07/05: Oban to Fort Augustus
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
Today we are driving from Oban to Fort Augustus with a small detour to the Glen Coe glen. As usual for the morning it's overcast and a little drizzly.
Castle Stalker is on a small island.
The Glen Coe glen was very busy. Not only did you have the tourists but there were also a lot of Scots enjoying the Sunday of a three day weekend. The rain doesn't stop the Scots from going for a hike or a picnic.
Afternoon brought some sunshine and increased visibility.
The three sisters is a famous set of mountains in the Glen Coe glen. A piper added to the ambiance.
Glencoe is a tiny hamlet with some interesting homes.
As we continued the drive north we stopped at Neptune's Staircase new Fort William. "Neptune's Staircase is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. The system was originally hand-powered but has been converted to hydraulic operation." Thanks wikipedia.
At a stop on the way to Fort Augustus we saw this sheep was just hanging out near the road.
Fort Augustus is at the bottom of Loch Ness and the Caledonian canal runs through it. This is looking up the canal into Loch Ness.
A couple of the locks. The Caledonian Canal is 60 miles long running from Inverness (north end of Loch Ness) to to Corpach (near Fort William).
Castle Stalker is on a small island.
The Glen Coe glen was very busy. Not only did you have the tourists but there were also a lot of Scots enjoying the Sunday of a three day weekend. The rain doesn't stop the Scots from going for a hike or a picnic.
Afternoon brought some sunshine and increased visibility.
The three sisters is a famous set of mountains in the Glen Coe glen. A piper added to the ambiance.
Glencoe is a tiny hamlet with some interesting homes.
As we continued the drive north we stopped at Neptune's Staircase new Fort William. "Neptune's Staircase is a staircase lock comprising eight locks on the Caledonian Canal. Built by Thomas Telford between 1803 and 1822, it is the longest staircase lock in Britain. The system was originally hand-powered but has been converted to hydraulic operation." Thanks wikipedia.
At a stop on the way to Fort Augustus we saw this sheep was just hanging out near the road.
Fort Augustus is at the bottom of Loch Ness and the Caledonian canal runs through it. This is looking up the canal into Loch Ness.
A couple of the locks. The Caledonian Canal is 60 miles long running from Inverness (north end of Loch Ness) to to Corpach (near Fort William).