Allt Nan Ros Fort William

I think, I hope, I haven't forgotten anything so far, Im sure I'll get there and find I have forgotten something but hopefully it wont be something of great importance!!<br><br>I cant wait now...looking forward to all the white sands and hot sunny days:) I had an email from Emirates a while ago now, saying they were offering me complimentary accommodation in Dubai due to a long wait in the airport, so that sounds good to ...

... onwards to the hostel in Oban, a little fishing village. <br><br>Josh and I believe it or not had Chinese for dinner! Which was very nice i might add. Then we all went to the local Ceilidh House (pronounced Cay-Lee) where there was a traditional band, singers and Highland dancers. Everyone even got up during the dances too! <br><br>So tonight is our official night in Scotland. Tomorrow down the West coast, then back to Edinburgh. Then bus back to Luton overnight! <br><br>XO <br><br>

... night tonight! <br><br>Tyndrum is disappointingly a glorified layby but the hostel is lovely with plenty of space, a great drying room and I'm looking forward to my day off!<br><br>Things that made me smile today:<br><br>The sun coming out at Loch Tulla<br>The gate with the "Please Close the Gate" sign. It was stood all alone with no supporting fence, hedge or wall for miles!<br>Getting to Tyndrum - I was pretty tired after 64 miles in three days!<br>

... for reasons best only to the planners, winds its way around the housing estates of Caol, through some marshy land and finishes on a roundabout opposite Morrisons and McDonalds! Not really a fitting start or end to a National Trail! <br><br>What makes me smile today:<br><br>The sunshine - it was really hot today<br>The lovely people at the Great Glen Hostel<br>

... brake on the manual hire car consisted of a small button on the dashboard - and the car snuffed out very easily . We were lucky not to roll into one of the cars which insist on following so closely on slopes. Others were patient, if not confused, at our attempts to move off a round-about where it seemed we were going to stay - as we tried to work out the co-ordination of gears, the dashboard ...

The rest of the drive up has been lovely but it's all been a bit of a warm up to this .. it's stunning up here. We took a roundabout scenic route up from Callander to Fort William which was beautiful..up through Glencoe etc.. We topped it off by popping out for a 'quick' drive out for an hour or so after we checked in at 5.30. Well we ended up taking a slightly bigger drive than anticipated all around the A861and ...

Another castle I wasn't able to get across to. The water level was too high and they weren't running the boat. I hiked as far as I could across the boggy field, but after again going shin deep into water, I decided to turn back.<br><br>Some interesting waterfalls along the way over here, as well as behind the castle.<br>

... fudge but soooo good), plus bought macaroon bar and I went running over to the shop with the sign 'Celtic Jewelery, save up to 50%', but they had already closed (seriously what store closes at 4.30pm on a Monday afternoon??).<br><br>Continuing on to the Coe, we past through Glen Ogle and Crianlarich. The Glen was absolutely stunning &#8211; with massive hills that seemed to go on and on for miles, and ...

... the airport and collect his scooter so E had to catch a cab back to their house. [Apparently the next day E's cab to the airport did not arrive (a computer crashed and they lost all their bookings) and when he did turn up at the airport the flight had been cancelled and he had to fork out 200 pounds to get to London for his flight to USA.] A smaller party for dinner. Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding. MONDAY ...

I had known Hamish since university: a wiry,ginger,Scot with a foundness for real ale and fighting.Despite the fact that I could never understand what he said, we became firm friends. Each winter he would disappear, often for a week or more, to his beloved home in the highlands. On his return he would be reflective and at peace, at least still he ...