I took a long walk on my second day in Crieff, leaving Loch Monzievaird and attempting to circle Laggan Hill.
I got lost.
The first photo is where I went wrong, turning towards Trowan instead of veering toward Paddock Wood. What I thought would be a short 1hr, 3mi walk turned into a 5.5mi / 9km hike.
It got to a point where I was photographing any landmark I could find because I incorrectly thought Google maps had my location wrong (it didn't, I was way off course).
'No matter', I thought, 'I'll have a nice cup of tea and maybe a scone when I reach Trowan'
Except, as the last photo shows, Trowan was little more than a ramshackle house and mainly named for the large farm is there.
I walked a little further but dropped my paper map and with it, I lost my bottle. I'd already taken an hour walk, alone, without water. The responsible thing was to head back along the same path












