Ahh, so sorry you got sick you were so close to your planned End point. Great journey, marking out new ways for future intrepid hikers 🥾🥾

FYI as a second option. I installed a small check valve just north of the end that takes all the spark plug fittings. Crack pressure on the check valve is one bar and is the same diameter as the hose. You ID the problem with a Schrader valve… it won’t seal due to a lower taper and it needs a low crack pressure. Good video.

Proud dad. Hope you had a great day.

I’m hoping to experience that joy of my 78 dt starting! Haha. I have spark, fuel, compression reads 60psi… and air. Still not firing. Any suggestions?

I have been a passenger in the 172 and 182 many times and my first thought was I'm flying in an old VW at 3,000 ft. (technology is about the same) I have also driven many older vehicles, dating back to 1928, so understand that it's mostly about keeping after the maintenance. Bells, whistles, and computers don't keep these in the air. The laws of physics do that, but only if you keep after stuff.

Excellent entertainment as always Iain. Great to see different places and routes. Horrible to get sick mid trail but hey ho , cant be helped. Looking forward to your next video.

What a great place to wake up Iain followed by a warm river crossing, wow. Id have gone back and looked for my hat. I walked half a mile back on isle of wight for my hat. Alpaca, i bought it in peru, had to find it. It was on a bracken. Hey man, you can sing just fine, i dont know crosby et al but thats a good tune. Im watching with lisa and she waved at the tv when you mentioned her and the swing. Nice one, shes smiling. You even did a 'weeeee'. The red roofed bothy looked great. You took a path i dont know. Amazing views and your knowledge of the cape wrath trail is excellent. How you know whats coming up is great. What a great day and a great episode.

Great episode, especially like the part on the swing, I do love a swing weeeeeee lovely jubilee. Nice Bothy 😊

Hi Iain. Did you know that there is a path from the train station, would have saved you a lot of time, he he he, I've never been there or this route today so I enjoyed seeing it. Fantastic to walk past highland cows. You had a great camp spot. I'm looking forward to seeing how you tackle the river next episode. Have a great weekend.

Great device, especially for a gently used guitar with no or broken electronics.

Fantastic! I was made aware of your videos by Kevin Shelley (CountryHouseGent) as you commented about being in Durness around the time he was. I used to spend my vacations near Durness at Portnacon in the 90s and early noughties and have played golf overlooking Balnakeil Beach and fished from Sango Sands (One day I caught 3 lemon sole, caught with lugworm dug up on Bettyhill beach earlier in the morning, which my landlady cooked for me!). My 13 year old daughter also fished with me spending 3 hours up to her knees in the North Atlantic but didn't catch a thing!) I haven't been up there for quite a few years now, so it was fabulous to see Ullapool, Kylescue, Ben Arkle etc, Kinlochbervie and Cape Wrath again. I got the ferry and minbus to the Cape and walked with my daughter down to Sandwood Bay before walking back to get the minibus back. The ferryman said he could only take 12 in the boat as that was the maximum number he was insured to drown! He also told us the midges often forced him to stick his head in the Kyle 🤣 I drove around the Drumbeg Loop and took the ferry to Handa Island on other trips up. I would never have been able to walk the trail as you have so it's been areal privilege to be taken along. Thank you Iain. I'm assuming the next vlog will cover Durness so am looking forward to seeing it. I enjoyed wandering through Smoo Cave and have played Pool in the Smoo Cave Hotel.

Haha....you can't escape Sheffielders Ian 🤣

Well done Iain, nice to see some different routes on the CWT. Same thing happened to me in late April this year. I walked through Kynodart for two days with it, couldn’t keep food down at all and there was nowhere to drop out, packed in at Morvich. I’ll return in 2025 and walk the Affric Knitail way to Morvich then finish the CWT.

Gas station, bunch off, etc. You,ve gone native pal!

Prince Charles, (now King), stayed in Shenavall Bothy, 1960,s? Wonder who got the bothy book, signed HRH?

You take me back year,s Ian. Glencoul was our last bothy after a hard week on the hill. Willie Watson,s tourist boat dropped us off. No carry in party time, swapping brown trout for fag,s on the way back.

So you made it to the best MBA Bothy pal, where you picked up the Dutch girl,s on yer last stravaig. A good freinds ashes are scattered at the northern end of the bothy, so a special place.

Hi Iain, Omg that nc 500 road is a bit hairy. Shame to miss out on beinn eighe , I probably wouldn't have gone that way either in that weather. I didn't go the way you did , it looks like a nice way. Nice easy day then. It's not clear if you camped opposite the pub or in the pub. I had a few whiskeys in there.

Dear Ian, I appreciate your valuable recommendations, thank you so much. My goal is to complete it by mid-May next year. I will be 65 as well! I have experience hiking long distances in the Alps (max 40 days). But I have no experience in Scotland and I am concerned about all that water! I am completely in agreement with you regarding Gortex, and that is why boots today are free of Gortex. But it means that we get wet if we walk on water, which is usually okay in the Alps in summer. What about Scotland? It is my understanding that some socks are impermeable. What are the best boots to wear?

Hi. Ian Really enjoyed your trip Can’t wait to do a stretch next year Always clean shaven ? Streams ? Cheers

Hi Ian Magic stretch great scenery Cheers

Hi Ian back to some nice greenery Great stretch Cheers

Hi Ian Nice stretch, kinlochewe, every time I have stayed at that site I have been van bound by the midges !! Lovely area Cheers

Hi Ian Another bleak stretch, but so nice to have all the boulders by the water, you just have to love it Cheers

Hi Really barren wilderness on this stretch Miss the trees but still nice in its own way Cheers

You made the walk to fada look easy. One of my fave places there. Cool that you went off piste into kinlochewe very interesting. For the life of me i can't find ben eighe on the map. Your jacket looks wicked, hopefully it keeps you dry tomorrow.

