Just came across this video and it was a thoroughly enjoyable watch with an Erdinger, after a very busy week of uni. I walked the Way in 2022 as a naive young man with no experience thru hiking or wild camping and had a pretty special experience. I started alone, but on night two met several people from across Europe who all had a lot more experience than me - fortunately they let me tag along, and I am ever grateful to them. The WHW will always hold a special place in my heart, and I am sure I'll walk it again one day. It's fantastic to be able to relive memories through this video, so thank you Mike for making it!
Yes well done Mike! That's was a smashing vid mate! You've got one of those voices that we could sit and listen to some of your tales for a good while!😄👌👍 Paul & Lin
Followed you every step of the way. We walked the WHW in 1996 but it looks like there are many more amenities now. We used B&Bs - a real bed and a shower then a cooked breakfast!!! Beinnglas was not nearly so sophisticated, it was a field for camping and B&B in the farmhouse. Eating meant a walk down to the Drovers Inn. Inveroran Hotel refused to serve walkers at that time. We hooked up with the 'luggage movers' from Rowardennan What a blessing! We stayed with a lovely couple who told us the history of Kinlochleven and the smelter. Well done Mike
Hey Mike! Just wanted to say my partner and I watched your video all the time in prep for the WHW - we’re just about to complete our last day of the trip and can’t thank you enough for all the great insight and tips! 🏔️🌞
Hi Kirsty, I am so glad that you found my video inspiring and that you will now have completed the walk yourselves. Congratulations on finishing, I hope you have the same sense of achievement that I had👍💕
Amazing achievement! Thank you for filming your adventure. so glad you had a good experience this time . I had only driven pass or to some of the lovely places you mentioned. Beautiful country and you made it even more welcoming with your channel.
My word Mike, kudos! I have gone to bed early watching this as I’m worn out! I couldn’t even walk a mile on good ground, let alone the distance and the terrain you managed! Lovely to see Trish and Kiera at the end too. Well done that man. 👏👏👏
Loved watching this.Thanks for sharing. I walked the WHW in my 20s over 22yrs ago! It seems ALOT more tourist now regarding food and accomodation. I want my creature comforts and planning on doing this again before I get too old lol. You have helped me plan how I can do this. So thank you!😊
Glad you enjoyed it, the baggage transfer was a god-send for me, like you I like my comforts these days, and lightening the load just helped me to enjoy the walk so much more, and the cabin stops are just the best.
Well done mate. Its a beautiful walk. I completed it in 2019. Looking to head back in May 2024. It's probably the best long distance walk I've completed.
Firstly congratulations on completing the walk 👏 We thoroughly enjoyed this video Mike, so much so we watched it twice 🤭 We feel we experienced the walk without getting the sore feet 🙈😂 The chippy side of the good food cafe is absolutely delicious, highly recommend the spicy fish bites next time your up that way. The BTW campsite was closed for the season when we were in the area, but the warden chap had a good chat with us & recommended a few wild/free spots in the area, top bloke! How lovely that you & the mexican gents completed it together, lovely to watch 😎 The pods are expensive, but looks like they were needed & at least you had a wee broon tent & a wee broon pod 🫣😂 Thanks, Em 💜
Thanks Em, a chippy would have hit the spot for sure. I found the walk part great enjoyment and part sheer endurance. Great company at times to walk with, especially my two amigos. 👍💕🐾
Good for you doing this walk … at your age! I’d love to do it, looks a lot harder than I thought, so congratulations once again. Think I’ll just my wife to meet me at points in the MH for a good meal, sleep and hug from the dugs.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot I emigrated in 2009 and despite having spent so many years hiking the highlands there's so many places I kick myself for not having hiked before leaving. But yes if you can, save for a holiday. You can spend up to 14 days on the trail. Most do it in a week or less. Our first was 7 days, the next was 10 and last year we did 8. Both our kids hiking it with us next year and we will do 10 days again
Really, really enjoyed your walk from the comfort of my sofa. I recognised the names of the places you passed through, we often visited these when we travelled around Scotland in the 80s in our homemade camper 👋👋👋
Well done! What a lovely adventure! My husband and I walked the Way in April, just a few weeks before you. You brought back such good memories of the places we passed. It is definitely a challenge, but so much fun. We sampled the cakes and sausage rolls at every opportunity! Some of that terrain was brutal, but it was worth it for the beautiful views and the friends we met along the walk. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Well done Mike! We have such fun watching your and Trish’s adventures and we love your humour and dry wit. Your editing is better than anything we could watch on the BBC! Thank you and please hurry and make more content.
