Tuesday, 31 July 2012

29 April Sunday (being posted on 31 July)

 

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The distillery and the Castle at Lochranza.

I hears a cuckoo as I set off, probably the same one as yesterday- but a long way from the one I heard as couple of days ago, so there must be at least 2 on Arran…

I walked up Gleann Easan Biorach, around Beinn Bhreac and back down Glen Catacol and then back along the road – about 6 hours

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Not too many exciting things on the way up – I’d hate to do it in bad visibility.  Also boot suckingly squelchy.

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The lochan drains both ways and yes, that’s snow on Beinn Tarsuinn.

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Glen Iorsa, the walk’s not that way

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Looking down Glen Catacol

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Vegetation – a little heather and fresh bracken with the occasional tiny blue flower.  Oh – and I almost stood on an adder which was much bigger than I expected it to be.

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A typical moraine?

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12 cottages, 13 chimneys

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Another milestone

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If this uploads an explanation is needed!  This is the blog that my little laptop failed to upload – and on the last of the many evenings I spent trying to resolve the problem I missed seeing otters playing in the bay next to the camp site I was staying in and  I decided to give up the struggle.  I am now back in Lymington (now that the schools are on holiday) and am doing this on the laptops big brother.  If it works I have 2 months travelling to blog about.  Rather than do it day by day I might do it subject by subject (like I did the Falklands.  So lots more to come….

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