We entered the highland capital of Fort William thinking it might be a good place to stay.....we were wrong! As we we entered town every single B&B (and there were many of them) had a 'no vacancies' sign out the front. Getting closer to the centre of town it was not hard to understand why. What seemed like hundreds upon hundreds of walkers were out in force. The reason was the rather imposing 'Ben Nevis' a summit some 1344 m high that bought walkers from all over (so it seemed). 'Walking' is quite the popular pastime in the UK, and as with any sport it can be heavily accessorised. First there is the walking jacket (must be goretex and shapeless), then the walking boots (big and ugly), some walking pants (lightweight, unflattering), walking daypack (garishly coloured),
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