So you did it in 7 days too eh? I think that was just right, it meant that there was one or two easy-ish days to recuperate. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Yes, we did it in 7 days, starting 9 May. Your video perfectly captures OUR trip and I think it's the video we'll show our friends and family! Have you done the Wicklow Way? That's our next hike, planned for September 2023.
Well done Mike. Fantastic achievement especially after your troubles in it last time. I did it 35 yrs ago & looking at doing it again next year. Might do what you did & use baggage transfer. Again, well done👏👏
Hi Gary, I would definitely recommend the baggage transfer. I didn't realise they did campsites until I got to the first one, and it was such a good decision 👍💕🐾
Many thanks Mike for a very well done and informative video. Far better than other I have watched on this walk. The transfer service makes a great difference. Booking a cabin made a very welcome respite! Not sure I could manage at my age? Best wishes.
Hope you enjoyed the view through the round window, I sat there for a while watching walkers go up the ben. Maybe I should have carved "wee broon van was here" on the wall for you to add to🤣
That was fantastic. I have no idea where you got the energy to set up the camera to take those walking shots of yourself! I really enjoyed this video the photography was amazing and right from the introduction on the train it was so professionally presented. Thanks for sharing.
Hari OM Bravo Mike!!! Thanks for taking us along - something that is beyond my physical capabilities now, so must experience it vicariously. I do, however, anticipate getting a bit closer again to such places, now that I finally have The Grey in my possession! YAM xx
Hi YAM, glad you enjoyed watching. Your new van looks great and well done for going green and starting the conversion. One bit at a time and you'll get there. I've given you a sub so we can follow your adventures, much love, Mike & Tricia & Keira 👍💕🐾
Excellent achievement and appreciate your film shots as setting the camera up can upset your rhythm let alone add distance I think shipping the backpack was wise after all it’s about your mission to walk a-z Some of those paths well were not so looked challenging Very enjoyable documentary watch feel to it and a great personal achievement
Great job!! Loved your video, I think you passed me up on the trail 😂 AND you finished 4 days less than me, but we finished it. Thank you for sharing. 6 months later and I’m already planning The Great Glen Way 😊
Hi Shelli, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. It really doesn't matter how long it takes, the most important thing is that you enjoy it, that's what I found with using baggage transfer. I don't think that's an option on the Great Glen Way. Funnily enough I am also thinking about it for May. Before the midges really wake up 🤣
So well done! I don’t usually comment but that was an awesome walk to have done with some long challenging days, mainly on your own. I have just done first half of coast to coast and loved it, particularly the camaraderie with other walkers but appreciate how challenging the longer days must have been. Best enjoyed looking back and what a sense of achievement 🎉 Where next? 😂
Thanks Carol, and well done for doing that half. I would quite like to do a walk once a year if I can gey myself a bit fitter it would help. We are spoiled for choice in this country for walks but quite fancy the great Glen way next.
Well done 👏🏼... i agreed £135 is very expensive... thinking already, planning to do it again, i might use the baggage 🎒 delivery services this time too.
Hi Mike, a big thank you for your incredibly helpful run through of the WHW. Finished it last week (8 days) and enjoyed every minute. My word, Loch Lomond is tough! Great advice about using the baggage transfer service.
@@whiskyjim1 Hi Jim, May is a great month to do it, I pretty much covered all my advice in that video but definitely take as long as you need, the trail is there to be enjoyed and is not an endurance test which some hikers seem to think. Hope it works out well for you. Mike
I just enjoyed this video to the max. I'm highland scot thru and thru. And I agreed with every decision you made. At the end of a day in Cape Breton Highland Park there is nothing like a shower!
Thank you for a great video, I did the walk last week in the heat, same itinerary as you 7 days. I too took the high road and used pods, camp sites and wild camped just past Drymen. It was tough going, used baggage carrier for 3 days. Your video was great, well done.
