This morning we departed our lodgings at Isle Ornsay, Skye and then drove down to Armadale to connect with the ferry to Mallaig on the mainland. Ferry departed on schedule and on arrival at Mallaig we drove down to Fort William stopping at Glenfinnan, a historic site where Bonnie Prince Charlie landed in 1745 in an ultimately doomed attempt to take control of the thrones of England and Scotland. En-route we encountered the Jacobite ‘Harry Potter’ steam train (see image below) going in opposite direction and availed of photo opps. After some shopping at Fort William we continued south, visited the village of Glencoe (site of infamous massacre in 1692) and then had light lunch at the nearby National Trust Visitor Centre.

Next we drove south passing through awesome rugged scenery of Glencoe to the desolate Rannoch Moor and then on down to Killin where we stopped to visit the Dochart Falls which were in full spate due to heavy rain.

After a brief photo session at Killin we tracked Loch Tay to Kenmore at head of the loch then visited the fascinating Crannog site which is a recreated Iron Age loch dwelling which affords a fascinating insight into everyday life some 2000 years ago.

Next we drove to Dunkeld tracking the River Tay through Grandtully and Dalguise to our lodgings at Dunkeld.

This evening we ventured back into Dunkeld for a pub meal at the Taybank which is also a centre for traditional Scottish music.

Overall, a good day which was not unduly spoiled by the persistent heavy rain.

Tomorrow we plan to visit Edradour Distillery and Stirling Castle.
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