Milngavie

Meg, Chris, and Kathleen all arrived safely from the USA earlier in the week, and we did some touristy things but today, we will begin our WHW adventure.

Most of the day was spent packing and sorting out two bags each. One case would have everything that we didn't need to carry on the trail (it would be transported to our hotel every day). Then, we had to pack our backpacks with everything that we would need on the trail. Fortunately, that was not very much, so the weight was low, just a clean set of clothes and electronics and valuables.

We went through to Glasgow by train, and at first, we thought we would get a train from Queen Street station to the hotel in Milngavie, but it was going to cost £40. Scottish price gouging at its best. So we went back into the station and found our way to the low level train to Milngavie and at a cost of about £4 each, we were on our way having only waited 10 minutes for the train.

We were staying at the Premier Inn, and it looked like every other guest was also doing the WHW. The room was very typical of the Premier Inn, functional rather than luxurious, but clean and with everything we needed.

As soon as we arrived, I got my clothes ready for the next day - camino rules. Tomorrow's walk is only about 12 miles, so it's not too far, an easy start to the walk.

We soon discovered that the thermostat in the room wasn't working, but Chris preferred it cool, apparently, so that was ok. We have upgraded to a cooked breakfast in the morning, so that will give us a good start, I don't think there are too many places on the way to get snacks or coffee.

We went out to dinner at a place called Garvie & Co just 10-15 minutes walk from the hotel and I would highly recommend it, the food was excellent, as was the service and it was not too expensive. The chat and the company was also great. I can hardly believe that I am setting off with Meg and Kathleen (and Chris!) on another hike. When I said goodbye to them in Santiago in 2022, I never thought that I would see them again, and then Meg invited me to California to hike with her in Yosemite, which was great, and then Julia came for a day when she had a weekend in Edinburgh, and then Anita came over and stayed with us from Australia with fiancé Rob. So, this trip was a real bonus. I wonder if I will ever see Anne and Mirjam again. (see my trip Via de la Plata). i would like that more than anything in the world.Läs mer