As soon as we set off from Invermoriston this morning on the Great Glen Way we climbed steeply up hill through the trees.
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Invermoriston
The Great Glen Way south of Fort Augustus used to run parallel to the highway through the pine forest, but feedback from walkers that it was boring inspired an alternative route through the moorland at the top of the hill, above the trees.
Fort William
The end of the West Highland Way is marked by a statue of a man with sore feet, and that’s a pretty accurate description of how we are feeling after our 25km walk today.
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Kinlochleven
For the first time this (Scottish) summer, I put sunscreen on my nose today. I’ve also been high enough to touch some snow.
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Kingshouse Glen Coe
Today we crossed Rannoch Moor, reputedly one of Britain’s wildest, largest and most dangerous.
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Ghost Lake to Stern Valley
In the morning, the valley below the hut was filled with cloud, but up where we were the sun was shining brightly.
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Lyell Saddle to Ghost Lake
As we were making breakfast in the Lyell Saddle Hut, we watched six kaka flying over the valley below us.
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Lyell Saddle – Old Ghost Rd
When it is finished (supposedly late 2015), the Old Ghost Road from Lyell to Seddonville will be one of New Zealand’s premier mountain bike rides. We decided to walk over it before it becomes infested with cyclists.
Coast to coast walkway
One section of the Te Araroa trail that we have always wanted to walk runs from downtown Auckland to Onehunga. Yesterday we decided that we would do it properly by parking in Devonport and catching the ferry to the city.
Maungakawa
We have just returned from our first night away in the new campervan.
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Atuanui Mt Auckland
Years ago, Felicity and I dragged my boys to the top of Mt Auckland. Afterwards we retraced our steps to the car park on Glorit – Kaipara Hills Rd, and ever since then I’ve wondered what the other half of the Mt Auckland Atuanui Walkway was like.
Kepler Track
While most of NZ’s West Coast was getting battered by one of the worst storms in decades, Felicity and I have been tramping high in the mountains of Fiordland. Miraculously, we stayed dry the entire trip, although a few snowflakes drifted past when we were up near the top of Mt Luxmore.
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Mt Snowdon
The weather looked a bit more promising this morning so we decided to go mountaineering. We hadn’t really planned to climb Snowdon, but since it is just up the road we realised it would be silly to waste the opportunity.
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