Just hanging out in Fort William

This was our “off day” for sleeping in and just hanging out. After breakfast we wandered into town and had a coffee and then visited the shops. It’s a busy town with hikers coming off the West Highland Way with backpacks and poles, regular hill walkers and tourists coming with cars or by bus and train. The locals are very friendly and it doesn’t seem to have been spoiled the way most touristy towns are. We got our bus tickets for the rest of our travels and then went over to Brigham Ellis to look at hiking stuff. Bob bought a new pair of hiking boots (£££) and we picked up a map for tomorrow. We are planning to hike up Ben Nevis tomorrow by the Carn Mor Dearg Arête route. It is supposed to be a long arête crossing to get to the summit plateau but not too hard, and then we’ll come down the Mountain Path that most people use. We have to get a cab to the start but we should be able to walk back from the end.Read more