Fort William Favorites

Favorite thing: This is the famous Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain! We only passed by infront of it by our coach as we headed towards Loch Ness adventure. Many people It is also probably the most dangerous! Unfortunately, many mountaineers lost their lives on Ben Nevis.

Favorite thing: We arrived in Fort William in need of a laundromat. Unfortunately, FW has no public laundry services. The only place in town was the Croit Anna Hotel. We were relieved to find out that non-guests were allowed to use the facilities. They only have two washers, and two dryers, but we didn't mind the wait.

The Croit Anna is located 2.5 miles south of town.

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Back in Devon! Wow, was I glad to be here after that long journey. This is me in Honiton, where we visited our friends Terry and Vivianne. We had a wonderful New Years Eve.

The vacation is at an end. Devon.... hmmm, makes me think : I still have to write my stories about Honiton and Devon. I have been here so many times. But that is going to be another time and another page....

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The 30th of December, it is time to go home....... but that wasn't as easy as it sounds.
The car of my friends broke down, and that on the 30th of December. Everything was closing because of Hogmanay (the New Years Celebrations in Scotland). I never heard about it, and wondered what it was all about. But a few years later, during the millennium, I celebrated Hogmanay in Edingburgh. And wow, those Scottish people now how to party!!! But that is another story.....

In the mean time we are here, with a broken car, no spare parts anywhere to be found in England. The repair shop was closing because of Hogmanay, and no rental cars to be found anywhere. We tried almost all day, phoning with the lease company of the car, and trying to find an alternative way to get to the south of England. But finally, early in the evening, we were able to rent a car.... what a day it has been!

But we had to get to Devon still. A very long drive, all the way from Scotland to the south. The journey wasn't easy, we got thick mist and and ice rain on parts of the journey. Finally, very very early in the morning and totally exhausted, we arrived at our friends house in Devon. Sigh, what a relief!

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Staring at the sunset, sitting on the ledge, overlooking the water. Sigh... wish I was there again. The day is at an end, it is time to go back to the cottage. Tomorrow we are leaving Scotland. But this has been a trip I will never forget.

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The enchanting fishing village of Mallaig. From here there is only a ferry to the islands. It is very nice to stroll around this little village.

We visited the aquarium here : Marine World. It is nice, but for me not a must see. You can read more about the aquarium on their website :
http://www.road-to-the-isles.org.uk/marine-world.html

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I don't know if this is the correct name in English, but we call them Scottish Higlanders. Well, I had to make a picture of that of course!!! When I got home, they laughed about it. Why take a picture of a Scottish Higlander??? Nothing special about that..... there is one in the pasture further along the road!
Spoil sports!!! I still like it :-)

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The road to Mallaig is beautiful. At first you drive past Loch Shiel and then the road winds further for miles and miles taking you through beautiful landscapes. It start off with forest, and than pastures, with the plains just before the coast. And at the end is the picturesque village of Mallaig. It is the end of the road, so no other way back than taking the same road again. Which isn't bad, because it is a beautiful route. But Mallaig is also the point where you can take the ferry to one of the Scottish Isles.

It was so pieceful and quiet on the road, and all of a sudden we saw a deer. I love to see wildlife, and this was such a great surprise.