Drumnadrochit to Inverness- 15.5 miles

After a bit of blister management I set out this morning with a different game plan. The Great Glen Way heads up the A 82 before heading to the hills and taking a " round the houses" approach to getting to Inverness . This adds another three miles to the journey . When your feet are blistered a shorter less hilly  route is desirable . With this in mind I stuck with the A 82 and clung to the narrow strip of grass verge trying to avoid the heavy traffic. It was pretty horrible I have to say but if I pressed on I could make it to Inverness by early afternoon. Half way to Inverness I had to put some tape over my blisters and sat down on a rock by the side of the road. To my dismay as I was doing essential repairs some midges came to bite me. I fanned them away in between a bit of taping. As the miles passed the grass verges got wider and eventually I was able to join the peaceful canal towpath of the Caledonian canal for the final five miles . I followed this right into the city centre. All in all it was a really successful day and I arrived in very good time. During my 11 days of walking I have learnt some interesting lessons about persistence and faith. Some days I wondered if I would ever make it to Inverness. I found reading the Psalms a great help  in keeping me going when there were difficult days. 

Next year I hopefully will tackle the last leg of the journey from Inverness to John O Groats.