Day 89 of the End to End was across Rannoch Moor, and Hannah, who had walked it in 2012, came with me.
Bob and Hannah have always spoken warmly of Rannoch Moor. It’s a vast green place and I was looking forward to the walk.
Being a summer Saturday, there were quite a few other walkers of all ages. The path is a wide track and mostly gentle. It was lined with interesting plants and flowers. Some we had seen before but overall the change in scenery means a change in flora. Some heather is just coming into flower. Small orchids and other marsh loving plants populate the boggy patches. There were quite a few butterflies and dragonflies busy on such a sunny day.
There are few specific landmarks but there is amazing scenery. The odd bridge or rock presented a resting point. We met Bob just over half way and had our picnic lunch by a rock.
We were soon on the way down to Kingshouse Hotel, which has been almost completely rebuilt since we were last here. At one point I wondered about walking on a further three miles but that was an idea too far. I did nearly a mile extra to the point the path took up again but left it at that for today.
We had a meal at the Hotel and watched the deer through the large windows, before heading back to our campsite at Tyndrum. What a distance we’d covered in the last few days. There’s now less than a month to cover 270 miles.
From Psalm 139
You have examined me thoroughly: you know me through and through.
In this vast landscape a human being seems very small. Ahead on the path other walkers seem like ants toiling up the incline. As the path plays out, it is amazing to think we are completely known by God.
God grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end.
JAL 13.07.2019
Day 89 of the End to End, Victoria Bridge to Kingshouse on the West Highland Way.