Facts from the Ben Nevis Visitor Center

And while the intrepid failed in their attempt to scale the summit, I eventually emerged from the swollen stream to take a walk to the nearby visitor center. It was a very informative little building with display cases and signs explaining the history and geology of the area. I found these facts about the summit particularly interesting.

Day Seven (Carlisle to the Scottish Highlands)

July 19th 2006
A nice hot shower before bed helped me cool off a bit so I slept well through the night. We enjoyed a rather sumptuous buffet breakfast at the hotel. We had scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, broiled tomatos, cereals, oatmeal, orange and tomato juices and the ever-popular baked beans. In Italy and France I found most of the breakfasts pretty lacking while I've never gone wrong in Germany and Austr ... read more

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