Highland Heaven! - Blogabond

Well, we all know that plans never go exactly according to plan, and today was a little like that, though, it was chilled out and there was no rush. We had arranged to be leaving Edinburgh at about 10am but it was more like 11am by the time we did, no worries though, it was all good!

Our first port of call for our Highland Trip was the William Wallace Monument, which is a tower full of information and facts on William Wallace… and, it is home to his sword, which I have to admit was impressive looking! The views from the top of this monument I have to say were breath taking… in many ways. Not only could you get a 360 degree view for miles, the wind up there was Unbelievable! It really, literally, took your breath away… and as Chris found out, your sunglasses. The wind ripped them off his face and down a level, to where Luke was actually standing and who picked them up. I can’t imagine where the wind would have whisked them off too had Luke not found them. We had a few very quick photos up at the top before declaring “too bloody windy” and took off back down the stairs.

We then hopped into the car and made our way through Glencoe, which was really stunning and continued on our way into the Highlands. You were able to tell when you had entered the highlands, the scenery had changed and the atmosphere just felt so much calmer. It was lovely!

We continued to drive and “oohhhh” and “aaahhhhh” over various scenery and just enjoyed the feeling of relaxing, it was lovely!

We eventually arrived in Fort William which is a little port town and full of B&Bs, which you would think make it easy for us to find accommodation, but every sign we passed bore the words “NO VACANCY” ooohhhh. Hmph. We asked at the Backpackers, but no, we asked at a B&B that did have vacancy, but the owner wasn’t keen on offering the room to 4 people, and although he didn’t say it in so many words, declined to give us a room. His loss we figured. We kept moving until we found one last B&B and went on in, and Frank, the owner, was lovely and said “ahhh, yeah, no problems” So, we happily dumped our stuff and hurried off for a meal as it was getting late but more so because we were hungry! We had a nice meal at a little resturant, big meals for the price but still, it was all so good you just wanted to try their desserts! After all this we wandered back to the B&B for a good nights rest.

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Chris and Emily on August 15, 2009 from Fort William, United Kingdom

from the travel blog: Europe 2009

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