19/4/73
18.28 train to Euston, arrive 20.45. Cycled to Crystal Palace and camped (via Tottenham Court Road, Charing Cross Road, Piccadilly, Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square, Whitehall, Westminster Bridge, Kennington, Brixton Road, Tulse Hill, Crystal Palace at 22.30. Camped under the ‘Eiffel’ tower.
20/4/73
Tent up at 08.00, left Crystal Palace 08.30, Croydon, Dorking (12.00 – 12.30 for some lunch), Reigate, Guildford (14.00 – 15.15) had a look at the cathedral and the town, Godalming for some food from grocers, Hindhead 17.15 (wow!), Hants Downs, Petersfield. Waterlooville, Cosham, Portsdown Hill, Nelson’s monument, Fareham. Camped for a second night at 20.15
21/4/73
Rain. Fareham, Gosport (12.00), Portsmouth, Ferry to Ryde. Sun came out. Ryde (15.30), Bembridge, Sandown, Shanklin, Ventnor, Chale, Freshwater, Yarmouth (19.45). Last ferry back Yarmouth to Lymington (20.00 – 20.20), Burley Road, Brockenhurst, Ford, Sway (lost!), Holmsley (23.00) camped in Holmsley Woods.
22/4/73 (Easter Monday) continued on but no record
28/6/73
Night train, Crewe, Wigan, Preston, Carlisle, Dumfries, Carstairs, Motherwell, Glasgow (08.00) on 29/6
29/6/73
Glasgow (09.15), Dumbarton, Alexandria, Tarbet, Arrochar, Rest and Be Thankful, Inverary, Pass of Brander, Connel, Oban (21.30)
30/6/73
Oban (12.30), boat to Craignure on Mull, from Fishnish to Lochaline, Strontain (17.30), Salen, Kinlochmoidart.
1/7/73
Kinlochmoidart (13.00), Lochailort, Arisaig, Mallaig (18.00)
2/7/73
Mallaig (14.00), ferry to Armadale, Isle of Skye (14.45), Sleap, Broadford, Kyles (18.00)
3/7/73
Kyles (07.30), Toscaig (09.30), Applecross, Pass of the Cattle (Bealach na Ba), Shieldaig, Torridon. Kinlochlewe, Maree, Gairloch. Poolewe (20.00)
4/7/73
Poolewe, Inverewe, Laide, Gruinard, Braemore, Ullapool, mad Ross road, Inverpolly
5/7/73
Lochinver, Drumbeg, Unapool, Scourie, Laxford Bridge, Keoldale
6/7/73
Durness, Smoo, Eriboll, Hope, Tongue, Loyal, Altnaharra, Crask, Lairg, Bonar Bridge.
7/7/73
Bonar Bridge (10.00), via hill road, Dingwall, Black Isle, Kessock. Round Inverness. Train home to Crewe at 19.30. Overslept on train through Tamworth. Changed trains at Nuneaton 07.30. Crewe 10.00