As we made our way SW down Loch Shiel the sun broke though and despite it being mid October the temperature soared.
Due to glaciation the west coast of Scotland is riven by many U shaped valleys which were cut by glaciers moving to the SW where the melted into the sea. Some of these valleys are flooded by sea water and some by fresh water but the bodies of water are both called lochs.
So though our progress was slow, not only were we following the route of a long gone glacier we were making considerably faster progress than it had done.
The scenery in Loch Shiel is truly stunning.
The sunlight enhanced the shades of autumn and our progress was frequently impeded by...
...photographic opportunities or...
...by stunning shingle beaches where we stopped to...
...sit on a log under the shade of a great Scots pine and admired the dramatic mountains...
...which towered far above. I even went in for a swim but the water molecules had clearly retained a memory of the Ice Age.
For the full stereo vision experience read
Ian's account here...