Hi Jane, well done and like me bet you're glad you did baggage transfer for 3 days and did it over 7. Pretty tough though eh? especially the Loch Lomond stretch, I found that exhausting.
So glad this trip was so much more enjoyable! I think you've found the balance. So happy to see you out and enjoying yourself after all that garden and house work. Looking forward to more adventures with or without the Wee Broon Van!
Thanks Jeanette, I'm glad it's done, loved it and loathed it at the same time.Must get fitter if I'm to do another distance walk next year which I'm thinking about already.👍💕🐾
Well done Mike, was so excited when I saw the notification for your video. I really enjoyed going along on the walk with you, like Trish I now have dodgy knees and am no longer able to do the big haul treks.. congratulations again and it was so lovely to catch up with you all again. Hope to see you all soon .
Well done on the completion !! 20 miles is a lot to walk, I doubt I could do it in 2 days ! Im not a religious person, far far from it, but I never fail to see the highlands and think of it as gods country. Thank you for showing me through
Wow, what a walk. Congratulations to you. The scenery along the way was fantastic. Hope you had a chance to soak your poor feet. Good to see you three again. Take care and looking forward to your next adventure.
Thanks, having to walk back for the camera was a pain, but it's given me some great memories to look back on and just love sharing such beautiful scenery with everyone 👍💕🐾
Well done that was a great video of your walk 👏don’t it last year sore feet at the end but loved the walk , plan to do it again after watching your video excellent coverage , thank you . 🤗
Well done and thank you for sharing a great insight in to The Highland Way. We think you were very sensible booking those cabins and paying for luggage transfer you needed those treats. We are looking forward to hearing more about your new wee not brown van.All best wishes
Hi Mike. Really enjoyed your inspirational hike. Can you tell me please where you got the map/booklet you showed at the breakfast in Kingshouse? I'd like to buy one and have it posted to me in West Wales. Thanks. Wayne 👍
Congratulations! That does look like a rugged walk and my poor ankles were suffering sympathetic pains watching you traverse the rockiest bits. The scene in Fort William was at least familiar since that is where the Great Glen Way (much easier going than the West Highland!) begins. I walked it a few years back from Fort William to Fort George. As for the Cullen Skink, have you ever had it IN Cullen? If you go up that way,, it seems that every eatery serves it but the consensus seems to be that it is best at the Seafield Arms but dessert is best at the ice cream shop just a bit down the hill. Cheers and happy travels.
Thanks John, I may take on the great Glen way or another walk next year. That Cullen Skink was really good. Not had it in Cullen, maybe it's like having a Guinness in Ireland....they say it always tastes better.
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Just came across this video and it was a thoroughly enjoyable watch with an Erdinger, after a very busy week of uni. I walked the Way in 2022 as a naive young man with no experience thru hiking or wild camping and had a pretty special experience. I started alone, but on night two met several people from across Europe who all had a lot more experience than me - fortunately they let me tag along, and I am ever grateful to them.
The WHW will always hold a special place in my heart, and I am sure I'll walk it again one day. It's fantastic to be able to relive memories through this video, so thank you Mike for making it!
Glad you enjoyed my WHW video. Like you, it's a special experience that will stay with me for a long time.
Well done Mike that was better than the BBC could do you it. Thoroughly enjoyable. 👍
Thanks guys, glad you enjoyed it and really appreciate your feedback 👍
Yes well done Mike! That's was a smashing vid mate! You've got one of those voices that we could sit and listen to some of your tales for a good while!😄👌👍 Paul & Lin
Thanks you two, not what my missus says😉
Had my own WHW Adventure in August/September. What a stunning trail. Thank you for sharing,
Followed you every step of the way. We walked the WHW in 1996 but it looks like there are many more amenities now. We used B&Bs - a real bed and a shower then a cooked breakfast!!!
Beinnglas was not nearly so sophisticated, it was a field for camping and B&B in the farmhouse. Eating meant a walk down to the Drovers Inn.
Inveroran Hotel refused to serve walkers at that time. We hooked up with the 'luggage movers' from Rowardennan What a blessing!
