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Loch Lomond → Oban → Fort William
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The four Canadian law students (Aaron and I from UBC and Lisa and Jamie from Calgary) and one Norwegian engineering (Snorre) decided to do a road trip around the Highlands this weekend.
Despite our reservations about driving on the "wrong" …
Nessie
G and I got up early this morning and walked the 200 meters into the township. It was a challenge as the roads and footpaths were quite icy and dangerous. G was particularly keen to see the lock, not the loch, it is a series of five gates at increasing heights that allow the boats to continue from the Loch into the river system, as the water is flowed from one to the other. We also checked the tour boat boards and found that there ...
Loch Ness
We arrived at our accommodation after driving through the Highlands and plenty of snow. The Highland Club is an old converted Abbey . We were in the old school house in self contained accommodation but with access to the old Abbey and its surrounds. We have two nights stay here and that is a bit of a relief, not having to move on in the morning. Nessie hunting is on the agenda for ...
Day 6 - Kinlochleven to Fort William (16 miles)
... I had decided that i would walk all the way without a lunch break today and then get finished as quickly as I could and then grab something nice to eat in Fort William rather than eating left overs from my rucksack, LOL I had a couple of false alarms with Ben Nevis, but I knew as soon as I saw it (or should i say her?) that it was the right one! It would have been a perfect day today to climb Ben Nevis, but instead it's a perfect day to finish the ...
Day 5 - Kingshouse to Kinlochleven (9.25 miles)
... out the other side to get to the McDonald Hotel at around 13:00, only to find that it is closed during the day and only opened at 15:00 for check in. I guess it's back into town for something to eat. I Walked back in to town and stopped in the 'Tailrace' pub and met up with Richard and the 2 Belgian guys. They set of 45 minutes before Richard and he caught them up just as they arrived into town. He has a fast pace, but he does have long legs. ...
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