Joe's adventures on the trail. Backpacking, hiking, road trips, and town walks with my human dad.
For a reason unknown to me I have been suspended from Facebook for 2 days. I posted my final day's blog about the Great Glen Way and somebody commented that I should not be there. I politely pointed out that the hike was completed before coronavirus restrictions were in place. I can only assume that … Continue reading Facebook
Day 7 - Creag Dhearg to Inverness Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here reporting on day 7 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had a good sleep overnight in the protection of the trees in our tent. The wind had been gusting in the pines but, our tent was well sheltered. … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 7 – 15/3/20
Day 6 - Drumnadrochit to Creag Dhearg Hello people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 6 of our Great Glen Way hike. We had spent the previous night in the comfort of the Bridge Suite in Invermoriston after being brought back from Drumnadrochit by Tom and Pat, the owners. The plan … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 6 – 14/3/20
Day 5 - Invermoriston to Dumnadrochit Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 5 of our Great Glen Way hike. After the zero day on day 4 of our trip it was time to make some headway into our trip. We had slept like proverbial logs during the night … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 5 – 13/3/20
Day 4 - Fort Augustus to Invermoriston ?! Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day 4 of our Great Glen Way hike. We were camping in Fort Augustus at the Loch Ness Highland Resort campsite. Unbelievably, we were the only visitors to the site. All the lodges were empty … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 4 – 12/3/20
Day 3 - Laggan Locks to Fort Augustus Hello people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker again reporting on day 3 of our Great Glen Way hike. We both had a reasonable sleep overnight despite of the sound of the wind rushing across Loch Lochy and through the pines. We had been protected from the … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 3 – 11/3/20
Day 2 - Gairlochy to Laggan Locks Hello again people and pooches. Joe the Cocker here again reporting on day two of mine and my dad’s Great Glen Way hike. Our first day consisted of a flat 10.5 mile hike mostly along the side of the Caledonian Canal from Fort William to Gairlochy. We wild … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 2 – 10/3/20
Day 0 Hi people and pooches. It’s Joe the Cocker here checking in after me and my human dad have just had an adventure in Scotland. My dad wanted us to hike the Great Glen Way from Fort William to Inverness and then to walk back to Fort Augustus on the South Loch Ness Trail. … Continue reading Great Glen Way – day 1 – 9/3/20
Hello people and pooches. Back in October 2018 I was one and a half years old and my dad had just started to take me hiking. I had built up my mileage steadily unto this time. I am difficult to tire out according to my dad. We had done plenty of flat walks during the … Continue reading Skiddaw, Little Man & Lesser Man
Hi again people and pooches. It's Joe the Cocker here. Not a blog as such this time, more an announcement. I have just discovered that my blogs have been read 10,000 times. I am gobsmacked! I started writing them on 25th October 2019 and today is 6th March 2020. It's amazing to me how quickly … Continue reading 10,000 views
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