Day 4 at the little sister camp [in a Geordie accept](we’ve moved to the highland riding centre and Borlam campsite at Drumnadrochit and I am in my horsey element!)
Today has been more challenging I’ll not lie.
Winnie and I left the crack of early.. We arrived at the Invermorriston car park and were hoofing up the steep Great Glen path out of the village by 8.20 a.m. 3 hairpin bends and a long ascent in the first mile awoke the calves with a shock! Off the back road and into the forestry commission road the ‘talk to the hand’ sign reminded us not to climb on the log piles. Chance would be a fine thing! Winnie and I were focused on the end game of 15 miles and subsequently stomping forth!
The forest road led to a turn down to a path and a sign post indicated we could go right along the great glen way or left towards the stone chair… Against my instinct of conserving phone and leg power we headed left and up a hill to the seat and a stunning view point down to Loch Ness. A lot of today’s walk hid the view behind the trees so I’m glad we made the effort to climb up to the seat.
The path led down and joined another forestry commission road then the great glen ascent commenced up and up hairpin and more hairpins through the forest to amazing view at the top of the hill looking down to Loch Ness but no monster her just flies!
With the sun out it was taps aff and a fantastic route fit for a mountain bike descended along the loch until we reached a gate and had to ascend again through a small linear community. It was Tarmac roads along towards Drumnadrochit until the path cut away to the left and gentleman caught me belting out ‘sweet nothing’ by Florence Welch and Calvin Harris! Woops rein it in!
So nearly there but my wee left toe was yelping with a blister and I decided to head directly to the tent and not do extra milage by going to the other side of the settlement and thus I will have to complete the full nine yards tomorrow (18 miles) to complete the challenge!