by Katrine Sivertsen | Aug 2, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
We drove to Milngavie (pronounced Milgay, because…Scottish people) and left the car there in an overfilled railway station parking lot. Milngavie is the starting point of the West Highland Walk, our goal for the next 8 days. The first few days the height profile looks... by Katrine Sivertsen | Aug 1, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
No hiking today. Charging our batteries for the West Highland Way starting tomorrow. Went shopping in Fort William at Aldi, M&S, and a price bargain shop and had great fun. Topped it off with a large (and I mean LARGE) cup of coffee and chai latte at Costa coffee.... by Katrine Sivertsen | Jul 31, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Sootie Finally a cat day! At St Conan Kirk, this friendly feline took a good portion of my dreamies and nearly my finger in the excitement. According to the cafe next door to the church, she has been known to walk brides up the aisle in the church, but was... by Katrine Sivertsen | Jul 30, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Sunset from the Kingshouse hotel A small walk wouldn’t kill us, so we did the very manageable trail around the lake if Glencoe Lochan which featured both mountain, forest and lake. I made good friends with the local ducks who feasted on our leftover bread. The rest of... by Katrine Sivertsen | Jul 29, 2023 | Blog, Katrine
Today needed to be a chill day considering we (I) was still sore after the hikes. We went to the Glencoe visitor center and checked out their replica turf and creel (a kind of wooden weaving) house from the time the massacre happened. We found some fun souvenirs like...