107 - tue 15 aug - dunvegan/fort william

we left dunvegan and headed back inland to fort william. it was a long drive that took most of the day, and we again saw lots of amazing scenery. scotland turned out to be a great country to just drive around in.

just out of the town of fort william we found a campsite called glen nevis, situated right at the base of ben nevis, which is actually one of scotland's most famous mountains, and not a former left arm orthodox spinner for tasmania as you might have guessed. we found a great pub in town called the grog & gruel where we had a good meal and more beer of course. fort william was buzzing, completely awash with tourists, just as everywhere else so far on our trip had been. we'd hit scotland in peak season and it showed - at our pub i think we were lucky to get a seat because as we ate there was a steady stream of people coming in and putting their names down for tables. in fact it got to the point where the staff were just sending them away, no chance tonight of getting a meal. i imagine it would have been happening up and down the main street of fort william in different pubs and restaurants.

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