Walking through Scotland

[Thunderbolt]

I have to say that my personal dream vacation in Scotland would be with a pack on my back. If I got to a town with a bed and breakfast place every, oh 20-25 miles so I could warm up, have a meal that someone else cooked and take a shower every other or every third day, then I wouldn't mind slogging around in the rain now and then.

I know about hiking the Great Highland Way, but if I wanted to hike through Glencoe and Glen Etive,and make my way over to Loch Awe/Inverness, would it be possible to camp along the way?

This is a dream vacation of mine also. I will do it. It's just a matter of when.

How cool would it be to get a group of X-Markers together to do this?

I thought about this as well, however, I think it would be in the best interest to keep the group small, no more that 4, I'd think.

My plan is to start in Gasgow and hike the WHW to Ft William, (wild) camping along the way, with a reasonable B&B or hostel along the way every few days, mainly for rest and a hot shower.

Then rest in Ft. William for a few days with maybe a trip over to Mull (My Clans home) for a couple of days hiking/camping. Maybe making the whole round the isle. Then from Ft William along the Great Glen Way, along Loch Ness to Inverness. Camping along the way, same plan as the WHW.

I've got a large map of scotland on my living room wall, just to the left of my T.V. with the WHW and the GGW marked out with red marker pins, reminding of my plan.

I originaly planned it for early spring of 2009, but I'm probably going to have to push it back a bit. With my wife in nursing school, funds get short, but it gives me time to get in better shape for the long walk.

I plan on posting myself supplies along the way, and I'll just pick them up on my way through the towns with a postmaster.

I'd also like to make the trip in at least my kilt, but tennativly planning on my great kilt right now. They were very useful 100's of years ago in that environment, I suspect they would be today, as well!

I started a thread on this some time ago and got some great feedback, here;

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/b...x.html?t=33387

If anyone wants to join me in my quest, or if I can join someone else's group, please feel free to PM me or email me off the boards if you like.

Thanks for reminding me about this, not that I forgot, just that it's given me some renewed excitement!

Thunderbolt

P.S. I receintly read a blog about a fellow who hiked through Spain, north to south, to raise money and awarenes of amyloidosis. He did it entirely kilted as well. Maybe we can use the idea to help raise money and awareness for a good cause as well? Here's the blog:

http://walkacrossspain.blogspot.com/...and-after.html