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First, a quiz! What is this? (Answer at the end.) We had a glorious day, appreciating every second of perfect weather, especially since we had 18.85 miles to cover. Not all of it was “official” because we took the advice of Colin, Mr. Braeside B and B, to take a side excursion to Inchcailloch Island,Continue reading “Drymen to Rowardennan”

Cold, wind, and hail, mixed with sun was the weather for our fist official segment of the walk. The cold was very cold as in wool tank top, thin wool base layer, wind shirt, light fleece, overall wind shirt, rain pants, gloves, and hat, and not a bit overdressed. But the rain was not torrentsContinue reading “Milngavie to Drymen”

Ahhh, nice fresh-smelling sheets for our beds, a small luxury: Heading out on our warm-up walk to Glasgow, some extra sustenance of the freshly baked variety was required: Actually, being well-suppled from lasts night’s spree at Mark and Spencer’s food emporium, we had plenty for lunch, so did not actually buy anything at that bakery,Continue reading “Warm Up!”

After a less than fabulous flight, we landed in Glasgow only fifty minutes behind schedule, but so speedy and efficient were the immigration and customs (they did query us in a most detailed manner, a process that included a “request” that we divulge the amount of our funds whilst we planned to cavort in theirContinue reading “First Impresssions”

A new year and a new walk! Two walks, actually. This excursion to Scotland allows for two technically different walks: The West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way. In geographic terms that means we—Jerry Anne and I—will walk from Glasgow to Inverness. The mid point, Fort William, is the locale for those who wantContinue reading “The Ways: WHW and GGW”

Bath, a city with many attractions, was a great place to end the walk. There is the famous circus, not as in clowns and lions and tigers, but as in a series of attached row houses arranged in a semi circle. It was, in its day, apparently, a good address to have, and maybe itContinue reading “Bath”

Last night’s lodgings were pretty basic, to say the least, but sometimes shelter from the rain is enough. The final stretch was fifteen miles by one account, sixteen by another, but it turned out to be 20.52, which is a lot of miles, in case you want to know. Mr. snail had a good breakfastContinue reading “Tormarton to BATH!”

First, a last glance at Tetbury with a shot of this attractive shop: Of all the exquisite things we saw in the antique shops in Tetbury, one stands out for the way it so precisely represents a way of life gone by. It was a set of four miniature silver dogs, each a different breed,Continue reading “Wotton-Under-Edge to Tormarton”

Before tackling the last two substantial days of The Way, we scheduled a rest day. Since public transportation out of Wotton is almost non-existent, we had a taxi whisk us to the Westonbirt Arboretum some ten miles away. What a wonderful decision! Apparently, Westonbirt is the largest arboretum in Europe. Whether it is or not,Continue reading “A change in routine”

Wendy is a careful navigator and she also takes some really good pictures. Here are two. One, a sheep standing on three legs, or so it seems: And this one of a cow looking quite elegant—-for a cow: This was a day of much upping and downing, and, as on many other days, much donningContinue reading “Middleyard to Wotton-Under-Edge”