Good weekend

That was a pretty good weekend.

On Saturday, we headed to Drymen to do a 7 mile walk along forest trails.  When we arrived, we discovered the Drymen Gala was taking place, so we hung about till the parade had passed and got some pics before carrying on with the walk.

Pipe band playing in the Drymen Gala day parade

Initially the walk was through some really nice countryside, and there was some decent views of Loch Lomond.

Loch Lomond

Unfortunately there had been some pretty major logging taking place, so the path we were supposed to be following was blocked by fallen trees.  This meant we had to take another path, which took us further up the hill that we should have gone, meaning we met the West Highland Way earlier than we should have.  The logging at this point meant that there was pretty much no forest at all, just acres of tree stumps, which doesn't make for much in the way of scenery.

A forest once stood here.

Further along the Way, we got back into some nice wooded areas, and as we approached Drymen again, it got really nice.

Giving the scenery the thumbs up

Back in Drymen, and it was time to relax in the beer garden of the Drymen Inn, with a well earned pint.

At that point in time, this was the best tasting pint ever.

For those of a geeky persuasion, there's a link to the walk here.