles; 19593 calories
Another good start this morning with the mad landlady oversleeping, twice now on our holiday this has happened. She couldn't cook either. She very kindly gave me a discount on the rate, however this was still more than we agreed when I made the booking, just paid her what I agreed. Long, long climb today into the mountains, very, very cold, plenty of snow and ice around us. we had frost this morning which lasted most of the day, and bright sunshine. We both caught the sun despite the cold. I had a Snickers bar in my pocket, when i went to eat it, it was frozen. Stopped at a pub half way up, it had a lovely log fire, could have stayed there all day. Carried on to Loch Lomond, the largest lake in Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Stopped off at a small cafe for lunch, unfortunately it was the waitress’s tea break, and she wasn't shy in letting us know how upset and angry she was at being interrupted. Then the rain came, but we managed another 25 miles to Dumbarton, where we found a hotel with 1 room left, which we gratefully took. Tomorrow we are heading towards Thornhill, another 70 odd miles, then one more day after that, and we are out of Scotland.
2 comments:
Well done J&A.
Sorry you got lost coming out of Brockham. From the map it looks like you missed the turn on the second bridge. I nearly called you too as we drove off to make sure you were ok, as I thought the track might be too rough for your tyres.
I once stayed at Kinlochleven - did you go through it?
Hey Just & Ann
Good on you both. Am following you and your blogs.
Ed
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