Day 18- Dumgoyne to Milngavie
Actual distance 11.75Km or 7.3 miles (or 5,269 adult swans wingspan)
Total Ascent 186m (0r 1,268 iPhone 14s)
Staying at Auchengillan Outdoor Centre
A slightly bitter sweet, busy day today.
Due to the sneaky cycle stage yesterday we had less distance to do today than we had originally planned, so most of the team had a well deserved lie-in in the comfort of the Lomond Mountain Rescue Team HQ. Once awake there was time to do some TLC and hair washing before breakfast baps from a shop down the road. However, Phil was up early to take the car into Glasgow to see if he could get it fixed. Whilst it proved rather costly (needing new brakes all round and new front tyres), it now doesn’t squeak and hopefully will stop more easily!
After brunch we joined up with Sandy and his dog Breagha (our second Breagha of the journey- both beautiful!) from the 20th Milngavie to complete the last stretch of the West Highlands Way. The walk was the possibly our easiest yet, with a gentle amble into Milngavie mainly along a disused railway line. It feels really good to have completed our second long distance trail of our journey.
On reaching Milngavie we met up with John Leeks who has taken over as our support team today and Sandy treated the team to ice cream at the excellent Colpi.
Whilst Phil took the train back to Partick to pick up the now fixed car the rest of the team stocked up on essentials before heading to Auchengillan where the amazing Claire showed us into a huge accommodation block for the night. We had salad, fresh vegetables and fruit with dinner.. foods we have really missed for the last week!!!
Sadly this morning we not only said goodbye to Dan as our support. He will be sorely missed and his antics on his folding cycle will not be forgotten (especially his King of the Mountain awards on Strava!). We also temporarily said goodbye to James today who has also popped home to support Cara whilst she undergoes treatment on her knee and recuperates. We look forward to having them both back with us next Thursday on our mad adventure!
