We did make it out today...for half the day at least. We have got out of the habit of getting up and getting out after two weeks of late nights and late mornings. All plans of a whole day out slipped away as we all overslept and didn't even have the picnic made till 10:30.
It was a lovely day and so we set of for Ben Vane as recommended by Debs as one good for the kids.
Clearly we were not going to get to the top due to our late start so we set our sights on a good walk and a bit of research for the future.
We began from Inveruglas car park and followed the road. It runs all the way to Loch sloy due to the fact there is a power station there. As a result it didn't really feel like we were 'hill walking' as such! As we never reached any peaks we spent most of the walk in the shadow of the Arrochar Alps....boy was it cold! We had our sandwiches just below the Damn at Loch Sloy before deciding to head down again, it was a bit disappointing as it felt as though we hadn't even touched the bottom of the mountain. It was still a good 2.5-3 hour walk though.
The kids returned with a healthy glow and they were all delighted to find real icicles! (No batteries required) It was a good taster of what 2009 could bring and strengthened my resolve to get up early and Bag a few munros in 2009.
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What a fun time you had! I would enjoy something like that. If you happened to be where I was Saturday, the kids would find the icicles hanging from their hair!
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