I’m going to be honest up front on this post and tell you the end at the start, just not to give the wrong impression, but I eventually made the decision to leave the trail early. I’m very disappointed and still, even when writing this, thinking I maybe should have...

Next to Loch Lomond, for some of the path, there is a choice between a low route and a high route. Now, this isn’t the same as the choice you have in the Lake District during the Coast to Coast where the high route takes you high into the hills. No, in this case the...

It was very cold last night. Definitely the coldest night I’ve ever been camping in. Although not by much in terms of the lowest temperature but it was different this time because it had been really cold all day, cold at night, and the day ahead was also going to be...

It was such a relief to get walking. I didn’t sleep at all well last night as I was really quite worried about it all. Again, I don’t think it was the actual route or anything like that, it was just a general worry that probably doesn’t make any logical sense. I was...

I’m sitting in my hotel room at the Premier Inn in Milngavie, watching some television, and hoping that this is all going to work out. So far so good. I was worried about where I’d park my motorbike for the week, the ride up to Scotland, if I could strap my rucksack...