This is the view from the back garden of our B&B in fort William - just stunning! this is Loch Linnhe.
We were away early, but of course nothing was open, so we wandered through Fort William. there was a very pretty park in the town centre.This guy (in the park) was some clan chief dude - Cameron, I believe.....
We went a short way north to Mallaig to get a view of Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the UK (1344m). It's very rocky - craggy.
We went further north to get a Gondola up into (onto?) the Nevis Range. It was pretty awe inspiring......... I could probably have chosen a better photo to post up than this one.....
After we go off the gondola we took a 20 minute walk (up of course!) to the top of Sgurr Finnisg-aig - say that and keep your tongue in your head!!!Here I am at the top - can you tell I'm freezing. I was actually forced to wear shoes and socks!!!
The views were breathtaking, but you can't see Ben Nevis from here......
After we went down we kept driving north and came across a monument to WWII Commandos who trained in this area.
Great views from here too! - Really in the Scottish Highlands you can't really look anywhere without being transfixed.
This is pretty much our first view of Loch Ness - it was not disappointing in and of itself, but Poppy Ray really wanted to see Nessie - no luck of course, so we kept on to Urquhart Castle in the hope of finding him there.
Although I'm a bit 'castled out', the entry fee to this one was worth it for the views over Loch Ness (I wonder how many times I've used the word views in this blog?).
Onward and upward - heading for Tomatin (past Inverness) and our next B&B, with a stop at Culloden Field on the way. 
And after all they have kept a drystone wall................... (thought I wasn't gonna get one in Scotland - didn't you? - Ha!)
This well was there at the time...................
And we found a whole pile of McIntoshes. A very big pile actually!
The views were breathtaking, but you can't see Ben Nevis from here......
After we went down we kept driving north and came across a monument to WWII Commandos who trained in this area.
Great views from here too! - Really in the Scottish Highlands you can't really look anywhere without being transfixed.
This is pretty much our first view of Loch Ness - it was not disappointing in and of itself, but Poppy Ray really wanted to see Nessie - no luck of course, so we kept on to Urquhart Castle in the hope of finding him there.
Although I'm a bit 'castled out', the entry fee to this one was worth it for the views over Loch Ness (I wonder how many times I've used the word views in this blog?).
Onward and upward - heading for Tomatin (past Inverness) and our next B&B, with a stop at Culloden Field on the way.
This was the site of a battle (heard that somewhere before on this blog?), where the Jacobites, led by Bonny Prince Charlie were defeated by the English causing all the Scottish clans to be decimated.
I'm not really into histerical things, but I really do admire the way the British Histerical mob package their hysterical attractions. They do an incredible job
And after all they have kept a drystone wall................... (thought I wasn't gonna get one in Scotland - didn't you? - Ha!)
This well was there at the time...................
And we found a whole pile of McIntoshes. A very big pile actually!
These clan memorial stones (one for each clan)and a monument are marking the mass graves of the Scottish (there is also one for the English.
Another big day over!
Another big day over!
Wow !!!! What a time you two are having, You sure are fitting a lot into a short time. Know what I meant when I said "you would want to go back, no amount of is enough". Your B/Bs seem to be great choices narelle, you can go into business when you come home. Weather here cold but almost sunny for weeks it seems. Love Kay & Gil XXX
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