Inverbeg Inn, Loch Lomond
Date |
31 May 2003 |
Location |
Inverbeg Inn, Loch Lomond
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Hares |
Tight Beaver & Bodypump |
Weather |
Too dry and way too sunny! |
The Event
In order to minimise tarmac and hardtop the hares craftily started the trail
by setting flour through a hedge and across some cottage gardens thence
across the mighty Beg.
The trail followed, closely followed, ocht in and oot the Beg up stream
where the hares made excellent use of that peculiar Trossachs' feature the
45° shiggy.
Much sliding down extreme riverside slopes and scrambling though unmanaged
woodland ensued until we found ourselves back on the southside of the Beg on
some moorland a few hundred metres above that river. The views across the
loch to Ben Lomond were spectacular, as was the descent into the river and
up the other side.
We were then faced with our first barbed wire of the day. The hares had
thoughtfully set the trail via a place where the fence had been undercut.
Tight Beaver stood by and hauled the fence up a bit more, Oink commando like
scrambled underneath, round Tight Beaver and back under again. This caused
much confusion and I think you had to be there.....
The pack had now split into packs (two thereof). With Bodypump minding
those of a hill running persuasion like Milky Bar Kid, Muff Diver and
Tubthumper, whilst the Old School of Oink, Hughiee Blaaghr and Tight Beaver
added "features" as the trail progressed.
The trail reached some hardtop and this caused much confusion as flour could
be seen the other side of the single track road. The pack could find no
obvious way of avoiding it. Then Tight Beaver broke into a sprint and
jumped the 8' to the muddy stream beyond. Honour redeemed the packs
continued.
The trail collapsed down the hillside bashing through some thick forest
following the muddy course of a stream. We levelled off to the north of the
Inn coming through some excellent shiggy in a horse field.
The FRB pack then headed to the rivermouth/loch to swim off the mud, the
"Old School" swam in the river up stream of the rest and the sewage outlet!
It was a lovely sunny day so the Inn refused to serve food outside!
I am sure James the Eng did something but I cannot remember what!
Hughiee Blaaaghrr
Glasgow
September 2003
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