Day 1595 run, shower, train and coach to Inverness!

I didn’t sleep that well last night. I felt like I was awake as I had been all day. A few extra heartbeats in there for some reason.

Up at 6.10 and out for a cheeky 4k with Claire and Rachel…. A 3 neighbour run!

It was a beautiful morning.

My legs felt heavy but it was a good one.. my breathing was ok this morning .

I’m so glad I did it as I will be travelling for most of the day.

I’m currently on the 8.42 train to Glasgow and due to get the 10.10 Citylink bus to Inverness.

Mum and I are going up to visit our friend Glynis. Mum is on the bus from Edinburgh and I’m fairly certain I will get on her bus in Perth. We arrive into Inverness at exactly the same time so it’s a bit of a coincidence if we don’t arrive on the same bus. 😆

I had to drop Bertie Beetle at the garage for an MoT and service on the way… you do know I never actually call my car Bertie except in the blog. Just in case you were wondering 😆

There is pure blue sky at the train station!!

Buchanan Bus Station is a huge trip down memory lane for me.

I used to get buses in the early 90’s all the time. I used to know all the stances to get anywhere in Scotland. It’s been done up but it hasn’t changed a bit. 😆

So while there’s a 9.55 to Inverness… I’m booked on the 10.10 which doesn’t seem to exist…. That’s because I’m on the Aberdeen bus changing at Perth. Who knew?!? Thank goodness for the information kiosk. They don’t say that on the ticket at all. 😆

On the bus!

Mum and I are getting closer.

We have the find my friends app. I do love that mum and dad look out for my brother and I al the time… I check up on them sometimes too.

This is where I’m travelling today.

Shame there seems to be roadworks right over the word SCOTLAND 😆

I found my mammee.

The sun is shining for a lot of the trip.

The Dalwhinnie Distillery.

Love this viaduct north of Aviemore.

We arrived into Inverness at 13.58 and Glynis met us straight off the bus. Lots of lovely hugs. I don’t think I’ve seen Glynis since 2018!

We went straight for coffee and cake to Girvans. Mum and I shared a banoffee pie… it was so old. No photos, too busy chatting!

We headed up to our hotel and dumper our bags and then back out for a wander along the River Ness.

Look at that sky!

We went to the Mustard Seed for dinner. We had a lovely meal.

This was the view from the restaurant. So lovely.

The River Ness after dinner.

We went for a lovely evening walk along the river.

Sorry this is quick and not a lot of words but I’m rushing to get it out. 😆 it’s 9.15pm and I don’t think we’ll be long before we’re in bed!

Lots of great chat!!

We’ve had the loveliest day and I’m super excited about our Loch Ness cruise… back on the water!

Stay safe everyone ♥️♥️♥️