West Highland Way - Day 7

Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse, 12 miles

Got the bus from Tyndrum back to the Bridge of Orchy, my finishing point yesterday. There were quite a few of us on the bus and lots of different nationalities.

A cool, misty morning and uphill to start (photo). Later on the mist cleared and it warmed up a little but the midges were brutal and I had to get out my bug jacket.

Fantastic scenery across the edge of Rannoch Moor. Walked with Gill for a wee while. Arrived Kingshouse early afternoon following a brief stop at the Glencoe Ski place for coffee.

The bunkhouse at Kingshouse is amazing, new and very comfortable. Gill couldn't get a bed as it's fully booked (I booked in July) so she's camping just 100 yards away by the river. As I also have my camping gear with me we decide to have dinner together so I take my stove and pots and pans (and wine) down to her camp.

No sooner is our food cooked and we sit down to eat than the midges come out - gazillions of the little buggers. We wolfed down our food and I dashed back over to the hostel and Gill jumped in her tent saying she wasn't going to get back out until morning!