Chad

I knew I was in for some fun getting out of my sheep pasture. The highway was only 200 meters away from where I pitched my tent, but there was a river between. I considered fording it, but in the end decided to suffer through the ~3 kms of pasture to the bridge. And suffer… Read More

Traded in my Panorama for this knitted beauty 😂 Very nice day and a half in Fort William with Karen. She may have been a little weepy :(. Ending holidays is hard for me too. She’s back at her aunts now and I’m in a sheep pasture. First 40 km of ride was gentle river… Read More

We made it! For a variety of reasons, today may have been the toughest. True, it was on the long side, and for some reason the trail was particularly busy (especially in the morning). Also true, it drizzled all day long and was rather cold. But more than these things, it’s tough to march to… Read More

Tonight we are in a super quaint little village, the first place of this kind on the walk. More about that in a minute. The subject of food, portion size specifically, has come up a few times in the comments. Here’s the deal. I’m all about gluttony when I’ve been on a bike all day… Read More

You may be wondering how the feet are after our 31 km walk. Believe me, you’ll be the first to know when either of us can feel them again. This morning started in the rain. It was pretty gentle but we headed out in full gear all the same. First stop was breakfast 500 meters… Read More

I don’t know if it snowed overnight or if the mountain tops were hidden from us before today, but as we started out in the rain this morning we were surrounded by the snow capped peaks of Ben Mor and a few of its siblings. Almost looked like the alps or something. For the first… Read More