running 1:04:00 [3]
shoes: Asics Kayano 19
No peak-bagging today, but lots of waterfall-bagging, starting with a walk to the one near our hotel (a refreshing change from antler-decor: carpet, wallpaper and even quilts!) before breakfast. One last ferry for luck, a small car-barge across the inlet south of Fort William (making 11 ferries for the trip I think if you count Hamburg river cruises) and then a 4km walk in Glen Nevis, uphill through a rocky gorge and then when it opened out into a grassy meadow there was the water falling down the mountain. Getting up close required crossing the river on a wire rope bridge, but I wouldn't even have been agile enough to clamber up on to it.
Reached Oban, a pretty mid-sized (9000ish) harbour town with a distinct lack of beach, about 5pm and after putting the washing on went out for an exploring run. At least, that's what I had in mind - I must apologise to Blair for dragging him through mud and up unnecessary hills :) I'd spotted a lookout above town which I was keen to get to, but we started along the coastline to where a little ferry (max 12 pedestrians and 2 bikes) crossed to the island of Kerrera, which I'd have loved to explore on foot. Then I spotted a footpath which led up to the Pulpit Rock Road - eventually, after a couple km through farmland and it was impossible to keep feet dry. From Pulpit Hill lookout I spotted the fake Colosseum on the hill above the opposite side of town, so headed in that direction on the pretext of looking for a supermarket. Again, good views of the inlet and islands and the cruise ship at anchor in the harbour; I really enjoyed this run. Unfortunately, my penalty for procrastination was the loss of another sock, because by the time we got back to the hostel someone had removed 99% of our washing from the machine in order to put theirs on...