Friday, June 21, 2024

Ft William

we were probably 2/3 done with Trotternish Loop at end of yesterday. Baaaad rain and wind came in overnight, but it was a pretty morning when we left Annies Camper/caravan. Annie provided the materials, and I made "dad sammiches" - a huge roll, big slab of ham and two eggs each to start the day. First stop on the Loop was hike to Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls. Kilt rock is just a huge basalt rock cliff, and Mealt Falls runs over the side of it. Not a good place to swim, kids. We were probably ~200' above the sea shore down below. Kilt Rock
Mealt Falls
Shortly after that, Brothers Point - which is a ~1.4 mile 1 way hike out to a huge rock promontory lookout, and at times a sketchy hike. Deanna did great, and we made it up top just fine.
TONS of sheep along this hike, most of which got their pictures taken too.
After that, Lealt Falls, which like it sounds..... is a waterfall.
it started a solid rain after that, with lots of clouds moving in, which compromised our last big item of the trip, the Old Man of Storr - which is a large rock. No pics, but if you are curious, there are plenty pics on the google. Then we motored on to Ft William which so far, is just beautiful. We're here 2 nights in a nice house on a small farm of 22 acres. Our window has a view to the highest peak (aka munro) in the UK - Ben Nevis, at 1345 meters tall. Dinner at a local pub, The Lochy. relevant side note - I cant recommend the scottish branded mongolian beef curry. know your strengths - fish and chips.... While at the pub, we met two couples from Germany. they ferried their car over from Denmark, and are doing a trip very similar to ours. Good times.

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