August 30, 2023 - Fort William, Scotland

 We are thinking of our friends and family as hurricane Idalia comes on shore just west of Gainesville as a Category 4 storm with sustained winds at 130 mph.  That's a scary storm.

Yesterday we rode from Glasgow to our B&B at Ft. William.  It was a beautiful ride north officially entering the Scottish Highlands.  Weather was in the low 50s, windy and rainy for most of the ride.  Our heated and rain gear kept us comfortable.  

For a large portion of our ride north, we rode along the shore of Loch Lomond through the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.  As we rode north, the hills became higher, even passing by a ski resort.  At  the Glencoe Visitor Centre - National Trust for Scotland we stopped and warmed up and dried out a little.  Bidean Nam Bian was one of the peaks we were near, rising to 3,770 feet.

View from our room for 2 nights at the Onich Hotel

Sooz wondering if the heat is on at the Glencoe visitor centre

Scottish Highlands in the fog and rain, beautiful

Me, wondering how far it is to the visitor center - Sooz is behind me

Sooz patiently waiting in the rain at a turnoff as I fight the tourists to take a few pictures

Sooz unloading the GS at our hotel with Loch Linnhe in the background