We stayed with a lovely couple who told us the history of Kinlochleven and the smelter. Well done Mike
@@StravaiginHippy Thanks for your comments, so glad you enjoyed it and sounds like it brought back a lot of happy memories 👍🐾💕
Hey Mike! Just wanted to say my partner and I watched your video all the time in prep for the WHW - we’re just about to complete our last day of the trip and can’t thank you enough for all the great insight and tips! 🏔️🌞
Hi Kirsty, I am so glad that you found my video inspiring and that you will now have completed the walk yourselves. Congratulations on finishing, I hope you have the same sense of achievement that I had👍💕
Amazing achievement! Thank you for filming your adventure. so glad you had a good experience this time . I had only driven pass or to some of the lovely places you mentioned. Beautiful country and you made it even more welcoming with your channel.
Very well done…. What an achievement! ❤❤
My word Mike, kudos! I have gone to bed early watching this as I’m worn out! I couldn’t even walk a mile on good ground, let alone the distance and the terrain you managed! Lovely to see Trish and Kiera at the end too. Well done that man. 👏👏👏
Thanks, I also went to bed early last night after watching it back on telly, it just reminded me of how tiring it was.
Loved watching this.Thanks for sharing. I walked the WHW in my 20s over 22yrs ago! It seems ALOT more tourist now regarding food and accomodation. I want my creature comforts and planning on doing this again before I get too old lol. You have helped me plan how I can do this. So thank you!😊
Glad you enjoyed it, the baggage transfer was a god-send for me, like you I like my comforts these days, and lightening the load just helped me to enjoy the walk so much more, and the cabin stops are just the best.
Well done mate. Its a beautiful walk. I completed it in 2019. Looking to head back in May 2024. It's probably the best long distance walk I've completed.
Thanks, I loved it and I think I have the bug so just thinking about which one to do next year 🤔
@WeeBroonVan I've completed The South Downs Way, Cumbria way and Arran Coastal Way. All fantastic walks. 👍
Awesome watch many thanks
Thanks, glad you enjoyed watching 👍
A great film thank you, fantastic narration and well done. 🍻👍👍👍⭐️⭐️⭐️
Thanks, are you thinking of doing it this year?
This was great to watch
Firstly congratulations on completing the walk 👏 We thoroughly enjoyed this video Mike, so much so we watched it twice 🤭 We feel we experienced the walk without getting the sore feet 🙈😂 The chippy side of the good food cafe is absolutely delicious, highly recommend the spicy fish bites next time your up that way. The BTW campsite was closed for the season when we were in the area, but the warden chap had a good chat with us & recommended a few wild/free spots in the area, top bloke! How lovely that you & the mexican gents completed it together, lovely to watch 😎 The pods are expensive, but looks like they were needed & at least you had a wee broon tent & a wee broon pod 🫣😂 Thanks, Em 💜
Thanks Em, a chippy would have hit the spot for sure. I found the walk part great enjoyment and part sheer endurance. Great company at times to walk with, especially my two amigos. 👍💕🐾
Now that is a thru-hikers lunch lol a pint for cider, Kit Kat, crisps and a lemon drizzle cake.
@@samgoeshiking Yep, sugar, sugar and some more sugar 🤣
Thank you for the lovely travelogue, it was a scenic route indeed. I like that slack pack service.
Thanks, the pack transfer was great, I enjoyed it so much more without the weight 👍
Good for you doing this walk … at your age!
I’d love to do it, looks a lot harder than I thought, so congratulations once again.
Think I’ll just my wife to meet me at points in the MH for a good meal, sleep and hug from the dugs.
That's probably how I will do it if I take on another walk, Tricia can go ahead in the van and meet me👍💕🐾
Nice video. If that ladder sketched you out you wouldn't like our favorite hike...west coast trail on Vancouver Island.
I would need to get myself fit for that one but would love to give it a go if it wasn't so far away.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot I emigrated in 2009 and despite having spent so many years hiking the highlands there's so many places I kick myself for not having hiked before leaving.
But yes if you can, save for a holiday. You can spend up to 14 days on the trail. Most do it in a week or less. Our first was 7 days, the next was 10 and last year we did 8. Both our kids hiking it with us next year and we will do 10 days again
Congratulations you did it. Thank you for showing us how beautiful your country is.
