#79 BLACK ISLE BENEATH BLUE SKIES

The sun continues to shine, on LEJoG Day 79 Day 79 pre-amble Not just the sun, but Lady Luck too. This was the thirteenth consecutive day of walking in Scotland with no rain. And the only day it did rain (very heavily) was my pre-planned rest day at the Kingshouse Hotel. Most of a long […]

#78 BLAZING THE LAST TRAIL

You’re on your own, after LEJoG Day 78 Day 78 pre-amble As in, you no longer have a guidebook. This is the last day on which I was able to follow a Trailblazer guide. It’s also the last day on an officially-recognised National Trail. The full record is: South West Coast Path (Days 1 – […]

#77 30C AT 57N

LEJoG Day 77 – it’s a matter of degrees Day 77 pre-amble Today was a hot one. Not just “very warm”, and not even “warm for Scotland”. It was hot, almost all the way through the walk. The mercury wasn’t quite up there with the day after Alston in 2019 (still a record-breaker I think). […]