Rain!
Rain! Rain! What is it about the hills to the west of Loch Lomond and us? We
have seen many pictures of splendid views from these hills but have yet to see
these for ourselves. Yes, we have had a sunny day here but even then the view
was restricted by a March haze that kept the distance to around a mile or so.
The rest of the times we have had rain or hill fog. Today it was to be rain.
Yet the day was dry when we left
Luss, crossed the main road by the footbridge and started on the climb of Beinn
Dubh, the first top on our Luss horseshoe. This dry wasn’t to last long though.
By the time we had climbed to the thousand contour and stopped in the lea of a
wee bank for coffee, the first spots could be felt. Allan and Malcolm had the
right idea and, after coffee, started on the descent back to Luss. The rest of
us, the foolhardy crew, continued upward into the increasingly heavy rain and
strengthening wind. We met a couple who had gone before us but were beaten by
the conditions and were returning from the top. But we are stronger or more
foolish than they and continued upward. Eventually, when we reached the fence
that was almost on the summit of Beinn Dubh we called enough for the wind was
now severe and the rain persistently heavy, not nice conditions to be out in.
Even we were beaten and opted for the descent.
The
descent was a lot quicker than the ascent and we were back down in Luss in less
than the hour. We met Malcolm and Allan in Luss and drove back to Fenwick for a
more than welcome FRT in the King’s Arms.
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