Day 98 of the End to End was into monster territory. It started in Bunloit above Loch Ness and continued in what was at times like a sauna: very hot and humid. Even on this short mostly downhill section there were some distractions: more large fungi by the Way and Rocky Road from Sue’s Cake Shed.
At the gate (this gate featured in a video on Bob’s walk), I turned left onto a path through woodland down to Lewiston. Bob met me and we had some Rocky Road for 11s at the picnic tables by the bridge. I then walked onto the village of Drumnadrochit.
As we noted on a previous visits it’s a thriving place thanks to the various sightings of the famed Loch Ness Monster and its associated celebrity industry. Most of the businesses on the main street claim a monster relationship of some kind.
We tried the fish and chips and found them very good (actually Bob had the haggis). To my mind, fish and chips is the ideal End to End food. It’s British, you can get it almost anywhere and the calories in a portion will get you from one end of the day to the next.
It was enough to get me to the end of what was a downhill and flat stage, but I didn’t win any prizes for it. I stopped at the point where the Great Glen Way leaves the A82 opposite the Loch Ness RNLI Station, leaving the ascent for tomorrow.
The sign on leaving Drumnadrochit announces that it is 14 miles to Inverness.
From John’s Gospel
Jesus said ‘I am the gate for the sheep’.
The Way so far has had plenty of gates, some open, some closed, some easier to open or close than others. What is the purpose of a gate, other than to go through it? If Jesus is the gate then it’s not for us to take up gatekeeping.
God grant us a quiet night and a peaceful end.
JAL 24.07.2019
Day 98 of the End to End from Bunloit to just past Drumnadrochit