Alexandra Fort William

... to Glen Nevis, where we went for a walk and saw a beautiful waterfall. Back on the bus and to lunch, where i had a yummy plate of Haggis, Neeps (Parsnips) and Tatties (Potatoes). <br><br>Until this time the weather had been pretty good to us - you might even see some blue sky in the photos. But by the end of lunch the rain had set in. We made a quick pit stop to climb a muddy hill so we could see the Harry Potter bridge (second movie, when Harry and Ron are in the flying car ...

Hey there! Well it's hard to believe that we're already halfway through Scotland, in an week we'll be in Amsterdam, the week after we'll be in Paris and the week after that we'll be back home and Josh will be back at work ! <br><br>So today began early after a hearty brekkie of porridge (yes say after me 'that's nooowt how ya make poorrridge!') Mercifully the weather held out on us through the day - our first stop was Loch Clooney (no relation to George!) with some beautiful views of the ...

Hey guys!<br><br>Well today opened, cold, rainy and wet - guess all the sunny weather is well and truly behind us. Onto the bus we got, and before long we were all the stome pretty waterfalls set in beautiful forest which are all the colours of the rainbow at the moment. At the falls is minigolf, an adventure playground and a mini harrods in the tea house, complete with wax Mohammed Al-Fayed! Random<br><br>Lunch was spent in Inverness, a large city ...

... is that our tour guide Ross didn't wear his kilt today I was going to get a shot with him in front of this castle but he wouldn't put his kilt back on.. I think its because I called it a skirt at one stage of the first day!! Woops..<br><br>We stopped at Fort Augustus for lunch, one of the cities on Loch Ness. Unfortunately Nessie didn't show himself when we were there.. ah well thats twice I've missed ...

Liz &amp; Alec, who gave me a lift last night, turn out to be heading back to Kingshouse this morning so offer me a lift straight back to the start of my walk through the winding valley of Glencoe. The sky is already looking ominously dark so it's on with the waterproofs and I batten down the hatches with my rucksack cover before venturing out across Rannoch Moor. <br><br>The rain starts almost as soon as I hit the moor. It's relentless and the headwind ...

... Ways (and was totally lost!) and a couple out picking blackberries. <br><br>Fort William wasn't what I expected - it's certainly not a beautiful town and the '60s and '70s housing developments above the town don't exactly blend in with Ben Nevis and the stunning hills behind. The Great Glen Way takes walkers all the way to the end of the Caledonian Canal and ...

... walk is sponsored too). Last year they raised over £20,000 on a similar event.<br><br>Fort Augustus is at the junction of the Caledonian Canal and there's quite a crowd when I arrive as the swing bridge in and out of the locks is about to be opened to allow the boats out into the Loch. The sun is shining and the hills look stunning. I could quite happily sit by the canal eating ...

John<br><br>Our first destination was the sea town of Oban which was reached by diriving west past Glasgow then up through the high country and back down the coast at Oban. It was a real thrill to set eyes on the ' bonny bonny banks of Loch Lomand' on the anniversary of mum's passing and we came across a small church on its shores and gave thanks for her life. Lock Lomand was beautiful but there ...

... But 80 year old D won the day for me for just doing it! I discovered that the hostel on the hill was an army marine base or at least accommodation for them when they are on manoeuvres up here. Lunch for 15 was a fry up with full English breakfast except black pudding. M drove back to Edinburgh in the afternoon with S, E and E. S and E to fly out immediately, E the next day. M had to drop off the rental car ...

... murdered at the or that castle and mountain, We saw a ton of lochs and castles (most of which were in ruins and were at least 500 years old). We spent the night in a very pretty harbour town called Fort William on the west coast. Our hostel was fantastic, the best this far on the trip. However, we got in so late that we didn't have much time to enjoy it. Unfortunately we wont be able to post pictures right now, so you will have to take our words for it!