Rowardennan to Inversnaid

May 31:  Today was a 7-mile 'undulating' walk along the loch side, chatting with other walkers.  While waiting for Jan and Ron to join us this morning, we tried to get access through WiFi.  We could get connected but little happened after that.  Given enough time, downloads of e-mail occurred, but uploads never worked.  So, no blogging.

We got underway and quickly hiked 5.5 miles along a forest track (dirt road) before taking "elevenses," a break for snacks and water.  We were in forests most of the way, arriving at Inversnaid, one hotel town on the loch, around 1 pm.  We were not staying at the Inversnaid Hotel (which  caters to coach parties), but rather a half mile up the road at the Inversnaid Bunkhouse.  It is a converted church building with a number of adjacent buildings.  We drew lots to assign rooms - Betsy and I got a 'triple' in the church basement - a very small bunk bed room with segregated baths down hall.  In compensation, we sat in the communal hot tub for about 20 minutes to work out hiking soreness.  The Oster's and Johnson's got the bottom level of the log cabin - two slightly larger rooms with a shared bath and a view of a pretty creek.  The Schmidt's and Whitney/West's are in a separate cottage, a five minute-walk away.

We will be having beer and supper in the nave.