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2018年6月9日土曜日 17:17
🌧 17 °C
海抜: 56 m
スコットランド River Garry 57.071175, -4.77807157°4’16” N 4°46’41” W
To Invergarry
2018年6月9日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
This morning we left Spean Bridge after breakfast. Colin (the B&B owner) drove us to Garlochy and we carried on from yesterday. We’ve been really lucky with the weather. It was forecast to thundershower today, but we only had a little light rain. We took a detour up to see the Clan Cameron museum, which was the original home of the Cameron Clan, and then found a rough road back to the main path. The day was spent walking along a gravel road with glimpses of Loch Levy. The trees along the road are gigantic. We aren’t sure what they all are, but some look like Lebanon cedars, Hemlock, oak trees, and Coast Fir. When we got to the end of Loch Levy, we walked to the Water Park, which is really a campground with an indoor pool and called to get a lift to our B&B which is In Invergarry. Tonight we’re going to the Invergarry Hotel for dinner.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月10日日曜日 16:51
⛅ 19 °C
海抜: 18 m
スコットランド Fort Augustus 57.144669, -4.68020257°8’41” N 4°40’49” W
On to Fort Augustus
2018年6月10日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
We walked today from Lagan Locks to Fort Augustus. It was a relatively short day of around 17 km on a level surface. Much of the route was along the original railway line that was never commissioned and ran between Ft Augustus and Spean Bridge. The path went alongside the Caledonian Canal that connects the Lochs along the Great Glen. The canal was built between 1803 and 1822. It was cloudy and cool but no rain. Fort Augustus is at the far western end of Loch Ness.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月11日月曜日 1:34
⛅ 11 °C
海抜: 45 m
スコットランド Invermoriston 57.214825, -4.61684557°12’53” N 4°37’1” W
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To Invermoriston
2018年6月11日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
We left Fort Augustus and took the High Route to Invermoriston. The High Route gets to 350 meters above Loch Ness, so you get out of the trees and can see nice views. Across the Loch was the Horseshoe Crag which the Loch Ness monster (Nessie) was supposed to have made when someone tried to lure it out of the water with a bottle of whiskey. The monster took the bottle and returned to the Loch leaving the horseshoe shaped scar. There was also a nice stone shelter where we stopped for a few minutes. it wasn’t a very long day, so we got into Invermoriston early and hung out at the Invermoriston hotel having drinks and coffee until our B&B opened.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月11日月曜日 17:24
⛅ 15 °C
海抜: 44 m
スコットランド Invermoriston 57.214813, -4.61680257°12’53” N 4°37’0” W
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2018年6月11日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Other pictures taken on trail to Invermoriston
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2018年6月12日火曜日 17:22
⛅ 16 °C
海抜: 23 m
スコットランド Drumnadrochit 57.336658, -4.4799957°20’12” N 4°28’48” W
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On to Drumnadrochit
2018年6月12日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We left a little after 9 am from Invermoriston. The trail climbed fairly steeply right away and later on the High Route and the Low Route separated and we took the High Route. It got up to about 450 meters, but we didn’t see much of Loch Ness because we were in the hills on the west side. After awhile the High and Low trails joined up. We stopped along the trail at a house that was selling tea and coffee for hikers. Then it was a long slow drop to Drumnadrochit or “Drum” as it is otherwise known. It’s a little touristy with a Loch Ness Monster museum and Urquhart Castle nearby. We got drinks at Fiddler’s Pub and then checked into our B&B, the Greenlea. It is on the village green and is a listed house built in 1820. The door sills are all about 5 and a half feet high..もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Was the guy owning that place rather big and could you buy art there too? And the pots? I think we had a coffee there as well in 2015 :-)
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2018年6月13日水曜日 17:35
🌧 14 °C
海抜: 19 m
スコットランド Inverness 57.479824, -4.21513457°28’47” N 4°12’54” W
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The Finish of the Great Glen Way
2018年6月13日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
We made it to Inverness. It was a long day today of somewhere around 32 km. We had glimpses of Loch Ness, and saw Urquhart Castle, but most of the day was in forest or behind hills. Our feet were pretty tired when we arrived at the end of the Great Glen Way. There is a marker there, near Inverness Castle, for the end of the route. It started to drizzle about half way through the day, but never amounted to much. When we got to Inverness we had cappuccino’s to warm up and then headed to our B&B. We now have an off day here which will be nice so we can sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast. We’ve walked nearly 300 km from Milngavie where we started.もっと詳しく
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旅行者300 K is quite an accomplishment! Well done! D.
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旅行者What a feat!
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旅行者 If you use your imagination you can see the community that was once there, so long ago....
