Fort Augustus

... Glen Coe, The Trossachs and Loch Lomond to get to our Hostel (thanks Michael for donating your accommodation vouchers to us!)in Fort Augustus at the base of Loch Ness. The scenery through Glen Coe is absolutely breathtaking and just as amazing as I ...

... where we learned the origins of 'going commando.' And that was all the first day. We refueled for the night at our hostel in Fort Augustus, on the shores of Loch Ness. We had an excellent feed of all-you-can-eat pasta (or as the Scottish delicately ...

... waterfall. We also saw a couple ancient battlefields which our guide was very happy to tell us about. We got to a small town called Fort Augustus of maybe 3000 people. Here we stayed at our great hostel. Last night (our first night), we also did a clan ...

... MGM Inverness leg by Andy Buchanan, and they were both having a wonderful day as they cycled the first half of the leg up to Fort Augustus, with the promise of lots of photos to follow when Andy returns home on Tuesday night. Alan comments on the day: ...

... history, and about William Wallace and Robert the Bruce, who we'd already heard about several times by now. Eventually we arrived in Fort Augustus, the farthest point on our journey and the home of Loch Ness. There was an option to go on a boat and look ...

... I was happy with the result, so much so that it’s the one I’m using to identify myself in this blog.   From Fort Augustus I drove to Invermoriston where I found the old hotel just as it is described in ‘HH’ (p.123).   I ...

Today was my favourite day of the tour even though it was freezing and windy up in the highlands. Our first stop was Eilean Donan castle on Loch Garry, which was used in the film 'Highlander' starring Sean Connery. Then we drove through Glen Shiel, past ...

It's official... Scotland is the most beautiful place on earth. Never mind that I havent actually seen all of the world. No need now. This morning began with a lovely breakfast of cereal and toast provided by the hostel. Then we all piled into the ...

... at the visitor centre. But ah well, that satisfied my cravings. Eventually, we came to the bottom area of the Loch, at Fort Augustus where we had a wander around and took some good photos. Loch ness really was a beautiful place though, im glad I went. ...

... culture and beautiful scenery thrown in as a bonus. Could anyone ask for more?  I say they could not. We spent two nights in Fort Augustus, a lovely town right on the edge of Loch Ness.  On our third day we had an entire day to ourselves, so a ...