GM/WS-339 Druim na h Earba

On the way home

GM/WS-339 Druim na h Earba

08/06/2015

We were a little sad with having to make our way back home after a lovely week on the Isle of Skye.

One of the views we would miss seeing everyday

As an extra adventure we took the ferry from Armadale ( 5 minutes down the road from our self-catering cottage) across to Mallaig for another few days in Fort William. 

We had hoped to venture up Ben Nevis but with the amount of snow on top we decided to leave it for another trip and had to make do with a sightseeing trip up along Glen Nevis.

 Didn't expect to get this pic!

Snow melt from Ben Nevis

Search and Rescue..some poor soul was missing on the hills

I could not leave Fort William without activating a summit so we decided on Druim na h Earba which is just South of Fort William. It’s a nice easy summit with views of Ben Nevis, Fort William and  Loch Linnhe.

My GPS track

 Pile-up in progress :)

With the linear ‘on’ I had a nice run of regular SOTA chasers including many WAB chasers as I think this was the first time that the trig had been activated for the award

09:34z	G6TUH	7MHz	SSB	Mike
09:35z	G4WSB	7MHz	SSB	Bill
09:35z	EA2LU	7MHz	SSB	Jorge
09:37z	EI7GEB	7MHz	SSB	David
09:38z	GM0AXY	7MHz	SSB	Ken
09:39z	M0WBG	7MHz	SSB	Neil
09:40z	G0ABY	7MHz	SSB	Phil
09:40z	G0TRB	7MHz	SSB	Roger
09:40z	DL2EF	7MHz	SSB	Franz Josef
09:41z	ON7DQ/P	7MHz	SSB	Luc s2s
09:42z	G8MIA	7MHz	SSB	Andy
09:43z	M0NTC	7MHz	SSB	Gez
09:43z	OM5DP	7MHz	SSB	Martin
09:44z	G4CIB/P	7MHz	SSB	Brian Lundy Is.
09:46z	DL8DXL	7MHz	SSB	Manfred
09:46z	ON5SWA	7MHz	SSB	Francois
09:47z	EA2CKX	7MHz	SSB	Pedro
09:48z	GI4ZOS	7MHz	SSB	Bill
09:49z	G4UZE	7MHz	SSB	Chris
09:50z	M0MPM	7MHz	SSB	Michael
09:50z	G4AZS	7MHz	SSB	Adrian
09:51z	M6RUG	7MHz	SSB	Dave
09:52z	G0LWI	7MHz	SSB	Frank
09:53z	M6RMV	7MHz	SSB	Julian
09:54z	G4OIG	7MHz	SSB	Gerald
09:55z	G0TDM	7MHz	SSB	John
09:55z	MM3PDM/M	7MHz	SSB	Peter
09:56z	M0IBC	7MHz	SSB	David
09:56z	G0ELJ	7MHz	SSB	Dave
09:58z	G0RYM	7MHz	SSB	Stan
09:59z	G0FEX	7MHz	SSB	Ken
10:00z	G4OBK	7MHz	SSB	Phil
10:00z	G4JZF	7MHz	SSB	Graham
10:02z	G4CFS	7MHz	SSB	Glyn

Ben Nevis from summit..Len trying out his camera settings :)

 Loch Linnhe

Last summit selfie for the 'gang'

It was a glorious day and a pleasure to be out on a summit. Thanks everyone for the contacts which included quite a few brief QSOs :)

As Len and Gwyneth had never stayed in the Lake District a quick phone call to Jeanette at 2, Cambridge Villas, Church Street,  Ambleside(015394 32142) brought the good news that a couple of rooms were available for one night. We ended our lovely trip North with a stroll around Ambleside, then a visit to the Kirkstone Pass taking in Windermere on the way back before returning for  an evening meal in Ambleside. 

LD SOTA summits in the distance

More summits in the distance :)

Thanks to Len and Gwyneth for the company and no doubt there will be another SOTA trip in the very near future......

73 Allan GW4VPX