Leaving the Highlands, I left Milngavie, walking on the banks of the river Kelvin and alongside busy roads before reaching the towpath of the Forth and Clyde Canal, where I walked most of the day.

The feature picture and the first 2 supplementary pictures celebrate Para Handy and his 'puffer' boat 'Vital Spark' on the Forth and Clyde Canal in stories written by Neil Munro. The final supplementary picture shows a vessal on the canal today.