Silver Sands of Morar

September 22, 2011

A good day for a walk on the beach.  And what a beach!  Featured in the 1983 movie “Local Hero”, it is beautiful. The guy in the last photo is not to be messed with!

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Arisaig

September 21, 2011

Took the train from Lochailort to Arisaig. Headed to the eponymously named hotel. The girl at the train station gave directions but to the wrong hotel, 2 miles in the wrong direction  in the rain.  When I arrived at my supposed destination I was informed of the error.  The manager took me to his car […]

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Arnamurchan, Again

September 20, 2011

So I’m stuck now in Glenfinnan.  Next bus is hours away so I pull out my trusty dry-erase board and write “Lochailort, Please”.  Within a few minutes a nice couple on holiday from Carlisle, England.  It turns out they were off to the western most point in Scotland and the turnoff was at my hotel. […]

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Fort William

September 19, 2011

It was supposed to be Glencoe but the bus driver refused to stop as it wasn’t a scheduled stop.  Despite the harassment from a couple of passengers, he plowed on to the Visitor’s center.  There I was told the foot bridge was out so I was looking forward to a 10 mile trip in the […]

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Inveraray

September 18, 2011

Sometimes you get nice surprises when you wander about. Located at the head of Loch Fyne, Inveraray is not too far from Dalmally.  After about 15 minutes of walking and holding my dry-erase I got a lift to Inveraray.  A picture book village on the side of a loch with a castle.  What more does […]

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Lochailort

September 18, 2011

I got off the bus from Ft. William in Glenfinnan where an 1815 monument commemorates the spot Bonnie Prince Charlie gathered his troops in 1745 in an attempt to reclaim the throne.  When I get to Colloden sometime I’ll see how that all worked out. Fans of Harry Potter will recall the the viaduct used […]

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Dalmally

September 17, 2011

From Carradale, the new baby’s uncle was going to Campbeltown in the AM and so he gave me a lift.  The 35 mile or so bus ride back to Oban was pleasant and from there I took another to Dalmally where I had a room at the Craig Villa Guest House.  Not a lot going […]

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Carradale

September 16, 2011

One of those “you can’t get there from here” villages.  Down the Kintyre to Campbeltown then up the east coast a bit.  When I got to the www.ashbankhotel.com there was no one there to speak with, but before I began to panic I spied a note with my name on it. The note invited me […]

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Tarbert

September 15, 2011

Tarbert sits on the shore of Loch Fyne.  This sea loch is know for it’s oysters and kippers and has a good harbour that shelters many pleasure and work boats. I stayed at the West Loch Hotel  a couple of nights where I breakfasted on these:  The famous kippers and they were the best ever! […]

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Oban

September 13, 2011

I really like this little (8500 people) town.  Like my town of Wareham, MA it triples in size during tourist season.  The Oban distillery is conveniently right by the train station and on the way to my B&B. A major ferry terminal with boats to all the inner Hebrides and Uist, Jura Islay and more, […]

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