

Reached end of John O’Groats Trail- 350 miles
July 6- to John O’Groats and finish. Just as I got the tent half packed it started to rain and the midges came out. I quickly got...

Four weeks on the trails
July 5- wick to 4 miles past Keiss. Today marks 4 weeks on the trail. saw (and smelled) pigs today for first time in the journey. One of...

Lybster- pronounced Lie-bster
July 4- Whaligoe Steps to Lybster, bus back to Wick. mansion house sherry was waiting for me in my hotel room in Wick- was wonderful. Saw...

Llamas in Scotland- who’d a thought?
July 3 - wick to Whaligoe steps. 11 months since my mother died. I had a good breakfast and set out with a lighter pack, leaving the rest...

Navigation failure meant schedule change
July 2- my plan is screwed. I woke up with the sun to find my phone with all my navigation would not work- it was charged but it would...

Helmsdale to Berriedale has fabulous scenery and killer bracken
July 1 -helmsdale to past Berriedale was awakened at 1:30am by 2 drunk guys singing in the square. Earlier in the day was treated to an...

A shepherd’s hut is not a gypsey trailer!
June 29 -Golspie to Brora. Had a bit of a holiday today as the owner of Thistle apts where I stayed last night offered to take my pack to...

Up close and personal with Highland Cows
June 28-Dornoch to Golspie- thank you to Ian at royal Dornoch golf club for offering me coffee and shaking my hand, the farmer who showed...

Never gets dark!
June 26 - Culbokie to Alness. It stays light most of the night - even the dark isn’t completely dark. Seems Apple was able to fix the in...

John O’Groates Day 1 - mental battle leaving Inverness
June 25 - Inverness to Culbokie I can’t emphasize enough how difficult it was mentally to leave Inverness. I was scared - scared that I...

Day 4 - Arriving Inverness
June 22 - Arrived Inverness after 20+ mile day. This is the end of the Great Glen Way. The last leg wasn’t super interesting. Some...

Watching for Nessie, Eating Fried Mars Bars
June 21 - The Longest Day. Mom, I miss you. The day started out really well due to a wonderful breakfast - porridge made with milk,...

Day 2 - GGW - Took the high road and saw the bonnie bonnie banks!
June 20-Day 2 on the Great Glen Way from Laggan to Invermoreston. This was the best day I’ve had on this trip and is what I thought all...

Days 3 and 4 of the East Highland Trail - Spey Dam to Spean Bridge
June 17 and 18 - me in it. June 17-Morning brought sun and everything is better when the sun shines:). Lots of interesting bird calls and...

Walking the Speyside Way Trail- Eastern most point of my journey
Today we will see if I’ve broken anything with a test walk of 19 miles without a pack between Granton-on-Spey and Aviemore along the...

Just about ready to go:
All packed and ready to go- check out the weather:) #endalz

