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Walkers: Nev, Neill, Martin, Dan
After Seana Bhraigh we needed something short today as we weren’t exactly ‘sparky’ first thing.
Passing through Muir of Ord Nev gets excited as we see a Red Kite. Eventually got to the Torrandhu Bridge car park at 10.30 am and were rewarded by the sight of an eagle over the Fannichs. This was going to be a good day. Underway by 10.50 am.
Took IainG’s advice and carried Teva sandals + towel (to be left by the bank for the return crossing of Abhainn á Gharbhrain). Good insurance.
It was about as dry as it gets and we were able to cross the river dry shod (both ways). Having spent many an Ullapool holiday I know how wet this could have been. Now just a gradual climb up to the bealach – today especially, liked that word ‘gradual’. Stopped for lunch in the lee of the un-named top (NH 300 781) – was warm in the sun and out of the breeze We gazed across Slugan Bàn to Meall Gorm and N to Am Faochagach itself.
No hurry. Replenished, we continued only to be stopped a short way further along by an energetic little wader-type bird I now know to be a Dotterel – never seen one of these before. Quite a poser too.
On to the top and pics.
Then back down – easy today. 3½ hours up; 2½ down.
That was it for Dan – his first taste of Munros and he liked it.
Back S tomorrow as the boss man was expecting him to be at his desk by 8.30 am on Thursday. So stopped by the Priory Hotel bar [Beauly] for a 'goodbye' pint.
Neill and I had now completed the Beinn Dearg group – satisfying.
