On to Tyndrum

Today we walked from Inverarnan to Tyndrum, which is about 20km. At the Beinglas Farm last night we had to sleep with the windows closed due to a “midges outbreak”. We haven’t found them at all bad, especially if you keep moving and bug dope works fine. Some people are really bitten up though. The trail today was pretty easy but it was very hot at times. There was a “Scottish oasis”, a freezer chest with bottles of drinks along the trail using the honesty system (£1 per bottle). We walked by St Fillan’s priory, which consists of portions of a stone wall and a graveyard. This dates from the 12th century. Later we passed an old lead smelter from 150years ago. We read that the lead mine employed people for a century. There was also a battle site of Robert the Bruce who was attacked by the McDougall clan. He threw his weapons in a small “lochan”, which actually seems an unlikely thing to do. Metal detectors have failed to turn up any metal in the lochan. We arrived at Tyndrum around 2:30, had a drink at a restaurant and then checked into our B&B.Read more