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2018年6月14日木曜日
🌙 9 °C
海抜: 17 m
スコットランド Inverness 57.479726, -4.21524657°28’47” N 4°12’55” W
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Day off in Inverness
2018年6月14日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Today is our day off. The wind really came up overnight and it was very gusty with rain squalls that settled down by late afternoon. We just spent the day walking around the downtown area and going into shops. We had a lunch of cream tea at the Royal Highland Hotel. Val bought some “fat quarters” at a fabric shop. We walked up to the Castle for a view of the city. Had dinner at No. 27, a nice pub meal. Tomorrow we head to Aviemore by bus.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月15日金曜日 17:21
🌬 14 °C
海抜: 219 m
スコットランド Aviemore 57.196037, -3.83011257°11’46” N 3°49’48” W
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In Aviemore
2018年6月15日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
We took the bus from Inverness today and traveled to Aviemore, which is in the Cairngorms National Park. The Cairngorms are a huge area of granite that creates a high upland area, incised by rivers and sculpted by glaciers. The Cairngorms are the largest area above 900 meters in Britain. Aviemore has a lot of outdoor shops but we managed to restrain ourselves and Val bought only socks. We are staying in a glamping pod, which is a detached unit that has an all-in-one shower, toilet and sink and also has a double bed. It’s nice but a little cramped. We walked into town and had coffee, and checked out the shops and figured out the schedule for tomorrow. We booked dinner at the Winking Owl pub.もっと詳しく
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Kim Holmes What is That?
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Kim Holmes I read the description. Very neat!
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2018年6月16日土曜日 16:46
🌧 11 °C
海抜: 219 m
スコットランド Aviemore 57.196114, -3.83040357°11’46” N 3°49’49” W
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Summits of Ben MacDui and Cairngorm
2018年6月16日, スコットランド ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
We left today aside to try to get to the summits of Ben MacDui (1309 meters) and Cairngorm Mountain (1244 meters). Ben MacDui is the second highest mountain in Britain and Cairngorm is the sixth. They are both Munro’s obviously. We grabbed some take-out food and coffee at the only open coffee shop in town at 7 am and then caught the bus to the Cairngorm ski centre. From there we did a circuit that went up one ridge to Ben MacDui and then circled around to Cairngorm and then went down by the ski area. The circuit was 17 km long. Once we got above the clouds the visibility came and went, but at its worst was only about 30 meters. It was hard to spot the cairns so Bob’s gps watch was very handy to keep on track in the whiteouts. The wind was extremely strong most of the time and would almost blow you over and there was some driving rain that got a little worse as the afternoon went on. Needless to say, we saw no views at all but at least we did it. We were going to skip Cairngorm as the wind was too strong and take a short cut back, but we decided to bail on that idea when we couldn’t find the cairns leading down the ridge. So we went back to our planned track up Cairgorm Mountain. We saw two people at the start of the day in the distance but nobody else. We had a coffee and snack when we got down to the ski centre and caught the bus back to town, now we have a challenge in trying to dry things in our little pod unit so we can pack up and leave tomorrow. It’s raining in town so things are pretty wet.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Driving rain was hard on the eyes. Do we know how to have holiday fun or what!!
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Holmes Travels Val is wearing three hats
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2018年6月17日日曜日 20:48
☁️ 13 °C
海抜: 8 m
スコットランド Loch Portree 57.405796, -6.20124457°24’21” N 6°12’4” W
Arrival at Isle of Skye
2018年6月17日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We left Aviemore this morning and took a bus to Inverness and a second bus to Portree in Skye. It was really spectacular going through Glen Shiel which is a high pass that is surrounded by treeless mountains. We passed by the Glen Shiel battle site and the Five Sisters of Kintail which is a nice ridge walk. When we got to the sea we saw Eilean Donan Castle. We crossed over the bridge to Skye and got to Portree about 4:30. Our B&B is a 15 minute walk from the town centre which isn’t too bad, as long as it’s not raining. The weather has turned wet with a very low cloud ceiling and breezy. At least it’s not cold. Our B&B is comfortable. We have two days here and we’ll have to see what the weather is like to decide what we can do. We had a nice dinner at the Granery in town.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月17日日曜日 23:36
⛅ 11 °C
海抜: 8 m
スコットランド Loch Portree 57.405804, -6.20123657°24’21” N 6°12’4” W
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Old Man of Storr
2018年6月17日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
It was a windy raw day today, so we had to adjust plans somewhat. We had a nice breakfast and headed into town. It’s about a 12 minute walk from our B&B. We looked around the shops, ducking in and out as the squalls hit and then the sun would come out. Val bought a dog coat for Sammy and we both bought books. Then we grabbed some food at the Coop and got on the local bus going to the north of the Island. We got off at the Old Man of Storr trailhead and hiked up to the top where there is a great lookout. It’s a slog up and took about 40 minutes. It is a busy place with lots of tourists. The wind came in big gusts of probably 100 km or more with the occasional squall thrown in. It was fairly miserable at times but we did get great views. We waited for the bus back at the road but ended up getting a lift from two girls from Saskatchewan who had a car and said we looked cold. We’re back in our room now and the sun just came out.もっと詳しく
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Lorraine Davies Nice
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Kim Holmes Very neat!