Thanks, appreciate your feedback 👍
Sunstroke…in Scotland! You’re a rare bird! Congratulations! I’m watching your video to add context to the Landlines book I’m reading.
Thanks, yes rare indeed🤣
Really, really enjoyed your walk from the comfort of my sofa. I recognised the names of the places you passed through, we often visited these when we travelled around Scotland in the 80s in our homemade camper 👋👋👋
Thanks Susan, i also watched many of these from the sofa before deciding to give it a go, and so glad I made it at the second attempt👍🐾💕
Well done! What a lovely adventure! My husband and I walked the Way in April, just a few weeks before you. You brought back such good memories of the places we passed. It is definitely a challenge, but so much fun. We sampled the cakes and sausage rolls at every opportunity! Some of that terrain was brutal, but it was worth it for the beautiful views and the friends we met along the walk. Thanks for sharing your adventure!
beautiful fab vlog Mike. Missed the wee bruin van journeys, so loved this one. Giving me itchy feet.
Thanks Stephen, I swapped my itchy feet for sore feet after that one, but still really enjoyed it👍💕🐾
Well done Mike! We have such fun watching your and Trish’s adventures and we love your humour and dry wit. Your editing is better than anything we could watch on the BBC! Thank you and please hurry and make more content.
Thanks Rebecca that's very kind of you to say so, once we get the new van ( we are now told November) there will be a lot more content👍🐾💕
We hiked the WHW in early May, perhaps a week or two before you, and LOVED watching your video! Thank you for helping us relive our 7-day adventure.
So you did it in 7 days too eh? I think that was just right, it meant that there was one or two easy-ish days to recuperate. Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it.
@@MikeandTriciaOotnAboot Yes, we did it in 7 days, starting 9 May. Your video perfectly captures OUR trip and I think it's the video we'll show our friends and family! Have you done the Wicklow Way? That's our next hike, planned for September 2023.
@@nancyluberoff9000 not done WW but would love to do it some day. Hope you get the weather for it and best of luck👍💕
Well done Mike. Fantastic achievement especially after your troubles in it last time. I did it 35 yrs ago & looking at doing it again next year. Might do what you did & use baggage transfer. Again, well done👏👏
Hi Gary, I would definitely recommend the baggage transfer. I didn't realise they did campsites until I got to the first one, and it was such a good decision 👍💕🐾
Many thanks Mike for a very well done and informative video. Far better than other I have watched on this walk. The transfer service makes a great difference. Booking a cabin made a very welcome respite! Not sure I could manage at my age? Best wishes.
Stayed in same pod at glen Nevis last week, number 10, fancy lighting and great view, though I agree expensive
Hope you enjoyed the view through the round window, I sat there for a while watching walkers go up the ben. Maybe I should have carved "wee broon van was here" on the wall for you to add to🤣
Really great video. Brought back so many memories of my WHWay. Thanks for sharing.
Very good and entertaining video! Thank you from munich / Germany
Thanks, glad you enjoyed watching, it was an experience that I will remember for a very long time.
That was fantastic. I have no idea where you got the energy to set up the camera to take those walking shots of yourself! I really enjoyed this video the photography was amazing and right from the introduction on the train it was so professionally presented. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Sylvia, I didn't have a tripod with me so made do with putting the camera on posts, rocks, whatever was there. So glad you enjoyed watching 👍💕🐾
A wonderful account Mike, grateful to have found your channel. New subscriber here 🙋🏻♀️
Thanks StitchyBee, sew glad you liked it 🤣
Hi there yes well done good on you nice video too 👍
Cheers Graeme 🍻
Hari OM
Bravo Mike!!! Thanks for taking us along - something that is beyond my physical capabilities now, so must experience it vicariously. I do, however, anticipate getting a bit closer again to such places, now that I finally have The Grey in my possession! YAM xx
Hi YAM, glad you enjoyed watching. Your new van looks great and well done for going green and starting the conversion. One bit at a time and you'll get there. I've given you a sub so we can follow your adventures, much love, Mike & Tricia & Keira 👍💕🐾
Excellent achievement and appreciate your film shots as setting the camera up can upset your rhythm let alone add distance
I think shipping the backpack was wise after all it’s about your mission to walk a-z
Some of those paths well were not so looked challenging
Very enjoyable documentary watch feel to it and a great personal achievement
Thanks guys, definitely the best thing I did was using baggage transfer, may not have made it otherwise.
