Fort William

Tomorrow I will be back at school, so we decided to have the weekend away, somewhere not too far. So on Friday afternoon, we drove up to Fort Willam to stay at the Bay Hotel just outsdie the town.
We headed up the  A82 along the length of Loch Lomond. The weather was beautiful, the scenery wonderful.
At Crianlarich, we turned left and on the few miles to Tyndrum. From there we took the right fork and headed up through Rannoch Moor and the stunning Glencoe. In this glorious sunshine, Scotland cannot be bettered scenery wise. The Mountains high and impressive, the colours ranging from the vibrant blue of water to the numerous shades of green in the huills and grass and trees.

The Hotel was fine. At £89 for dinner bed and breakfast, you know it is not going to be cordon bleu. But it was not unpleasant. We would do it again withuout a moment's hesitation.

Saturday was another scorcher. After breakfast, we caught 10.15am Mass in Fort William. The some shopping, a look at the Continental Market in the square - food and drink from Spain, France and Germany.

After a pleasant coffee, we headed up the Road to The Isles towards Mallaig. We only travelled as far as Arisaig, with a stop at the Glenfinnan Monument to Bonnie Prince Charlie, and a visit to the atmospheric Catholic Church which was open to visit for a prayer.

This morning after breakfast we left the hotel and made our way home, but taking a diversion to spend a couple of hours in Oban. We got home about 4pm, plenty of time before Mass at 6pm in Old Kilpatrick.

A82 Rannoch Moor, Glencoe in distance

approaching Glencoe

outside our Hotel

Saturday morning outside hotel

Glenfinnan Monument

Loch facing the Monument

St Mary & St Finnan's Catholic Church

Interior of Church

View from Church door

Castle Stalker near Appin

Castle Stalker