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Kim Holmes Neat colours !
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2018年6月19日火曜日 17:02
☁️ 12 °C
海抜: 10 m
スコットランド Loch Portree 57.405773, -6.20126257°24’21” N 6°12’5” W
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The Cuillins
2018年6月19日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We thought we’d try to hike up one of the Cuillins today if the weather cooperated. We caught a bus in town and headed to Sligachan where we headed out towards Bruach na Frithe. The weather was windy but not raining, and the clouds were below the tops of the mountains. The scenery was really beautiful as we walked up in the meadows and along the Allt Dearg Mor river. The heather is just starting to bloom but there were moss campions about. We turned off the river path and headed uphill towards the mountain. The wind picked up quite a bit. It was roaring over the mountain ridge and then dropping into the cirque that we were walking up. We decided to stop and have lunch and not go any further. It was a nice walk back to Sligachan where we caught the bus back to Portree. There we found a pub and had drinks and then headed back to our B&B ahead of dinner.もっと詳しく
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Kim Holmes That must be mom in the distance
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2018年6月19日火曜日 17:05
☁️ 12 °C
海抜: 8 m
スコットランド Loch Portree 57.405853, -6.20119257°24’21” N 6°12’4” W
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More pictures from Cuillins
2018年6月19日, スコットランド ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Here are pictures from the hike back down.
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旅行者Fantastic terrain! Really quite beautiful. I think a fitting end to your last day on the hills! D.
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Kim Holmes This must have been the windy day
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2018年6月20日水曜日 21:14
⛅ 10 °C
海抜: 33 m
スコットランド Monkland Canal 55.865505, -4.25672255°51’56” N 4°15’24” W
Back to Glasgow
2018年6月20日, スコットランド ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
We caught the bus to Glasgow from Portree this morning. It was a seven hour bus ride with one stop for a half hour in Ft. William. It was interesting to see some of the places we passed on our hike from the vantage of the bus. We were sad to be finished walking. The walking was much better. It’s funny how the British say that you’re “walking” when you’re struggling up the side of a cliff with a pack; whereas we would call that “scrambling”or at least “hiking”. Walking in Canada is where you take the dog around the block.
We got to Glasgow and checked into the Citizen M hotel, where we stayed when we first arrived here a few weeks ago. We went out for whiskeys and pub food and found the Pot Still. We had Laphroaig and pies. Both were pretty good. Then we went for a bigger dinner at Atholl’s and then back to our room. We’re figuring out what to do with our last day in Scotland tomorrow.もっと詳しく
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2018年6月21日木曜日 20:11
☀️ 13 °C
海抜: 33 m
スコットランド Monkland Canal 55.865498, -4.25672455°51’56” N 4°15’24” W
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Last Day in Glasgow
2018年6月21日, スコットランド ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
We spent the last day wandering around Glasgow. We went over to the Glasgow Cathedral. There are a lot of Scottish soldiers memorialized, from all the British wars all over the world. St Mungo’s tomb is there, dating from the 600’s AD. We wandered along Argyle St to see what was left of Sir John A MacDonald’s alleged birthplace above the Fox and the Hound Pub. It’s all been torn down with no plaque of any kind. Good job Canada. We had a beer at the Horse Shoe bar which dates from the 1840’s and watched the World Cup. We went to Waterstone’s bookshop and saw pictures of Kim and Laura in Hilary Sharp’s Mont Blanc hiking book, so took pictures of the pictures. We did some shopping and then had dinner at the Raven. We’re back at the hotel now packing up for tomorrow’s flights.もっと詳しく
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旅行者 Reading my “History of Scotland” by Neil Oliver
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Kim Holmes Haha it's your favorite restaurant
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Kim Holmes Lol those are some words of wisdom
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Kim Holmes Wow!
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2018年6月22日金曜日 22:38
⛅ 15 °C
海抜: 17 m
カナダ Richmond 49.170928, -123.14303649°10’15” N 123°8’35” W
Long Flight to Vancouver
2018年6月22日, カナダ ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We left our hotel in Glasgow at 5:45 am and got the bus to the airport. We flew to Newark NJ and had a long lay over of six hours. The flight to Vancouver was on Air Canada. We ended up in business class somehow, with just two seats across instead of three, so had lots of room to stretch out. Our bags were the first off in Vancouver which is pretty much unheard of for us. We caught the shuttle bus and are now ensconced in the Sheraton airport hotel. Our flight to Whitehorse is tomorrow at 8 am. So, our trip is over. It was great fun.もっと詳しく
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旅行の終了
2018年6月23日