Day 9
Saturday 20th May - Falls of Tarf to The Cairnwell
Shaken into life at an un-godly hour by a presumed challenger power walking past our tents and bellowing a cheery "morning" style greeting, we managed to resist the temptation to join him! Back to sleep instead. Once risen and fed, we made our happy way past the falls of Tarf, Fealar Lodge, The Cairnwell and finally camping by the incredibly steep side of Meall Odhar. I recall feeling really good at this stage. We had chosen not to visit Braemar due to rather unpleasant treatment in the Fife a year or so before. Not just us, it seemed to have gone 'challenge un-friendly'.
Anyway I think this was, in purist terms our best day so far. A stunning walk, over wild country with good distance covered. We had also climbed Cairn an Righ, The Cairnwell and another nearby munro.
My only complaint was Dave's lack of respect for my privacy when seeing to a delicate issue with a good handful of Vaseline. He appeared, commando-roll style through the heather and fired off the one and only chance he was going to get for a picture. The result wasn't quite what he wanted.
