It rained for most of the night and the forecast was for rain all day. As we sat down to breakfast it was coming down quite hard so we decided on full rain gear. By the time we were ready to leave the rain had stopped and the sky's had lightened up a little so we started out sans the rain gear.
We had two trail options this morning. The low route is about 1 1/2 miles shorter and flatter. It follows Loch Ness in the trees close to the shore and very close to the road. The guide book said that the views were very limited. The high route ascends to a little over 1,000' above the lake and is above the tree line and completely exposed. Our host at the B&B said it was a very good track and encouraged us to do it. We decided to gamble on the weather (even though we knew better) and took the high route. A gamble that paid off!
For the entire hike we only experienced a 10 minute shower and even saw our shadow a couple of times. The trail was fantastic as were the views. About halfway a French family (wife, husband and two boys) passed us. We had met them two days ago and she was suffering from new boots and blisters so we stopped to talk for a minute. Her feet were much better and we walked with them for a while.
We met them again when we got to town and they invited us to join them for dinner. We will see them again at 6:30.
It sure was a nice change to remain dry for most of the day. A long day tomorrow.
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