Congratulations! Thanks so much for taking me along with you. Fabulolus scenery, Wonderful Scottish mountains moors and glens. A lovely video.
Thanks Michael, the wonderful scenery helped to keep me going.
Great job!! Loved your video, I think you passed me up on the trail 😂 AND you finished 4 days less than me, but we finished it. Thank you for sharing. 6 months later and I’m already planning The Great Glen Way 😊
Hi Shelli, hope you enjoyed it as much as I did. It really doesn't matter how long it takes, the most important thing is that you enjoy it, that's what I found with using baggage transfer. I don't think that's an option on the Great Glen Way. Funnily enough I am also thinking about it for May. Before the midges really wake up 🤣
So well done! I don’t usually comment but that was an awesome walk to have done with some long challenging days, mainly on your own. I have just done first half of coast to coast and loved it, particularly the camaraderie with other walkers but appreciate how challenging the longer days must have been. Best enjoyed looking back and what a sense of achievement 🎉 Where next? 😂
Thanks Carol, and well done for doing that half. I would quite like to do a walk once a year if I can gey myself a bit fitter it would help. We are spoiled for choice in this country for walks but quite fancy the great Glen way next.
Congratulations on the accomplishment, Mike! Enjoyed the video.
Thanks Julie, it was tough but enjoyed it so much👍💕🐾
Well done 👏🏼... i agreed £135 is very expensive... thinking already, planning to do it again, i might use the baggage 🎒 delivery services this time too.
The baggage delivery made such a difference to me, especially since I was not very fit and should have prepared for it a bit better.
congratulations!!!! Wonderful video - thanks so much for sharing such a beautiful place in the world!!!
Thanks Catherine, it's a pleasure to share the beauty of Scotland 👍💕🐾
Thoroughly enjoyed this video and sharing your experiences along the WHW. Well done on completing it😀👍👏
Thanks Yvonne, I found it very tough but loved it all the same.
Well done Mike now you can look forward to easier times in your new van when it comes. 👍
Thanks, yes definitely the van will be easier on my feet.
Hi Mike, a big thank you for your incredibly helpful run through of the WHW. Finished it last week (8 days) and enjoyed every minute. My word, Loch Lomond is tough! Great advice about using the baggage transfer service.
Thanks and well done. Hope it didn't rain too much and glad to hear you made it to the end👍
Great thanks from Jim in Windsor age 75 thinking of doing it next May 2025. Loved your advice. Any more? Jim
@@whiskyjim1 Hi Jim, May is a great month to do it, I pretty much covered all my advice in that video but definitely take as long as you need, the trail is there to be enjoyed and is not an endurance test which some hikers seem to think. Hope it works out well for you. Mike
I just enjoyed this video to the max. I'm highland scot thru and thru. And I agreed with every decision you made. At the end of a day in Cape Breton Highland Park there is nothing like a shower!
Also loved your Tilley hat and I have that exact model too.
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We love your trips and really like your pipes and drums soundtrack. Where can we find that music ?
Hi Dave, thanks. I need to use copyright free music so I use a site called Epidemic Sound
Great seeing you Mike, Trish and Keira ….WAY TO GO MIKE🤗 a truly an amazing journey my friend!!
Thanks Jackie, it was something I'll never forget 👍💕🐾
Ever so well done, what a great achievement and great insight and commentary on a beautiful part of the world.
Thanks Paul, that's one thing ticked off the bucket list.
Thank you for a great video, I did the walk last week in the heat, same itinerary as you 7 days. I too took the high road and used pods, camp sites and wild camped just past Drymen. It was tough going, used baggage carrier for 3 days. Your video was great, well done.
Hi Jane, well done and like me bet you're glad you did baggage transfer for 3 days and did it over 7. Pretty tough though eh? especially the Loch Lomond stretch, I found that exhausting.
Congratulations. The scenery looked amazing. Thank you for taking us with you. Take care Gill
Thanks Gill, it was something I'll never forget.
