I found myself in Scotland last month for work. In the broadest of strokes, I was meeting with two faculty of the University of Edinburgh to plan out a study that will form the basis of my dissertation. The work was demanding and is still a week or so from being finalized. That said, I wasn't about to travel to Scotland and let the beauty of the highlands pass me by.
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| The complete route for the Speyside Way, including the spur that connects to Tomintoul. Click here for the full route details. |
I set aside a few days at the end of the trip to do something a little different. Starting in Fochabers, I would spend four days following the official route of the Speyside Way until arriving at the Scottish mountain town of Aviemore. The official route begins along the coast in Buckie, but Fochabers made more sense for someone trying to finish the route in four days.
The full walk from Fochabers to Aviemore would be about 55 miles. That's more than I've ever done in so short a time, but there's a first time for everything.
What follows is my day-by-day account of the trip. I may sit down and write all four days at once, but this could also take a little longer. It all depends on just who long-winded I decide to be. I'll do my best not to bore you with too much detail. Then again, if the writing weren't a bit chatty then you might doubt that I'm really the one writing all this.
I took over 300 photos across the trip and have spent a bit of time sorting through them to pick out the best ones. This blog is as much about pulling together a narrative for the photos as it is about anything else.
