And streams turn into rivers, and rivers turn into raging torrents! Volunteer streams (to use one of Kathy's @randystreat words) pop up everywhere, with water pouring off the hillside in volumes. We carried on with the programme for this week and bagged another two Munros at Loch Lochy, yesterday. We met four other mad people whilst doing so. The hills are always busier at the weekend though. ;-) There was slightly less wind, but more rain. In the evening, we ate in a restaurant called the Whispering Pines, which has a fabulous picture window overlooking Loch Lochy and the Munros we'd climbed during the day. A perfect finish to another interesting day.
Today is our last day before heading for home tomorrow morning.
During these past 5 days we've been staying in Spean Bridge in a small complex of holiday chalets by the river; Burnbank Lodges. I'm not sure we'd have lasted in any other place. They have an amazing drying room, which we've pretty much commandeered over the past few days and our clothes dry there perfectly overnight. Boots, not quite, but I've also been very grateful for sealskin socks, which I've been wearing all week. Otherwise I'd have been suffering from Trench Foot! With this amount of bog and water it's almost impossible to keep your feet dry.
Another challenging day ahead. Heavy rain forecast all day, but a relatively short walk, so we'll just tough it out and look forward to getting back to our cosy lodge for supper.
Memories of hiking in Ireland are coming flooding back to me......so glad you had a decent drying room available! Super shot to remind you of your fording hikes!
@christinav They are fabulous. Hubby uses them when fishing, but this is the first time I've worn them for +20km days of hiking. They are extremely comfortable.
Drying rooms are essential if possible I imagine! No fun in putting in still damp clothing from day before. Johns feet show just how wet it is! You are both very determined & lesser mortals would have gone home long ago. Tractor Pull was cancelled here today too. Too much rain.
@ludwigsdiana Yes - I did a mild curry - using a jar of Sharwoods butter chicken sauce and some chicken breast, with rice. Tasty and filling. We had a wee glass of red, too! :-)
The two of you are such an amazing team going through all these horrific weather conditions together!
Hope you have a good day and a delicious supper waiting for you in your cosy lodge.