I set off at 10:45 after chatting with the owner and waiting for worst of rain to pass. Apparently Strathfillan has the wettest weather in the UK - it rains 280 days of the year and has 4 times more rain than Edinburgh. The rain took a little while to pass through but was more of a drizzle so I risked not wearing my waterproof trousers. This was a good call in the end - apart from a very brief squall the rain passed over and a spent most of the day looking forward to sunshine, with heavy clouds behind me. The moss and ferns love it here - and so do the midges apparently but the breeze and my movement was enough to keep them at bey and they were no bother at all during the day. A grey wagtail was feeding by the Fillan and I passed many impressive cascades and a slightly un-nerving underpass to the A82 where it looked like the river had over-topped its banks during the night. Passing through fields and the ruins of the Fillan Priory the vegetation changed to heather and I came to th...