Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Fort William


A very low cloud base was hovering over Loch Ness yesterday morning covering the mountain tops opposite. Seemed like a good time to go out in search of new anoraks and fleeces ready for the coming winter. Decided to go down to Fort William which has a good supply of outdoor shops because of the proximity of Ben Nevis - the highest mountain in the British Isles at 1344m. Drove over the mountain and alongside Loch Tarff amazed at the changing colours on the trees. Skirted Fort Augustus and enjoyed a leisurely journey to Loch Oich noticing all the time that the cloud base was getting lower. We had to stop at the swing bridge which was shut to allow the 'Lord of the Glens' cruise liner to pass through the Caledonian Canal from Loch Ness and onto a very mysterious misty Loch Oich. Drove by Loch Lochy, through Spean Bridge and reached Fort William after about an hour and a half. A successful venture as we both managed to buy exactly what we wanted. Fort William is at the head of a sea loch, Loch Linnhe, and the sea mist was really coming in so we decided to head for home but a different way. Turned off right at Spean Bridge through Roybridge and home via Kingussie and Aviemore. On the way we drove alongside beautiful Loch Laggan, a long narrow loch to the southwest of Newtonmore. The area has been used by the BBC for the filming of the TV series 'Monarch of the Glen' and we could see why it was chosen.

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