Awoke to glorious blue sky, but chilly. Off over the moor and its vertiginous paths above vertical drops into the sea. At the cliff-end of Cama Mor beach I took the slightly more defined path to ‘Ivor’s Bothy’ before chilling on the Shangri-La that is ‘Loch Ceann A Charnaich’. It is simply paradise. Later that day I heard a flapping noise and looked up. A white-tailed eagle (sea eagle) swooped over my head less than 10 feet above me and veered off into a wood. Wow! Over the next hour I watched this incredible bird flying to and from its nest. It was huge, powerful - amazing! What an honour, and one of the highlights of my entire walk so far. What an incredible thing to witness. Finally, I tore myself away, but plan to return with my film equipment one day if the bird is still there.
I continued along the boggy, stony, sometimes hard-to-follow path south east to a farm just west of Midtown before reaching the road, and then headed south alongside Loch Ewe towards Poolewe where I was staying the night.
Just south of Naast I looked up to the ridgeline to see what I initially thought was a buzzard. Then I realised the bird was much further away than I thought and had slightly forward-swept wings. Then it soared north eastwards, its wings slightly hunched and folded, and I realised it was a golden eagle. So I have been spoilt today. Tonight I stayed at the ‘Poolewe Hotel’ and so I sorted out my kit, hung out my tent and sleeping bag in my hotel room to dry and air. Then a bath, shave and dinner, followed by a dram and bed! Rest day tomorrow!
I continued along the boggy, stony, sometimes hard-to-follow path south east to a farm just west of Midtown before reaching the road, and then headed south alongside Loch Ewe towards Poolewe where I was staying the night.
Just south of Naast I looked up to the ridgeline to see what I initially thought was a buzzard. Then I realised the bird was much further away than I thought and had slightly forward-swept wings. Then it soared north eastwards, its wings slightly hunched and folded, and I realised it was a golden eagle. So I have been spoilt today. Tonight I stayed at the ‘Poolewe Hotel’ and so I sorted out my kit, hung out my tent and sleeping bag in my hotel room to dry and air. Then a bath, shave and dinner, followed by a dram and bed! Rest day tomorrow!
