Edinburgh -> Loch Lubnaig -> Glencoe Lochlan -> Ben (Mt) Nevis -> Loch Ness
Tour Manager Claire, a well-travelled North Scotland lass who has been working with Haggis for over four years. This trip we are not on one of the mighty yellow Haggis buses, however we do board a similarly attractive blue ‘middy-bus’.
Our first stop was at the National Wallace Monument with some great views over the surrounding landscape. It was also the home to possibly the worst statue I’ve ever laid eyes on, a replica of Mel Gibson in Braveheart.
From the Wallace Monument, we reboarded the Blue Bus of Fun TM and drove through to Loch Lubnaig for a quiet photo session.
From there we pushed on through to lunch at Green Welly Shop where we had the opportunity to meet Hamish the (Highland) Coo (Cow) saved from slaughter when the Mad Cow Disease plague ran through the UK and Europe.
From there it was back onto the bus and forward moving until we arrived for a 30 minute walk around Glencoe Lochan
Pushing on, we made way for Ben Nevis, Britians highest mountain at an impressive 1344m where we captured some photos, and took away some great historical stories of the region and the Macleod and MacDonalds clans.
From Ben Nevis, it was onto Inverlochy Castle and a chance for more photos, and more shivers as the weather started to turn rather quickly against our favour.
Our final stop for the day was onto the The Commando Memorial (predecessors to the SAS) … training grounds where Americans, Scots and English trained for WWII ….. slogan “Together We Conquer”
For the final leg we pushed on through to Fort Augustus where we bedded at Morag’s House for a night of baked potatoes stuffed with Haggis and other traditional western fillings.
Not a bad first day…..
