Our fourth day on the iconic Scottish West Highland Way hike was to walk from Doune Bothy to the village of Tyndrum. But, befittingly in the words of the famous Scottish poet Robert Burns: ‘the best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men’. We never slept in Tyndrum and we did not even make it there … Read more
Day two of our one hundred mile West Highland Way hike was walking the 12 miles or 20 kms from Drymen to Sallochy Bay. So slightly further than our first day, which was 10 miles or 16 kms from Milngavie to Drymen. My research said that only pre-booked campers are allowed on the Sallochy Bay … Read more
Day One of my first ever long-distance hike started pretty much in the middle of the night. I was on the Citylink Express bus service from my home in the West of Ireland to Dublin airport. My friend and hiking buddy Jane and I were meeting at the airport for the first flight of the … Read more
As we have written previously, we love County Mayo. The Erris Head Loop Walk is easily one of our favourite hikes in the area. Not only because it is a relatively easy three miles (five kms) but mainly for the incredible views. Erris Head, or Ceann Iorrais in Irish, is the northernmost tip of the … Read more