Day 11 - Water Of Feugh to Fettercairn

I didn’t get a great sleep last night. For some reason I woke up for a couple hours around midnight, then when I finally did get to sleep I had a nightmare and woke up screaming. 🤪 Maybe it was the excitement of the final two days, I’m not sure...
We went to bed in the rain, but were fortunate to wake up without it. We packed up the tent for the last time and were on our way by 7:55. We had 23 km all on the road to do today. The highlight would be Cairn o’ Mount, which would be our last high mountain pass of the trip. Mother Nature didn’t want to cooperate and made it very windy and wet for us. The view up top was very nice, and we got our first view of the North Sea, and our final destination!!
The walk down into Howe Of The Mearns towards Fettercairn provided many beautiful country views - rolling hills, agricultural fields, forests, gorse and broom, sheep pastures, all mixed together.

Ruins On The Way Down To Fettercairn

The sun came out for the last 7 km, so we got rid of the waterproofs and enjoyed the rest of the walk. The approach into town is very picturesque. We stopped at the shop for a cold drink, and then headed for the hotel.

These Wings Would Have Helped 11 Days Ago!!!

When we got there we realized it was only 13:30!! Our excitement for the comforts of a hotel in addition to only having one more day left must have really impacted our pace today. Fortunately they checked us in, and it has been an easy afternoon/evening of tea/coffee, relaxing, tv, more relaxing, dinner, more tv and relaxing, and one more tea/coffee.

Off The Feet - Kit About To Explode!!

Our kit exploded all over the room for some drying and reorganizing, and will have to be repacked in the morning.

After-Dinner Stroll

Tomorrow we have breakfast at 8:00, and then an easy 18 km hike to the North Sea at the beach in St. Cyrus. We had a nice FaceTime with Joyce and Moira this evening and Amanda has promised them that we will take a dip in the North Sea when we get there, so stay tuned for that...🥶

We are off to bed now on the eve of our last walk, filled with happiness, anticipation, and some relief. It will be great to see some of our fellow crossers in Montrose tomorrow night and exchange stories and experiences from everybody’s adventure.
Thanks again for reading, and good night!!

UPDATE - If you ever find yourself staying in the area, we highly recommend the Ramsay Arms Hotel.  The room was amazing, the meals were amazing, and above all the service was second to none.  We were checked in early without any bother and everybody was so friendly and helpful.  I can not think of anything that they could have improved on!

Day 11 Route - 22.5 km, 480 m ascent