Thursday 19 June - Ben Lomond Today I completed my first Munro - I hiked Ben Lomond including the Ptarmigan Ridge path, making it a circular track. And what a hike it was! Before I set off, I made sure I applied my insect repellent, many reports of insects along this hike and had plenty of water and snacks in my pack. The reviews and comments on the AllTrails listing indicate it is a 7.5mile walk, 3,188 foot elevation, and would take somewhere between 4-5 hour...

Wednesday 18 June - Loch Lomond and Balloch Castle Park I needed to do some washing, and the hotel doesn't offer a laundry service, so I drove down to Loch Lomond and found myself a Laundrette pod to do a load of washing. Not the most cost effective (had me be very appreciative of the load Julian at Croft Cottage did for me for a cheap 5 quid). But waiting for the laundry to wash and dry gave me time to catch up on my travel journal. I had a nice lunch at the L...

Tuesday 17 June - Oban to Arrochar I started my day with a wander around Oban town centre exploring the shops and picking up a few trip souvenirs. I checked out of Sandvilla and fixed up the parking. From here I made the short drive up to McCaig's Tower that overlooks the town of Oban. It is a circular structure made up of two tiers of lancet arches constructed in 1897. The views over Oban were lovely, although a little obscured by the growing trees and plants. ...

Monday 16 June -Oban, Glencoe & Glenfinnan Viaduct It's a grey and rainy day. The light rain persisted for most of the day with a little gap in the late afternoon. However, I still headed out in the morning up to Glencoe driving back along the Argyll Coast. Glencoe is small and I went to the Visitor Information Centre. It was really busy with loads of grey nomads from around the world. I wasn't drawn to do any walks here in the rain, so I continued back up ...

Sunday 15 June - Ullapool to Inverness and Oban It's Sunday and our week travelling together is coming to a close, as Kelly has to fly back to London today. We have our homemade breakfast in the sun lounge of Croft Cottage enjoying the little bit of sun peeking between the clouds and enjoying the scene of the sheep and chickens in the pasture. Croft Cottage and our hosts, John & Julian, has been the most loveliest of our stays. We drove from Ullapool to Inv...