Rain set in again as we crossed the Seaforth River to the hut. The next day we watched the tree stumps in Loch Maree disappearing under water as the water level rose. Boisterous side streams flowing down the sides of the valley. Our leader decided to call a hut day, much to Nicole’s relief, and not head down to Supper Cove in Dusky Sound. Fortunately, the next day, the weather cleared, the tree stumps had reappeared in Loch Maree and the side streams had dropped back to their normal flows. Kintail Hut was our destination. Despite the patches of knee deep mud, windfalls across the track, it was a very pleasant walk alongside the Seaforth River, followed by a short steep climb up to and past Gair Loch and to the hut.
Day 6, and we were off to cross our final pass - Centre Pass. With the great weather, we stopped on the top of Centre Pass for lunch. We left our packs at the pass went for a very worthwhile side trip to the summit of Mt Memphis with its many snowclad tarns and spectacular views. With some reluctance, we left the summit, collected our packs and picked our way down the steep descent to the head of the Warren Burn and Upper Spey Hut. The sandflies were very attentive; there some to be just as many inside the hut as outside!
