Tuesday 19 March 2013

19/03/13: The Rail Journey Back Down to the Start

Well, the doom-and-gloommongers got it wrong for one day at least! After a leisurely breakfast, we four strolled into town to do the obligatory photographs, shop in Tesco Express for a packed lunch and get to the station for the 1140 southbound.

Bang on time, it drew away from a platform bathed in sunshine. From that moment the day got better and better. The three-hour rail journey to Dumbarton Central could not have had a more glorious backdrop. Corrour, Rannoch, Bridge of Orchy, all showed themselves at their very best, set against a whiteout glistening in the bright sun. Gradually, as we got further south and lower, the white dwindled and gave way to green. Of course, having done the walk once, we were able to identify the WHW path and point it out to F&D along the way.

Again the train arrived at our destination exactly on time, we picked up a taxi across to Milngavie, and spent a short while checking out the eating options for later. Tomorrow we begin.

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