Fantastic really enjoyed this , bet you were glad to see Trish and Kira . You did so well x
Thanks Victoria, yes it was so good to see them both and get big hugs from them at the end.👍💕🐾
So glad this trip was so much more enjoyable! I think you've found the balance. So happy to see you out and enjoying yourself after all that garden and house work. Looking forward to more adventures with or without the Wee Broon Van!
Thanks, yes I really enjoyed it this time, and we just can't wait to be out in the new van when it arrives 👍🐾💕
Just great Mike… great video and informative as always . 👍👏👏
Thanks Jeanette, I'm glad it's done, loved it and loathed it at the same time.Must get fitter if I'm to do another distance walk next year which I'm thinking about already.👍💕🐾
Well done Mike, was so excited when I saw the notification for your video. I really enjoyed going along on the walk with you, like Trish I now have dodgy knees and am no longer able to do the big haul treks.. congratulations again and it was so lovely to catch up with you all again. Hope to see you all soon .
Thanks, Tricia knows how you feel, but that's the good thing about UA-cam, I can share it with viewers who can't quite manage it themselves.
I really do enjoy your video. I especially enjoyed this one. It's made me want to try the walk . Keep the videos coming.
Thanks, you should definitely try it one day.
Hope to see you both soon😊
Amazing video and great memories of Ben Lomond. Well done dad!!! 🎉🎉
Thanks Jem, some of my best memories in there 💕xx
Absolutely fantastic, a marvellous achievement, many congratulations after last year's disappointment..
Thanks Tim, yes last year's disappointment just made me more determined this time.
Well done on the completion !! 20 miles is a lot to walk, I doubt I could do it in 2 days ! Im not a religious person, far far from it, but I never fail to see the highlands and think of it as gods country. Thank you for showing me through
Thanks Liz, it sure is inspirational scenery all the way on that walk.
Well down Mike great video and love the round window 🤣 Hope you have managed to rest up and now back on your feet again x Take care Jane x
Thanks Jane you are giving your age away if you remember going through the round, square or arched window 😉x
What a wonderful video. Well done Mike, a great achievement 😊
Thanks Judy, I was so glad to have made it to the end, especially after my failure the last time👍💕🐾
Brilliant video and inspiring me to do this in 2024
Well done mate I'm thinking of going looks like graft 😮
Thanks, yep it is a graft, but a real sense of achievement at the end.
Fantastic viewing
Thanks Catherine 😊
Congratulations! And thanks for taking us along. The scenery was beautiful!
Well done great achievement x
Magic! Those midges looked mental!
Rhanks Tony, the wee beasties were relentless at Kinlochleven, I wish I had a flame thrower.
Wow, what a walk. Congratulations to you. The scenery along the way was fantastic. Hope you had a chance to soak your poor feet. Good to see you three again. Take care and looking forward to your next adventure.
Thanks, I had showers each day but nowhere to Bath or soak feet and I could really have done with that.
How wonderful! Congratulations! It would seriously take me weeks. Cee from the little haunted cottage in ireland 💚💚💚🍀🍀🍀
Hi Cee, thanks, some people do it a lot less but 7 days is just about right for me. Is your cottage really haunted? By who?
Brilliant, thanks for taking us with you. I’ve really enjoyed it 😊
Thanks for watching and for the great feedback.
Well done, just a bit disappointed you didn't turn around and walk back to the start :)
Thanks Jeff, I did that but didn't bother filming it again. (And if you believe that.....)
What a beautiful walk, and that soup sounded delicious.
Thanks, the soup was just fabulous 👍🐾💕
Well done. Lovely walk and really loved those bluebells 😊
Thanks, yes me too they were just fabulous 👍💕🐾
That was a brilliant video and well done for completing the walk! A very informative video.
Thanks, it was tough but enjoyable at the same time.
i remember watching your 1st attempt ,i felt so sorry for you, you looked so poorly ,im sooooo pleased you did it this time well done
Thanks Shirley, you're right, I was shattered after the first attempt, so it felt extra special to make it to the end.
I REALLY enjoyed this vlog! And Mr. Broon you have a lovely daughter.
