Station Dahlwinnie to
1st, 2nd and 3rd nights!

During my 9th adventure (on my way to Newtonmore) I drove through here
but now this was the, first, terminus!

Beautiful place again and as I walked around the corner toward my first sleeping spot
I immediately saw a nice reward if I were to get back on the train here a few days later

(a wonderful coffee stop!)

In advance, of course, I have planned all the routes but the sleeping spots are not fixed.
I hike to a spot close to the starting point and see what would be a good place to pitch my tent; straight (as in horizontal), out of sight but not too far from the trail.

Close to water and preferably even next to a babbling brook
or a, quiet, waterfall.

Funny that I write all this down when it often comes down to
I am happy when my tent is horizontal.

In this case I had already seen on the map that there was a house near the parking lot
where the route starts but in practice this turned out to be a, wonderful, B&B.

So coming days, on the way to my little tent, I passed by a beautifully lit living room
with a big piano in it next to a big bookcase.
(didn’t peek inside for too long of course but I saw that while walking by after longing for my little tent, food and sleeping bag
the next few days after a long day of hiking).

Will no doubt sound jaded but I haven’t thought for a moment
‘if only I had booked a room in that B&B’
because nowhere do I sleep as well as in my tent.
Below is a picture of the B&B and at this the link.
(as a thank you for letting me sleep in the backyard, appropriately spacious of course! (see map), was allowed to sleep)