Q: Between us we have 1 VERY sunburnt face, 2 very sunburnt necks, 1 sore back, 2 sore hips, 4 sore knees, and 1 major blister on a right foot. WHY?

A: That’s right. The monthly hillwalk was yesterday.

Michelle did a walk from somewhere in the middle of nowhere, up 3 Corbetts (yes that’s right, 3) taking her about 7 hours (a corbett is between 762 and 914 meters high). Me I walked from Kingshouse Hotel to Inveroran Hotel, up and down a few hills, the highest only 637 meters, but still – a total of 19kms (that’s 12 MILES). The highlights being the pub at the start, the icecream just before the last hill, and the pub at the finish.

Michelle calls it fun. I don’t say much at all. Although despite the hard work, it was actually a very beautiful walk yesterday. The weather was just glorious, and the trail was lovely. Part of my walk was on the West Highland Way which is quite a popular walk. Only 152kms (95 miles) long, about 50,000 people walk it each year. That’s by choice. Up and down hills. Funny people the Scots. They love to walk, they do it everywhere. You can actually tell though, the majority have quite nice backsides. And that’s not my opinion alone, surprisingly, I’ve heard the same comment from a few tourists…

Today we were at the golf course by 8.15am. Only one of us was awake. Guess who?

This afternoon, we’ve been limping, creaking, cursing and shuffling about between Air Organic for lunch, ASDA and a search for a gas station with a vacuum to prepare the car for Christines visit (only 4 dodo’s to go!).

A cup of Caro and then I’m gonna hit the pillows. I’m looking forward to Monday to get some rest while the rest of you go to work.

P.S. here are some photos taken by Michelle from her walk. I’ll post the rest in the photo journal tomorrow.