A chance encounter has put me in touch with the Oban Walkers, a lovely group of people who meet a couple of times a month to explore the fabulous walks in the Oban area.
John, Lorna, Chris, Jeannette, Ruth and Bill – I hope I've got everyone's name right.
Here are a few visual mementos.
The river Orchy by the footbridge that marks the beginning of the walk.
… or, worse still, suffering a fall into the water. Even so, some of us walked in sodden boots...The midgies were quite bad so we were glad to come to a large area with bog myrtle, aka Sweet Gale (Myrica gale). We grabbed handsful of the leaves to rub between our fingers, then tried and transferred as much of the ethereal oils onto our bare skin. It worked insofar as the midgies didn't bite quite so much but would still brush irritatingly against the skin. 
We had a short lunch break on a fairly steep bit of the path -- some were evidently more comfy than others... ;)
Jeannette, John and Kiera, one of the best behaved border collies I've ever come across. Even so, dogs seem to walk their people rather than the other way round...
I found the vegetation close to the ground simply stunning. Look at these colours of mosses and small cushion plants:
We had a short lunch break on a fairly steep bit of the path -- some were evidently more comfy than others... ;)
Jeannette, John and Kiera, one of the best behaved border collies I've ever come across. Even so, dogs seem to walk their people rather than the other way round...
When we got back to the bridge, the river was still thundering down the narrows.
Great fun nonetheless and another walk is on the cards quite soon.PS:
If you're interested in joining, simply leave a comment on this blog, giving your name and phone number. The comment won't be published but I will make sure to put you in touch with the Walks Coordinator.
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