Inverness

As I wrote the last entry I had already decided not to walk 21 miles to here from Drumnadrochit with a heavy pack on. Instead, I bussed to Inverness, and then walked about 14 miles without the backpack - about a third of the way back along the Great Glen Way route southward, and then back north again. The route led mostly along a strip of land seperating the Caledonian Canal from the river Ness. It was pleasant enough, but not an exciting walk by the standards of previous days. I feel my decision to bail on the longer walk was definitely the right one. I also do not feel at all tired, even though I just walked 14 miles. It is midnight and I cannot sleep, hence the blogging. 

From now on, I do not have to carry every single thing I have in one backpack at any point again. So, I immediately bought a new daypack this morning, which will allow me more rom to buy stuff. I have been golding off on buying presents and souvenirs because I would have had to carry everything with me on my back. Now, finally, I can buy vintage books, obscure whisky, and numerous other things I have been lusting after in the various shops I have seen further south. Tomorrow is my day to do it. 

Inverness is a lovely town, but right now I can't be bothered getting the photos off my camera. Instead, I am going to update my county list for the trip. 

Greater London (including trips to rural Essex and Kent)
West Sussex
Dorset
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire
Buckinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Wiltshire
Berkshire
Cheshire
Flintshire, Wales
Liverpool in Merseyside (formerly Lancashire)
Anglesey, Wales (Preserved County Gwynedd)
County Dublin
County Clare
County Tipperary
County Antrim
County Down
County Armagh
Dumfries and Galloway (former Wigtownshire)
Glasgow City Council (formerly Lanarkshire)
West Dunbartonshire (for 2 hours)
Argyll and Bute
Highlands (former county Invernesshire, plus Ross and Cromarty)
Western Isles (formerly Ross and Cromarty)
City of Edinburgh (formerly in Midlothian)

I am sleepless, and that kept me entertained for 25 minutes.