2.5.2023 Tuesday Shenavall bothy – Schoolhouse bothy 46 km – 1215 m ↑ – 260 km total I’m woken in the morning by a dog licking my face as it passes by. I have breakfast and set off around half past 7. Straight up steeply from the bothy toward the pass, then zigzagging through bogs,…
1.5.2023 Monday Craig – Shenavall bothy 45 km – 1200 m ↑ – 214 km total I wake up in a soft bed around seven. Really don’t feel like leaving it. There was some mild snoring from roommates in the night, luckily I had earplugs. I slowly eat breakfast, porridge and black tea. I set…
30.4.2023 Sunday Morvich – Craig 46 km – 1636 m ↑ – 169 km total First night in the tent. A shower wakes me before six in the morning and I can’t get back to sleep. There’s condensation in the tent, I try wiping it down but don’t have much luck. I pack up and…
29.4.2023 Saturday Barrisdale bothy – Morvich Allt an Leoid Ghaineamhaich 39 km – 1610 m ↑ – 123 km total I wake up around seven. It blew hard all night, glad I slept indoors. I say goodbye to the group, pay up, and head off around eight. The first stretch today is up and down…
28.4.2023 Friday Corryhully bothy – Barrisdale bothy 44 km – 1535 m ↑ – 84 km total It rains all night, luckily easing off by dawn. In the morning my roommates sing happy birthday to me, pour some Scotch whisky, and I say my goodbyes and head off. Today I’ve got 3 passes planned. I…
27.4.2023 Thursday Fort William – Corryhully bothy 40 km – 690 m ↑ In the morning Peťa drives me into town for the Camusnagaul ferry. We say our goodbyes — hopefully see each other again in 10 days. The little boat carries me across to the other shore of Loch Linnhe for 2 pounds, where…
How Dávid headed off to Scotland for the Cape Wrath Trail Hey everyone, my dear sister Mária kindly agreed to publish my “travel diary” on this site. My name’s Dávid, and I love my family (D+M+Ľ+H+A), running, hiking and tree pruning, in that order. Back in 2015, my friend Bučo and I hiked the Slovak…
Palma de Mallorca Monday, 4th March 2024 We wake up late. Jozef makes coffee in the moka pot that’s in the apartment, and we finish off the mini croissants we had for the trip. We pack our things and just make it for check-out before 10 AM. It’s still windy outside, but the sun is…
Sóller – Sa Calobra Sunday, 3rd March 2024 22,3 km – total 186 km We didn’t wake up until almost 10 AM, because at 8 AM it was still raining heavily and the wind was howling. Jozef cooks the eggs he wanted yesterday—all six of them—in the room. That’s what I call a royal breakfast,…
Puig de Maria – Mirador d’es Colomer – Sóller Saturday, 2nd March 2024 18,6 km – total 163,7 km This is exactly how we imagined all our nights on Mallorca—clear skies full of stars and a comfortable 11°C. We’re not eager to get up, but I catch a glimpse of the beautifully colored sky at…