Wednesday, 7 March 2012

Tour to Fort William 5th and 6th March 2012

Old Inverlochy Castle

The weather was great for the drive up to Fort William - sunshine all the way. Not so good on the way back unfortunately, overcast and showery.

Ben Nevis through the archway of Old Inverlochy Castle
Not much traffic on the road, so you really got the sense of the open road

Looking towards Aonoch Mor from the Commando Memorial 
Beautiful scenery on this journey, some of the best in Scotland, Glen Dochart, Rannoch Moor and Glencoe, probably the most impressive and majestic glen in Scotland. Of the easily accessible ones, anyway.

Most visitor attractions and other places such as restaurants etc that rely on the tourist trade are, not surprisingly, closed at this time of year. One little place that was open though was "Crafts and Things" in Glencoe Village, where we stopped for a coffee.

Commando Memorial, just north of Spean Bridge
As the photos show, in and around Fort William we visited the Old Inverlochy Castle and the Commando memorial.

Looking towards Glencoe from the beach at Onich 

Looking south across Rannoch Moor

Thursday, 1 March 2012

First tour of the season

First tour of the 2012 season on Monday, 5th March, and it's to Fort William via Glencoe