That coffin road is steep owing down so going up woo hoo. I've been on the Waverley. Got the fridge magnet. Jelly babies, bite their frickin head off, hilarious. Love that camp spot at strath na sealga. Great going Iain.

Tried to follow you on the Harvey map from oykel bridge to your camp site but it was confusing. I remember the hut at the camp spot but all the ground was quite boggy so great you got a camp spot and what a spot. Superb off piste walk to the waterfalls. Sketchy footbridge, uff. Then suddenly ullapool. I liked ullapool. No rest day? Another great episode, great to watch nice one.

Hi Ian What a day The pitch by the loch the views and then the gorge magic Cheers

Hi Ian A Few bleak views on this day, still epic Cheers

Hi Ian Wow after the boulder field I was in heaven the views !!!! Cheers Adrian

Hi Certainly some nice views going south, unlucky with the stove Started to watch this series now Cheers adrian

Thank you for letting me come on your epic journey with you. I hope by now, you will be feeling a lot better. Take care.

Thoroughly enjoyed watching your journey in this set of videos and a shame you caught a bug at the end. Thank you for putting these together and sharing your thoughts. Take care Mick.

Hi Iain such a shame you have caught the lurgy, hope all well for the future

Hi Iain, hope you're better now?/! I've wanted to do that walk since doing the Affic Kintail a few years back, especially north to south as a pint or two at the Cluanie would be well earned. All the best Jase

What a way to end the trip, such a shame. Great series of videos, enjoyed them immensely. Are you going to do another summary video like you did last time, would love to hear your thoughts on doing it north to south.

Morning Iain. Wow that was a rough day, your first real bout of manky weather and a bout of Delhi belly! As you say though you were nearly there so common sense prevailed. I’ve loved every minute of following your journey, seems an age since you started! 🤣 All the very best mate 😀🥾⛰🏕️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

What a misty damp start to today. Yep good navigation was needed I'm sure. I agree that the Harvey map is not enough. Easy to miss that turn off, not much of a cairn was it. ? Go ahead admit it, I sign up. You says it as you sees it that's for sure but I get your humour. You're very entertaining Iain. You passed the one sign for the cape wrath trail. Cool. Best Cullen skunk at oykel bridge. Nice one Iain.

Would be my preferred way to get around -- water.

Hi iain. Omg that boulder field just after glendhu, thats tough going. Where was all the ferns and the tics? Such wonderful views from up high there on the way to glencoul. Lovely singing, thats the tune to an old scouts song, we'll do the hailing, when all the ships are outa sailing. Great to hear that melody again. Interesting to see the way to loch gorm. Ive heard its really tough in the rain so youre doing well with the weather. What a white out, uff. Fantastic camp spot, you did the right thing staying there. Great episode.

Hi iain. Wonderful start to the episode, great weather and a good path. I remember the boathouse and that cool camp spot. I wish we had carried on and camped there as we had a torrid time camping further back past the second loch, which was our first loch coming the other way. We tried to camp by the beach where you took a dip but couldnt get the pegs in securely so went higher which had other problems. Stunning views on day two. Thanks for the mention. I think the perceived length of the track to or from glendhu depends on the weather and you had unrelenting heat like us which seems to add to the length. In my opinion glendhu is a better bothy to stay in than glencoul which you pass tomorrow. The guy with the ticks , well i found the path between glendhu and glencoul to be infested with ticks, so many landed on us but with long trousers and gaters we were ok. Captivating episode Iain bringing back so many wonderful memories.

Morning Iain. Blimey, that was an eventful start to the day mate, but what a great day it turned out to be, beautiful scenery again. Lovely to see other parts of the CWT that the standard ones on everyone else’s trails. Those views at the end……I must admit I do fancy the Affric Kintail way. All the best mate 😀⛰🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Hi Iain, another cracking video shame about the hat noticed you mentioned the price being a true Scot!

Hi Iain. How nice to stay in Sandy's bothy with a fire. The views you captured are wonderful. The bridge from the second bothy, uff, nice to see it as we didn't go that way. Nice to see the stadium of the mighty kinlochbervie again. I remember visiting the loo where you pitched by the police station. Great memories he he he. A really enjoyable watch Iain.

Hi Iain a very tough morning with no path, a least a better end to the day. I shall look forward to your mountain climbing!

Hi Iain. That looked a tough old day in the trail. I had to chuckle though, as I had similar yesterday. I’d plotted a route in OS maps. There was a point that I was meant to be on a steep traverse path down the side of the hill. I’m away to inform OS that the path isn’t fecking there! 🤣🤣 Loved the phone box, and what a novelty to see a phone in it. All the best mate 😀⛰🏕️🥾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Hi Iain. The ferry boat is a speedboat now or was it just laid on for their special guest? I recognised the driver sat by you i think but no bus? I do not think i would, could have walked to the ozone for dinner, fair play to you. Great first episode ya ba da ba doo.

Hi Iain, shame the weather closed in but the views are still great. Love the station. People do drive like loons and you have to careful you don't get sided up, I come across this all the time in the Yorkshire Dales

Hi Iain. Brilliant mate, even in the rain Scotland is beautiful, and the little train ride at the end just tops off the days adventure. Love the idea of flagging a train down! 🤣🤣 I managed to get a beautiful day in the mountains this weekend for a change. Haha All the best mate.