Highland Hotel Scotland June 2019

Had a 5 day holiday in Fort William with Locks and Glens. We stayed at the Highland Hotel in Fort William and had 3 wonderful day trips out and about. The weather could have been better, you expect it to be warm and dry in summer but it wasn't. Lots of rain and mist but that didn't spoil our holiday.
Day 1 - was travelling and had 3 comfort/food stops plus the odd photo stop including a coffee stop at the world famous Drovers Inn and a quick photo stop at Glen Coe for the Falls of the McDonald's.
Day 2 - A quick visit to the Commando memorial in Spean Bridge followed by ride on the catamaran around Loch Ness, unfortunately Nessie was asleep and we didn't see him. From there we went to Treasures of the Earth in Corpach, full of amazing crystals and gemstones. After that we went to the Lower Falls in Glen Nevis, quite spectacular after all the rain.
Day 3 -  This was my favourite day with a trip to Eilean Donan Castle and a tour inside, what a fantastic history this place has. After the tour around the castle it was back on the coach and a ride up to Skye going over the bridge, we had a photo stop there to get shots of the bridge and i had a quick visit to the village Kyleakin to get a shot of the ruins Caisteal Maol. From there back on the road through Skye to Armadale where we caught the ferry crossing to Mallaig, then back to the Hotel
Day 4 - This was a long trip to Inverness passing through the villages of Laggan (Laggan Coffee Bothy and Gallery) and Newtonmore (Village of decorated cats). A few hours wandering around Inverness then back on the coach to the hotel.
Day 5 - up early for the return trip home.

The Drovers Inn Loch Lomond

Me & Mary

Pat & Bill

Me and Mary with Boris the bear

Love this Pub of the year 1705 lol

MacDonald's Tears in Glen Coe

The wreck on Corpach beach ( shot from the bedroom window in The Highland Hotel)

View from the hotel

One of the windows in the hotel

The team that greet you every morning

Commando Memorial in Spean Bridge

Mary getting wet

Caledonian Canal

Loch Ness cruise

Brilliant guide on the boat.

Mary & Pat

Mary & Pat

In the Treasures of the Earth

Neptune's Staircase

Lower Falls Glen Nevis

Hotel at night (our room was under the H)

Eilean Donan Castle

Jim & Mary

Pat, Bill Mary, me

Bridge of Skye

Caisteal Maol

This house used to belong to Gavin Maxwell (Ring of Bright Water)

Found this lovely old harbour in Broadford 

Ferry coming from Mallaig

View from Armadale

Getting onto the ferry

In Mallaig ferry terminal

For once a bit of sunshine in Fort William

Laggan Dam

Carr Bridge

Piper in Inverness

One of the houses in Luss

New friends Teresa and Beth join Pat & Mary

This was a well anticipated holiday and despite the rubbish weather we thoroughly enjoyed it. The food and service in the hotel is second to none and our coach driver John a mine of information and witty with it.