13 miles and 1100 ft of climbing put some people off before we started especially as there was an alternative walk on the Dufftown spur that took in a visit to a distillery! But actually the climbing was very steady at first on a track through a wood with distant glimpses of the Spey. I don't think my mind was on photos today so no views but a few unusual things instea
d.The last 5 miles of the walk was along a minor
road with a small amount of traffic which was a bit of a shame. The unusual named hamlet of Ordiequish is a centre for mountain bike trails through the forests.
The walk finished in Fochabers which is badly in need of the by-pass currently under construction. The main road cuts the town in half. There weren't many shops but there were two butchers shops, one on each side of the road!
We were cooking our own evening meals at the hostel and tonight's was the bargain of the week, a cooked whole chicken reduced to £1.00 in Tesco and it was still warm by the time I'd walked back to the hostel, can't beat that!
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