England + Scotland 2024
Sep 5, 2024 - Sep 20, 2024 · 16 day threads · 647 photos and videos
Day 1 - London Baby
It's been a while! I don't know how post-y I'll be but at least every now and then! On the Picadilly line en route to the hotel at the moment (yes the last sto…
Day 2 - London Touring
Today woke up at 10ish completely dead to the world, apparently a spam call woke Farah up at midnightish on my phone and I had no idea. Took us a bit to get go…
Day 3 - Windsor and Touring
Today will be Windsor Castle, then meet up with a friend of Farah's she hasn't seen in many years (and her family), then her cousins that live here, or at leas…
Day 4 - More London, More Uncle
Ok, time to head out to uncle's for breakfast and then he mentioned possibly a tour of the Royal Albert Musical Hall and Buckingham Palace... This is not helpi…
Day 5 - London, Glasgow and Timing
Spent a bit in bed, Farah is not feeling the best which is unfortunate timing but hopefully it's a fleeting thing. Packed up and checked out of the room and le…
Day 6 - Glasgow and Sickness
Getting ready to get some breakfast, unfortunately fever still seems to be there and was especially bad before a shower and some DayQuil, might also try to fin…
Day 7 - Glasgow Redux and Sickness Redux and Milngavie
Think I'm alternating good sleep days and bad, today was bad, I don't know how much was hypochondria and how much was real but kept feeling feverish and like m…
Day 8 - Milngavie to Drymen
Alright it's time! Breakfast first then they explain how the bag drop off at the next BnB will work. Then it's time to start the walk! Think today should be re…
Day 9 - Drymen to Rowardennan
Had some breakfast, got to try Marmite, it's definitely unique but less shocking than I was expecting, it was snot popular with Farah or the other couple stayi…
Day 10 - Rowardennan to Crianlarich
Distance: 34km / 21 miles | Walking Time: 8-11 hours | Ascent: 950m / 3120ft Terrain: The scenic trail along the shores of Loch Lomond from Rowardennan to Bein…
Day 11 - Crianlarich to Inveroran
Put an asterisk because our B&B is closer and our target hotel is also closer so it's probably more like 17Km only which is good to test out the antiblister te…
Day 12 - Inveroran (Bridge of Orchy) to ??
I put ?? Because in theory it's to Kinlochleven but we might bail out at Kingshouse depending on vibes and possibly even add an extra day to do things in stages
Day 13 - Kinlochleven to Fort William
Distance 25km / 15.5 miles | Walking Time: 6-8 hours | Ascent: 730-790m / 2400-2590 ft Terrain: Mostly good mountain paths and tracks through open moorland and…
Day 14 - Fort William Relaxation
Checking out now, walking like 5 doors down to the next BnB as we decided last minute to do an extra night here so we couldn't extend at this kne
Day 15 - Fort William to Edinburgh
Got a taxi early in case they didn't show to have to enough time to book it to the train station but the taxi did show so now have like 40 mins. It's supposed…
Day 16 - Edinburgh (Dawn of the Final Day)
Grey and drizzly day to send us off (no drizzle in the forecast btw), planning on doing the castle, the cathedral, ice cream and then tbd but first I'll finish…