Loch Tinker - The Trossachs
Hiking to Loch Tinker showed me the importance of route selection as I ‘ticked off’ another place that's been on my bucket list for years!
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Day 0 - A spectacular send off and the long drive to Thurso | JOGLE
It feels unreal to be here, in Thurso, about to start walking End to End and JOGLE in a matter of hours, especially after such a spectacular send-off from our local community in Aberfoyle!
Day -1 - 36 hours until we start walking the length of the UK | JOGLE
JOGLE is starting to feel very real, and the nerves are definitely kicking in! In just 36 hours, we're going to start walking the length of the UK!
Stob an Lochain, Red Deer and a temperature Inversion
Stob an Lochan, located between Loch Ard and Loch Katrine, gave me the most dramatic and awe-inspiring weather inversion I have ever experienced. I wouldn't have witnessed this stunning phenomenon without the Red Deer prompting me to change my plans for the day!
Broadsands, North Berwick to Ferny Ness, Longniddry
Today was anything but uneventful. Getting trapped by a thunder and lightning storm on the open expanse of Aderlady Bay is not something we would like to repeat... but the views, they were outstanding!
Seacliff Beach to Broadsands, North Berwick | UK Coast
Despite being the shortest day, today was your favourite! Ending at a spectacular beach wild camp on Broadsands overlooking the island of Fidra
John Muir Country Park to Seacliff Beach | UK Coast
Yesterday we drank from a public toilet, today we washed ourselves in a public toilet... and even had a camp fire on the beach, perfect! Oh... and we had to walk 2 miles back to camp!
Barns Ness Lighthouse to John Muir Country Park | UK Coast
A day of pure joy and pushing through the wall, but hey, not so bad really. We had ice cream and coffee and even got to drink from a public toilet...!
Cockburnspath to Barns Ness Lighthouse | UK Coast
So were off... on our way around the coast of the UK. It almost feels underwhelming but you have to start somewhere!
Ben Vane | The Munro that punches above its weight!
Ben Vane was a tough, steep climb, more of a scramble than a walk, that left us speechless on its plateau summit. Surrounded by towering munros and Loch Lomond stretching out below, Ben Vane was anything but underwhelming and tougher than either of us had expected.
How to walk the Elie (Fife) Chain Walk safely
The Elie Chain Walk in Fife is the only chain walk in the UK. With a good head for heights, a sense of adventure, and being more of a scramble than a walk, the Elie chain walk gave us all a thrilling mini-adventure. This is how you can complete the Elie Chain Walk safely.
The Elie (Fife) Chain Walk | A near-death experience
The Elie (Fife) Chain Walk is a short walking (scrambling) route that utilises chains permanently attached to the base of sea cliffs. Located at Elie, a small coastal village in Fife, the Elie (Fife) Chain Walk has been on our bucket list for years. Today we finally got to complete it…