MEALL BUIDHE
from the top of Meall Buidhe. Photo Colin Matheson
4.8 miles 531 metres
Start Tuesday 17.07
Meall Buidhe 17.57
Finish 18.20
Squares: green - start, red finish. Circles summits: green - this leg. Map Colin Matheson
Time: Estimated 1.00 Actual 1.13
Rob writes:
The drive up Glen Lyon was superb and I lazed in the sun waiting for the off – a relaxing wait rather than draining nervous tension of night and early morning changes. The “red car” in the hands of Alwyn (Fargio) Nixon roared up – an arm reached out before it stopped and I took the medallion on the move. In fine weather and with no bivvy kit etc. I felt a sense of freedom but not quite the energy to go with it as the early steep slope reduced me to a walk. More peat hags reminiscent of yesterday and a short edge along the top with superb all round views – a real panorama and especially good views across Loch Rannoch.
Even a very fast finish to the descent left me outside my time again but it was an enjoyable little run. Ian looked shattered as he set off – but then I suppose we all do.
Peaks done 233 time taken 10 days 15 hours peaks to go 44
When Rob and Dave reached us at Killin having set Ian off, we had to get a move on. The car was low on petrol, so I went off to find some whilst Doug Gillon offered to take Tony and Colin up to Alwyn's finish.
It was sheer luck that I got petrol at the Lix Toll petrol station. It was closed, but the owner just happened to be filling his own car - he would fill mine so long as I paid the exact amount in cash. Without this stroke of luck things might have een very different that night.
Tony and I had bets on which items of kitchen and bedroom furniture Ian would dare to leave behind for his short leg on a sunny afternoon. I was surprised to find out later that he took nothing with him - we were both completely wrong.
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