August 25 - Rain. That's about all there is to say about today.

It was raining when we got up and still raining 9 hours later when we reached our refuge for the night. We hiked for 7 hours and covered almost 16 miles to reach the Rorwardennan Hotel. Since we knew it was all rain, we've opted for a dry, warm spot for the night.

In the morning, we climbed the trail over Conic Hill which has wonderful views - when it's not stuck in a cloud. We did see sheep and heather and got to walk on a brand new rock trail under construction on the hill. It was a lot steeper than it looks!

After reaching the hotel, I enjoyed a long hot shower and now have clothes hanging all around the room drying overnight. We had dinner in the nextdoor bar - the steak pie was good.