The Peanuts News: Loch Fyne day 7

The weather forecast for today was cool but mainly dry, so we decided another walk was a good idea. We figured any precipitation would be light and short-lived. And in any case the route we had chosen was mainly through woodlands so a bit of drizzle was not likely to bother us.

The weather forecast was inaccurate. So was the meaning of "through woodlands" in the route description.

We set off from the hotel at around 09:30, just as a light drizzle began to fall. (See comments in paragraph 1.) The light drizzle soon became a constant, heavier drizzle which continued for most of the next 3 hours. The route took us back past the castle, but on a loop to the west, not up the hill again. Yes, most of the time we were walking through forests, but the path was mostly along a dirt road obviously well used by the forestry workers, so there was no overhead protection from the trees. Some of the time we walked alongside a small river with a few stone bridges and pretty waterfalls. Most of the route was fairly level, except for one uphill/downhill section in the middle. After about the first 5 miles or so the rain stopped, but by then we were almost back at base. Total distance walked was 6.6 miles (approx. 10.6 km) in a time of 3 hours 20 minutes (approx. 3 hrs 20 mins. for my non-British readers!)

Back at the hotel we changed into dry clothes and took another walk (!) into the town. We went back to the same little bistro pub as on day 3, called Brambles. We both started with the seafood chowder, followed by an open steak sandwich, which was basically just a large slice of toast covered with slices of roast meat, some nondescript green leaves (possibly lettuce), a generous layer of sliced onions all smothered in another generous layer of melted cheese. Delicious and hearty!

The afternoon was occupied with resting and another visit to the pool.

Enjoy the photos.

Little picnic hut beside the river