Thanks Susan, glad you enjoyed it 😀
Excellent. Very descriptive of the walk. Well done.
Thanks Ken, appreciate your feedback 👍
Well done Mike and great video to watch
Thanks Mark, I am so glad I made it to the end this time👍💕🐾
Wonderful! Great job! Thank you for taking time to make this lovely video. 😊
Thanks, having to walk back for the camera was a pain, but it's given me some great memories to look back on and just love sharing such beautiful scenery with everyone 👍💕🐾
Massive Congratulations Mike x what an achievement xx so glad Trish and Keira could join you afterwards.Looking forward to your next video 😊
Thanks guys, it was great to meet up with Tricia and Keira at the end and get big hugs from them both.
Great video really enjoyed it, I'm thinking of doing it in the near future so got a good few tips from you.
Thanks, and good luck if you decide to go for it, it's awesome but tough.
Good job. Wonderful hike.
Cheers Dave, thoroughly enjoyed it.
Well done that was a great video of your walk 👏don’t it last year sore feet at the end but loved the walk , plan to do it again after watching your video excellent coverage , thank you . 🤗
I think I would do it again too. Like you my feet were aching, what I would have given for a bath half way around 👍💕🐾
Great video of your walk 👍
Cheers Ian👍💕🐾
Absolutely brilliant effort well done 👍thanks great video
Thanks James, appreciate your feedback 👍
🎉Congratulations🎉 Beautiful scenery ❤
Thanks Susan, it sure was.
Congratulations, Mike! You made some good decisions this time round that let you enjoy the journey. The video was entertaining and well paced.
Thanks Donald, yep the baggage transfer was definitely the right decision along with taking the high path at Loch Lomond.
Well done, great content and great views Scotland at its best.
Thanks Jeanette, I felt privileged to be out in such beautiful scenery, we are truly spoiled here in Scotland 👍💕🐾
great job! very nice to watch!
Thanks, it was both challenging and enjoyable 👍
Well done. It certainly looked tough in places. A great video
Thanks Roger, Loch Lomond was the toughest part by far 👍💕🐾
Well done I really appreciate your video well done 👍
Thanks, you thinking about doing it?
Well done and thank you for sharing a great insight in to The Highland Way. We think you were very sensible booking those cabins and paying for luggage transfer you needed those treats. We are looking forward to hearing more about your new wee not brown van.All best wishes
Thanks Lynda, I am so glad I did baggage transfer and some cabins, may not have made it otherwise. New van still on track for August.
Fantastic Mike and well done. Video looks amazing.
Thanks Elizabeth, so relieved that I made it to the end this time 👍💕🐾
Well done!! Think you made the right decisions about the walk.
Thanks, I may not have made it otherwise 😅
Lovely film.....
Thanks Maurice, it was a pleasure to make that one.
Wonderful video and a priceless record of your memorable journey. Well done sir!
Thanks Douglas, yep some great memories recorded to look back on, and great to share them👍💕🐾
Solid production quality... well done!
Thanks, appreciate the feedback 👍
Hi Mike. Really enjoyed your inspirational hike. Can you tell me please where you got the map/booklet you showed at the breakfast in Kingshouse? I'd like to buy one and have it posted to me in West Wales. Thanks. Wayne 👍
That's the Trailblazer West Highland Way book and I got it on Amazon. It's very good. Hope you get the weather for it👍
Brilliant. So enjoyed it. Well done.
Thanks Helen, feedback like that makes it all worthwhile 👍💕🐾
Congratulations! That does look like a rugged walk and my poor ankles were suffering sympathetic pains watching you traverse the rockiest bits. The scene in Fort William was at least familiar since that is where the Great Glen Way (much easier going than the West Highland!) begins. I walked it a few years back from Fort William to Fort George. As for the Cullen Skink, have you ever had it IN Cullen? If you go up that way,, it seems that every eatery serves it but the consensus seems to be that it is best at the Seafield Arms but dessert is best at the ice cream shop just a bit down the hill. Cheers and happy travels.
Thanks John, I may take on the great Glen way or another walk next year. That Cullen Skink was really good. Not had it in Cullen, maybe it's like having a Guinness in Ireland....they say it always tastes better.