Blogs from Fort William, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 4

Hello all. So I have finally arrived in Scotland. We were in at 10pm Friday however there were 3 transatlantic flights arriving at the same time, so baggage took 2hrs to pick up. By that time there was no bus/ train up to Fort William. I am currently sitting in a Holiday Inn in Glasgow waiting for the bus up north. I should arrive around 6pm and already have my room booked for the next few nights. New number is 07909123825. for those at home, if you want to talk to me email me a time and I will call you as its pretty cheap from my phone. Will update when I have gotten settled. Dan... read more

Fort William to Isle of Skye We woke up the next day in our lovely B&B in Fort William and saw the lovely view that it had to offer. All the effort getting there was worth while. We trudged downstairs where the owner gave us breakfast and we discussed our plans for the day - not with the owner, she went off to her part of the house with her husband, after sticking around for a quick chat. As far as we remember the trip from Fort William to Isle of Skye involved a lot of stopping for coffee, tea and hot chocolate with ham, tomato and cheese sandwiches (all out of the back of the car of course) and taking photos of the beautiful Scottish scenery. Not far from Fort William we stopped at a ... read more

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West Highland Way 6th-15th June, 2009 The UK has some amazing long distance walks and this is just one of them. I first discovered part of the trail when I stayed in Fort William in 2006 to climb Ben Nevis. Bern, Elizabeth and I took an early flight from London to Glasgow. From the airport we took a bus to Queen Street train station in the centre of Glasgow and then it was only a 20 minute train journey to the start of the walk. Milngavie to Drymen - 19km (Camp overnight at Easter Drumquhassle Farm) First of all we were going to have to start learning how to pronunciate all the Scottish names! Milngavie is pronounced 'Mul-guy' and I'm glad we learnt that when we were listening to the announcements at the train station! The ... read more

Got the luggage carriers onto the bikes, just need to load up the panniers and top box. Got the dog sitters booked for Mutley. Just got 1 more shift at work to do then we are headed for the West Coast on our first bike trip of the year. Forecast Sleet showers is the worst it gets and that is in the early hours bear in mind we are in a tent. Home,Dundee, Perth, Crieff, Tyndrum, Connel, Glencoe, Loch Etive, Clachaig Inn, Fort William, Aviemore, Dufftown, Huntly, Home. ... read more