If yesterday was a day of trees felled and smashed by the recent storms, of climbing over and around huge oaks and conifers, then today has been a day of rhododendrons, bluebells and bird song!
It has been overcast and much cooler - but better for walking and you would be hard pushed to find a lovlier walk than along the banks of Loch Lomond.
Yesterday I saw a wild orchid by the side of the path, today it was wild garlic!
Last night we stayed in the Inn at Balmaha, which was lovely, though Kevin chose the "Hot and Spicy" Pizza which turned out to be all peppers and he could not taste the Pizza! Julia and I had the battered haddock - and that was lovely.
We retired early and J&K were asleep before 9pm - I sat up doing the plog post on my phone (which is quite slow and difficult as it has a small keyboard and the predictive text gives some interesting words!!). There were some noisy children outside the Inn until about 11pm then it was quiet for about half an hour - then, just as I was dropping off to sleep, the honeymoon couple in the next room decided to practice their new-found game and woke us all up - and not just with the bed squeeking as it did very loudly!! They kept it up for over 2 hours and even Kevin was getting fed up!!
Needless to say, they were not down to breakfast before we left at 9am.
The walk today was very undulating but a delightful walk. Julia's shins hurt on the downhill bits and Kevin's toe did the same. I'm not too bad, though the muscles ache a bit at the end of the day.
Have taken some good photos but have not yet worked out how to get them on the blog (my new phone will not let me email to the blog the way my old one did).
We are now in the Bunkhouse at Inversnaid, which is a converted old church (still complete with stained glass windows) and I am using their PC on wi-fi connection - much easier than from my phone!
Just about to have our meal and a glass or two of wine. Tomorrow is another easy day of only 13 miles!! Doddle!!
Anita xx
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