Today was time to head back to the mainland, and continue the journey
south. After stopping at Kyle of Lochalsh to pick up another yummy
Haggis from the local butcher we checked out the very picturesque
Eilean Donan Castle. This sits out on a small island in Loch Duich.
Home to the Macrae clan, this castle was completly restored from
1912-1932, so you can wander through the fully decorated banqueting
hall, billetting room and kitchen. Daniel thought it would be fun to
look through the visitors book and find someone from Piopio.
Strangely enough he couldn't find anyone, but did see that the
Ballentynes from down the road in Aria had been visiting 6 days ago!!
I know that the norm when driving is for the person who is sleepy to
be the passenger. But Marea has a funny habit of falling to sleep as
soon as we get on the road, and therefore misses all the fantastic
scenery. So to combat this, whenever Marea begins to feel sleepy, she
takes over the driving. Don't worry Mum, for some reason driving
wakes her up again, and we can both enjoy the scenery!!
Numerous stops were made just to take in the view and appreciate the
shorts and t-shirts weather.
We also stopped to stretch our legs for and hour in the Glengarry
forest and took a quick dip in the river to refresh and wash hair.
Brrrh!
Onwards still to Fort William the closest town to Ben Nevis. Ben Nevis
being the highest mountain in the UK at 1343m will be great one to
tick off the list. The weather forecast is for a clear day tomorrow so
we have parked up at the mountain base and hope to get and early start
beating the inevitable Saturday crowds.
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