Day 233: Point of Knap to Tayvallich – Loch Sween

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Argyllshire - South, Scotland

Loch Sween in rain I, Kilmory, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Loch Sween in rain II, Kilmory, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Loch Sween in rain III, Kilmory, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Loch Sween in rain IV, Kilmory, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Castle Sween in rain, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Sprouting cone, Achnamara Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Across Loch Sween from Achnamara Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Loch Coille-Bharr I, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Loch Coille-Bharr II, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Caol Scotnish near Tayvallich, Argyll & Bute, Scotland.

Date of walk: 14/08/18

Pushed against a tree root to gain a brief respite from the incessant rain.

 

Waterlogged feet after 37km almost entirely in the rain.

I had a hell of a job finding flat ground near Tayvallach that wasn’t waterlogged, the only place I could find being under this lay-by viewpoint.

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10 thoughts on “Day 233: Point of Knap to Tayvallich – Loch Sween”

  1. Talk about suffering for your art. So much beauty here so beautifully observed, and all the while plodding through the rain getting soaked. Love the cake-away! (Love the sprouting cone). Do hope you’ve managed to dry out a bit…..

    • This was a damp few days and I couldn’t find a room at Tayvallach as it was peak holiday season. Had a rest day in that layby and dried out in the pub in the evening!

  2. Wow what awful weather. I thought for a minute the photos had not loaded until I realised the first one is mostly white, on a white background!

  3. Some lovely minimalist imagery here, the ghostly Loch Sween pics in particular. Also getting a real sense of the remoteness of the area. Your poor damp tootsies though! 🙁

    • Yes, my memory of the day was as an ordeal but I’m very pleased with the images. I have dry sleeping socks I wear in the tent so my feet were right as rain (!) by the next morning.

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