Skye Trail Day 3: The Joy of Being Alive

Thursday 29th July Amazingly, I must have fallen asleep, because the next time I wake it is light, and the wind has stopped. The silence is jarring, but very welcome. I deliberate between waking Clare and packing up (in case this is our only good weather window) or letting her sleep in. I’m pretty sure […]

Skye Trail Day 2: Spiders and Ticks and Wind. Oh my!

Wednesday 28th July I wake a few times in the night, and always to the sound of rain. It’s quite a comforting sound really, when you’re cosy in your sleeping bag and don’t need to leave the tent. When Clare wakes up, we dilly-dally on our morning tasks, neither of us particularly keen to be […]

Skye Trail Day 1: Path-finding through thick mist

Tuesday 27th July I moved into my new place two weeks ago, and have already had a few nights on my brand new mattress, which was only delivered recently. But the best night’s sleep I’ve had in a long while was just now – with only a quarter inch of foam pad separating me and […]

Skye Trail: The Journey North

Sunday 25th July I wake up way too early at my flat. I moved there only recently, and there are still boxes everywhere, but it already feels like home. The thought of leaving for a week makes me feel sad, and I am already looking forward to the return. How can I be wishing away […]