Lazing on a tropical beach...not for me!
- 22 May 2011 20:24107353Just returned from my annual walking break,this time across Scotland yes I walked across it.After walking across England on Hadrian's Wall last year I decided to walk across Scotland this year.
I set out from Fort William to Inverness over 5 days,via Fort Augustus Drumnadroichit and Loch Ness,it is truly an amazing walk but not for the faint hearted as it means climbing up the side of mountains as well as walking along Loch Ness.
While there I stayed in the best Bed and Breakfast ever at a place called Gairlochy 10 miles from Fort William, the lady Heather was a great advert for Scotland telling us about the walk ahead and if we took a detour would see an amazing waterfall.
I flew up from Manston to Edinburgh and that is so easy then 4 hours north by train and on the way back from Inverness to Edinburgh and 2 hours flight from Edinburgh 3 hours from Edinburgh and I was home.
While there I could have sworn I saw Paul Boland,he was wearing green and kept diving into Loch Ness but no it was OK it was the Loch Ness monster!If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble! - 22 May 2011 20:35107354john
i bet you walked that distance in shorter time than one of your trains. - 23 May 2011 08:33107369
lol cheeky monkeeee
I look nothing like the Loch Ness monster..although..
in a certain lightt... 
That's one helluva walk John. Congratulations. I can just about reach the local shoppe so am dazzled by your repertoire on shank's pony. The newspapers ought to do a story on your feat ( your feet!).email: dover7@msn.com - 23 May 2011 11:39107382Well done John, thats a fantastic achievement!
Couldn't have been PaulB, he was in Switzerland last week scaling the Eiger
and thats a tall story 
- 23 May 2011 17:35107414if you don't like tropical beaches john, try this one in sandgate ta
ken this windy morning. - Brian Dixon
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23 May 2011 19:24107423john.think i prefer a tropicl beach to walking across scotland. - 23 May 2011 20:04107428Well done John - a good walk indeed; must have been beautiful scenery along the way.
Roger - 25 May 2011 11:26107618Well done John great acheivement , i would prefer a tropical beach with unlimited coctails .
- 25 May 2011 11:57107627Well Done on your Mammoth trek John, the views must have been breathtaking
- 25 May 2011 12:26107630In the spirit of compromise I propose a long walk on a tropical beach. All in favour?I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
- 25 May 2011 13:08107649Yep give me the sandy white beach of Borocay littered with scantily clad dusky maidens any day....
Last time I was there I asked the barman for a touristy type cocktail. He shimmered up the tree felled a fresh coconut and filled it with filipino rum, tanduhay, and a selection of fruit and licquours. It cost £1.50 but what the hell...why not splash out when on holiday?Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter) - 26 May 2011 11:19107764That was the cost of 1 ice cream at Camber Marek , i would have preffered the coctail .
