The Waterfront Lodge Fort William

... return but told everyone they had been attacked. Their sister didn't believe them and called on the King of Isle's for justice, the seven Elders were killed as an example to all. A well was setup on the edge of the Loch as a reminder.

We stopped off and took pictures of Ben Nevis, the highest moutain in Scotland.. in the picture you can tell I was getting a bit bored sitting in a bus all day!! lol ...

... d had the same idea. They're wild camping and at least one of them isn't looking forward to a soggy night tonight!

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!

Things that made me smile today:

The sun coming out at Loch Tulla
Getting to Tyndrum - I was pretty tired after 64 miles in three days!

... 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!

What makes me smile today:

The sunshine - it was really hot today
The lovely people at the Great Glen Hostel

Today's section sees a route up over the hill into Fort Augustus and then onto the Caledonian Canal through a series of locks to reach Loch Oich.

About four miles in I meet Ian, who is parked up off the path and is frantically making sandwiches to feed what looks like a small army. He's the support team for a group of 14 former Coldstream Guards who are walking the route to ...

... streets and t-junctions, we eventually found the main motorways out of Edinburgh.... and finally on the way to Oban. It was special to be back beside the sea after so long.... the smell, the water and the sounds of birds. The seagulls here were huge!.... about twice the size of those at home. It had the lazy atmosphere so consistent with seaside towns, even with a busy metropolis so close by.

Hey Guys,

Sorry I haven't written anything of late but I've been a bit busy. A bit over a week ago I was in Devon kicking it with rellies and what not (you can see the pictures). We went to Salcombe, Dartmouth, The Moors and loads of nice beaches and senic places around there. Really great.

Right now, however, I am in Scotland. I arrived at the Hotel on the 4th and have been working here since teusday. Believe it or not, I'm actually enjoying waitering ...

On the way back from Portree to Edinburgh we stopped of for a look at Eilean Donan which is apparently the most photographed castle in Scotland; I remembered it from the opening scene in Highlander. It was pretty cheap to do the tour, only £4, but somehow disappointing not that I can explain exactly why. It's well worth a visit and from the outside is one of the coolest looking ...

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 ...

... to wait around the corner again while he took care of something else. Finally, when all had been released and he was comfortable he decided to have a rest and we had to walk past him without laughing. After our outings we were all tuckered out and headed to the B and B for a snooze. I woke suddenly realizing that we were late for our reservations at the best restaurant in town. We puttered down to Crannogs on the Loch for an exceptional ...

... and/or we are landing onto the base of cliffs or otrher rock faces. Sometimes it was really easy, a slippery slipway. But it was great, great people, a good boat, and fantantic things to see. many places were over 5,000 years old and the wildlife, especially birds, suimply fantastic. We are now recuperating in Fort William and went to Kyle of Lochalsh today. All going to plan, and all well. Will complete this soon, in the meantime .... watch this space :)