Day 5 Glencoe and Fort William

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After heavy rain during the night, we awoke to a clear day perched on the edge of the car park overlooking the three sisters at Glencoe so we took the opportunity for a 2 hour hike into the mountains following a watercourse. There was some great scenery and numerous waterfalls along the way. We finally made it back to the campervan and ambled into the village visiting the Glencoe Visitors Centre followed by a drive into the village where Andrew made the mistake of ordering a “Real Man‘s Haddock” which turned out to be the size of a Marlin Fillet.

We then visited the Glencoe massacre memorial commemorating the overnight massacre of 38 members of the McDonald Clan as they slept including woman and children. They had invited their assailents (Campbells) to lodge with them that evening. By this time the weather had changed and the rain set in so we continued our journey into Fort William where we stocked up on water from a local gas station and visited Inverlochie Castle where Queen Victoria is quoted as saying “there is nothing much to see here”. From there we headed to Inverness stopping off regularly at scenic spots along Loch Ness including Urquart Castle and Fort Augustus but alas, there were no strange sightings withnessed in the inviting waters of Loch Ness. We had a drive around Inverness but at 10:30 pm dusk had brought our day to an end so we parked out front of a Church for the night.

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Photos

Glencoe
Another view of Glencoe looking back from the big hike

Glencoe
View of the campervan in the car park looking back during the big hike

Glencoe
One of the many waterfalls encountered on the big hike

Glencoe
Yet another waterfall encountered on the big hike

Glencoe
View through the campervan door

Glencoe
Andrew stands in front of the campervan at Glencoe

Glencoe Visitors Centre
Same picture as Andrew’s mum took a few years ago

Glencoe Village
1692 Massacre Memorial - a special place for Heather Carroll - 38 members of the McDonald clan were murdered here as they slept including women and children.

Glencoe Village
It was titled “Real Mans Haddock” on the menu! Andrew wasn’t quite expecting the haddock to be the size of a marlin.

Fort William
Inverlockie Castle - Queen Victoria was not impressed - we were

Ben Nevis
There it is - on the trail to Ben Nevis on a wet foggy day

Fort Augustus
Tish jumping off the bridge at Fort Augustus along Loch Ness

Urquart Castle
Andrew at Urquart Castle, Loch Ness

Comments

[Julie]

Just gorgeous
Wow. It looks beautiful guys.

[Maureen]

Superb photos