by Paty | Apr 20, 2024 | Camino Portugués, Portugal, Trail Journals
My best friend and his wife keep sending me pictures of Spain. Pictures of them exploring small villages in Andalusia. Pictures of the Moorish and Gothic-inspired architecture. Pictures of tapas and wine at cute little cafes. And each time I receive a new image on...
by Paty | Oct 10, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Monday 10/9/2023 Start: Fort William, Scotland End: London, England Distance Traveled: 629 miles (122 miles by bus + 400 miles by train + 7 miles by Tube) After two days of sitting around Fort William waiting for the record-breaking rainfall to end, I...
by Paty | Oct 9, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Sunday 10/8/2023 Start: Fort William, Scotland End: Fort William, Scotland Distance Traveled: 0 miles After the unfortunate news from the CityLink bus driver at 7 pm last night, I had some work to do. Not only would I be unexpectedly...
by Paty | Oct 8, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Saturday 10/7/2023 Start: Fort William, Scotland End: Fort William, Scotland Distance Traveled: 0 miles Two inches of rain fell in across Scotland over the past 24 hours and several more inches were expected to fall today. Despite...
by Paty | Oct 7, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Friday Oct. 6, 2023 Start: Kinlochleven (mile 81.4) End: Fort William (mile 96.8) Distance Hiked: 16.4 miles (15.4 mile on the WHW + 1 mile detour to Dun Deardail) After seeing the weather forecast for today, with 1.72 inches of rain...
by Paty | Oct 6, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way
Thursday Oct. 5, 2023 Start: Kingshouse (mile 72.4) End: Kinlochleven (mile 81.4) Distance Hiked: 9 miles After last night’s dinner, it time for me to head to the bunkroom, where I was sharing a room with three other hikers. The...
