Day 70 Fort William to Gairlochy

Today we had a very slow start today as it was raining heavily this morning. We had breakfast at the hostel and then relaxed in their lounge. We set off around 10:30 when the rain had eased off. We walked along the shore of Loch Linnie and visited the Corpach Shipwreck. Then it was on to the Caledonian canal where we walked to Neptune’s staircase (a series of locks on the canal). We stopped for coffee there to get out of another heavy rain shower. Then we carried on along the canal. The weather dried up so we had lunch sitting on the side of the canal before carrying on to Gairlochy. We saw the Gairlochy swing bridge in operation. We are staying slightly out of Gairlochy at a hotel in Spean Bridge ( The Old Pines). We were originally going to wild camp near Gairlochy but the weather is wet and cold so we decided the hotel was a better idea.Read more