Day 102 of the End to End across part of the Black Isle was somewhat heavy going. The sore throat I’ve had for a couple of days was a pain in the neck and in the morning I was very tired.
Thankfully it was mostly easy walking and I had Bob’s help. I started at Munlochy and as I walked on, Bob set off to see if a path we wanted to use in the afternoon was viable. Our various maps offered conflicting inconclusive information.
I was walking on the road to Killen which was mostly quiet. I met Bob there and we paused to decide what to do. The outcome, although it involved a bit of coming and going, did work. We drove to the Red Rock car park which is used by those doing the mountain bike trails in the area. I had a sleep there, trying to shake off the virus, while Bob sought out some of the paths to see if they were usable. When I woke up, I took the car back to pick him up. We then had a sandwich lunch in a lay-by. He dropped me at Killen to continue the route.
I was feeling a bit better and by the time I met him on the path near Blackstand we were on the last section of the day (although by now Bob had done this section of path three times).
There were a lot of painted lady butterflies about. I later saw reports that many had come up from the south with the last blast of warm weather.
We came back via Fortrose where I made a brief visit to the ruins of the medieval cathedral.
From Psalm 139
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
The human body is amazing. I’m constantly amazed by mine. After walking 102 days, we’ve now about 2 weeks of walking left. So I hope to get up on the morning and walk a bit further.
God grant me a quiet night and a peaceful end.
JAL 28.07.2019
Day 102 of the End to End from Munlochy to Red Rock Trails car park.