Knowing this should be a shorter day, I elected to have a slow start and let Martin settle down to some work before we set off back to Gairlochy. I left Martin at 10:40 to explore the locks while I got going. The logistics would be a lot easier today as I would simply walk back to our lodge at Laggan, and Martin got a day’s work done. There was a good deal of sunshine today, but enough small showers - or the threat of them - that I felt like I was continually stopping to put on or take off my waterproofs. In reality it was probably half a dozen times and not really a bother when I only had a small knapsack. The walk was much nicer than I had expected - rather than be stuck in pine forest all day, the whole way to Clunes was close to the shore, with constant gorgeous views across the loch, and every so often the Nevis range would emerge from the persistent low cloud and rain which seemed to cling to it for most of the day. I felt very fortunate that I had had - at least compa...