http://stravaiger.com/blog/tags/akto/ Recent content in Akto on eBothy Blog Hugo en-us Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/09/21/pea-soup-with-a-wild-camp-ben-avon-and-beinn-abhuird/ Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0000 http://stravaiger.com/blog/2008/09/21/pea-soup-with-a-wild-camp-ben-avon-and-beinn-abhuird/ <p>At long last, after too long away from big hills, I loaded the car with bike, panniers, tent and rucksack and headed for the southern &lsquo;gorms. I&rsquo;d attempted this same getaway about a month ago but the car failed to start as the starter motor finally packed in. So, with a new one fitted, a great forecast and bags of enthusiasm, I roared off into the sunset on the 4 hour trip from Skye to Braemar. The plan was to cycle up to Slugain lodge ruin, camp overnight on the Friday and then head round Ben Avon and Beinn a&rsquo;Bhuird on the Saturday. New ground, new area, brimful of excitement. These were two of my last three munros and I was raring to get into the wilds again.</p> <p><a href="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/pea_soup_with_a_wild_camp_ben_avon_and_beinn_abhuird/getting_ready_to_cycle_to_slugain_at_keiloch-2874254513.jpg" title="Getting ready to cycle to Slugain at Keiloch"><img src="http://stravaiger.com/blog/images/posts/pea_soup_with_a_wild_camp_ben_avon_and_beinn_abhuird/getting_ready_to_cycle_to_slugain_at_keiloch-2874254513-800px.jpg" alt="Getting ready to cycle to Slugain at Keiloch"></a></p>