The Sea Stack Bothy

6:50am – The alarm goes off and I am really in the mood to sleep a bit more… just a tiny bit…

7:00am – The alarm goes off the second time. Time to get up. It’s freezing and I am tired. But I am also really excited for this trip. Getting dressed, having breakfast quickly, going to the toilet (the last time using a proper toilet for 2 days) and then leaving the house. I am ready for an adventure!

8:50am – The bus leaves Fort William and I am awake now. It’s rainy and grey and we drive for an hour until we finally arrive in Arisaig.

10:00am – I look at the dark grey sky in the distant. And then I look up. Blue skies above me!

After a short visit at the local shop we start our journey to Carlotta’s Eyrie Bothy. The path is wide at first, we pass a field with sheep and some beautiful old trees forming a kind of archway.

We get to a gate with loads of highland cows waiting for their lunch. After the obstacle is passed, the track starts to become more muddy and the sky gets more grey until it starts to rain.

The scenery however is stunning. Beautiful colours, weirdly they’re autumnal.

After about an hour of walking (and the occasional stop to take a picture) we can see the bothy in the distance. It’s sitting on a sea stack, right at the shore.

The sun’s decided to come out for a little bit to accompany us on our last metres to the bothy. A little scramble down and up again with the help of the rope and we have arrived!