Distance: 15.3 miles
Time: 5 hrs 20 mins
Weather: Mostly sunny
Cumulative distance: 152.7 miles
A pleasant walk through woodland tracks high above Loch Ness.
Last night's dinner at Fiddlers restaurant was an international affair. In a small room in a quiet Highland village, I ate amongst Australians, Americans, Canadians, Russians and Germans. My Scottish fayre was excellent - Orkney herring, followed by venison casserole, washed down with Nessie Monster Mash bitter and Cromarty coffee-infused stout.
Checked out of my very welcoming B&B a little later than planned as the host was quite talkative. The weather forecast indicated rain, so I packed my waterproofs so that they were readily accessible. I joined the Great Glen Way along a woodland track which climbed for several miles. The rain didn't materialise and the clouds dissipated, so I was privy to super views of Loch Ness and the mountains beyond. I stumbled across a young deer a couple of metres away, but I wasn't nimble enough to pull out my camera before it disappeared into the woods. I met a few walkers en route from Denmark and Germany, but nobody appeared to be heading in my direction.
I arrived in Invermoriston, but couldn't immediately spot my next B&B. The village shop had a sign stating "back at 2.30" but by 2.50 I gave up and went into the village pub. The B&B was very close and I was made very welcome by the host, a friendly lady from Bridlington, who had moved up here with her husband.
As it was Saturday night and I hadn't reserved a table, I wandered down the road to eat early at the village pub.
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