Scottish Highlands 5th to 9th October 2020
Highlands of Scotland 5th - 9th October 2020 Bill and Val together with their friends Sandra and David Gostling spent five days exploring the Highlands of Scotland, predominately by train. Bill and Val were originally going in April 2019 but the trip was postponed due to Bill’s ill health. even this year’s trip was touch and go because of Covid-19. On the 5th October the two couples flew to Inverness from where they were transferred to their hotel in Carrbridge. On Tuesday 6th October they were driven to Fort William where they boarded the train to Mallaig. On route they travelled over the Glenfinnion viaduct, made famous by the Harry Potter films. On arrival at Mallaig they explored this small town for a short time then boarded the coach for the trip back. Their return route took them via Benavie where they stoped to view Neptune’s staircase, a system of eight locks on the Caledonian canal. whilst there the Jacobite steam train pulled through. On Wednesday 7th October they were taken ...