It has been maybe 25 years since I last walked this route, the most famous pass from Deeside to Speyside, in this case from Braemar to Aviemore.

Fleur dropped me into Aberdeen and I took the bus to Braemar, weather looking a little variable. Had a great breakfast at The Bothy, easily the best breakfast in both Braemar and Ballater. Downside of the bus, however, is the walk to Linn of Dee. But, in shades of the PCT, a lovely bloke stopped and asked me if I needed a hitch!

The rest of the day was a walk in the drizzle to the Corrour Bothy. I had it all to myself so given the weather forecast decided to eschew my tent and settle in.

The next day was forecast to be pretty wet, but fortunately the rain blew through overnight and got a dry day, at least from the sky! The walk over the pass with all the Autumn colours is awesome but frequently difficult underfoot.

Passing over into Speyside the skies opened up with sun and enjoyed the walk through Rothiemurchus forest to Aviemore where Fleur was waiting in Costa with coffee and cake 😁

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