Day 3 — made it to Roybridge after getting lost and some catch-up — total of 35km and 11 hours of walking (a mere 1.000 altitude meters)

Got up at 06:30 because I knew it would be a long day today, as i was 2 hours short of the place I actually wanted to be yesterday. Luckily I stopped when I stopped … the actual site would not have been very nice.

Well the weather was nice at least … quite a mess to pack everything when it is raining and blowing.

Then I got lost for the first time, because the new roads / paths for logging were not on my map. One extra hour.

And a little later I took the wrong valley down — please remember there are often no paths at all. Well made it down to the lake, but added another hour.

I subsequently passed the Neptun Staircase – part of the Caledonian Canal from Inverness to Fort Williams. I do not recall exactly, but around 15 shift lifting devices.

From here you were also able to see the Ben Nevis, the UK‘s highest mountain … only a little more than 1.300m (but from sealevel) and still quite a bit of snow up there. In 3 days I plan to go up the Cairn Toul, the second highest mountain, maybe I will reconsider as I am not prepared for that.

After that I had to follow the street to Spleanbridge and then I wanted to cheat a little bit (5km along a busy road) and take the train from there to Roybridge. Well, did not work – train was canceled … so I had to walk. My feet look terrible – so I treated myself for some good food at least.

Tomorrow is another long day with rain all day, but it should still not be too difficult … let’s see!