My first stop was the Beinn Eighe visitor centre for some further information about the area. Beinn Eighe (pronounced Ben Ay) itself was mostly hiding in the clouds, not too much to see in this weather. It brightened up a little bit for a short time when I stopped at the car park for the mountain trails a not far down the road. I didn't go on to the walks, just had a quick look to Slioch (981m/3,218ft). Climbing this Munro was one of my main goals for the week, but I was hoping for better weather for it.

After a while the road left the shores of Loch Maree and turned west to cross over to Gairloch at Loch Gairloch, a sea loch. Gairloch stretches over almost 2 miles along the shore, my first stop was at small harbour, where I bought a newspaper to read during a quick lunch.

In better weather it's probably quite nice to walk, but not so much on a wet and windy day. Arriving at Rubha Rèidh lighthouse I parked my car in a little area a few hundred yards before the lighthouse and walked from here to explore the area a little bit. Walking out to the jetty it brightened up for a short period, giving me a glimpse of the hills of Assynt in the distance.