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Walking Land's End to John o'Groats with Mark Moxon

Kings House to Kinlochleven

Buachaille Etive Mor
Buachaille Etive Mor

Blimey, I wasn't expecting today to turn out like this. Sure, I didn't roll out of bed this morning expecting everything to be fantastic – the weather is still overcast and rainy, which makes this part of the world particularly miserable – but I didn't think I was going to spend the afternoon throwing up. It's totally scuppered my plans.

Today's Walk

The view south from the Devil's Staircase
The view south from the Devil's Staircase, back towards Kings House

The weather really does make or break this part of the world. Scotland is glorious in the sunshine, especially if there's a reasonable breeze to keep the insects away; those walks along Loch Lomond were idyllic, for example, and I have fond memories of crossing the border to reach Jedburgh. But since I left Peta and the loch behind the weather has slowly disintegrated, and now it's reached the depressing level of cloudy, patchy showers that obscure the views and encourage the insects. I don't like it one bit.

A water pipeline leading to Kinlochleven
A water pipeline leading to Kinlochleven