The mountain was very busy with climbers. Most were climbing up the north face and Meall Beag with ice axes and crampons. All were very friendly and talked to Tobey enthusiastically about the Easter Egg hunt. We abandoned plans to climb to Caisteal Liath because of the ice and snow. We made our way back down to camp. We had earned our sausage and bean casserole with potatoes today! Darren and Tobey tried some fishing but with no luck.
Day 4 My clothes and muck boots have dried. We pack up early as today we are planning to get the gear and ourselves across the moors to reach Loch Sionascaig. Weather is sunny and calm. We paddle down Fionn Loch and get out before the river down to Inverkirkaig for our second portage. We take the bags a 100m at a time and drag and push the canoe between us. We are lucky that the ground is not swampy but this is a tough, tiring and difficult trek. Tobey does his share! We reach a small loch and stop for lunch before paddling across to head west towards Loch a’ Ghille. Portage number three is even longer! Tobey has the best job of guarding the bags! Eventually, the canoe, gear and us reach Loch a’ Ghille and have an easy paddle to the start of portage four to Sionascaig.
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