Just had a letter and sd card from Roy. Here's an extract from the letter:
"Rain, rain, rain! The trouble with showers in bonnie Scotland is that they last such a long time - like measured in days! And the trouble with too much rain is the creeping damp you get in the tent. The major concern is keeping the sleeping gear dry. If this gets wet, then - no sleep. No sleep - ultimately leads to failure. And so I go to great lengths to limit "cross contamination" between wet things and dry.

Today I took the chance to wash a few things through. Got away with most things except my cotton shorts, underpants, walking trousers and silk liner for the sleeping bag. Wore my underpants on my head for a while to use body head to dry them, and wrapped my sleeping bag liner round my body. Soggy boots are still causing a problem but now I've got the waterproof socks, maybe they will help."

Back to Helen. I think these two photos are taken from the ferry to (or from)Arran, and on the top of Goat Fell on Arran.

Roy seems determined to cheer himself up by showing us that it doesn't rain ALL the time, and by wearing his silly hat at every opportunity.

He's looking forward to getting up in the "big hills" near Fort William, then it's the final leg from Fort William to Cape Wrath. He's getting a bit homesick, but hopefully now I've sent him the waterproof socks, they will give him a boost! Helen