The Virgin Trains were so luxurious.

In my blog, I'd written about Errin, the girl who wore all purple. She was so cute.

Errin and I saw this rainbow and I was able to take the picture despite the dirty window.

In my blog I'd written about how dogs were all over the train. Here's one.

I never did get a picture of the top of Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in the UK. It was always too cloudy.

Boat dock with a view of my hotel on the hill (Highland Hotel).

Loch Linnhe viewed from the sightseeing boat.

Looking back at Fort William.

Ditto.

Not a flattering picture, I know. But I wanted to demonstrate how cold and rainy it was when I took the boat trip. I had more than one jacket on.

Silly me. I'd taken my heavier coat back to the states.

A fish farm where they were raising salmon I think, but they also farmed haddock and cod.

Cruised by Seal Island, actually a tiny little sand bar in the middle of the loch, but there are always seals to be seen.

Another view of the loch.

I really enjoyed the cruise even though it was cold and rainy.

Clouds obscure the mountain view. Again.

The dining room at the hotel. Very formal and staffed by young adults from Eastern European countries.

The students are there to improve their English.

Looking out to Loch Linnhe from the foyer.

One of the many conversation areas at the hotel.

You can tell how old this hotel is....the reception desk was beautful.

One of the stairways in the hotel. The woodwork is fantastic.

From the porch of the hotel.

Such a majestic figure.

Walked over the River Lochy on the way to the castle. Okay, walked over a bridge over the River Lochy..

Ditto with the River Nevis.

Swans.

Sheep were everywhere. This ram looked up at me and then went back to eating.

I had to walk through a field of sheep to get to the castle. It was very cool...

Most of the trail to and from the castle is part of the Great Glen Way.

Ben Nevis is the mountain and Glen Nevis is the glen underneath it. The Great Glen Way goes for many miles and is full of cyclists and backpackers.

The pipes in this aquaduct go 14 miles through the mountain from a loch to provide water for the aluminum can plant/refinery.

My first glimpse of the castle as I walked under a bridge.

Getting closer to the castle.

Inverlochy Castle.

Ditto.

Inside one of the towers, looking up at what was the chamber of the lord of the castle.

A slit for archers to shoot their arrows. These are located in all four towers

To prove that I was really there.

I love reading these things.

A lovely little cottage right outside the castle grounds.

On the way back from Inverlochy Castle.

The village of Interlochy. All the houses looked the same, but they were made different by the gardens. A lovely, oh-so-clean village.

I passed through here walking from the castle back to Fort William.

Another piece of the walk back from the castle.

This is where the water ended up from the aquaducts. Passed by here on my walk back to Fort William.

Returning from the castle.

Where the water ends up from the aquaducts after the refinery uses it and recycles it.

The town centre of Fort William.

Since I was alone, I spent a lot of time here. I should have taken a pictuer of the TIC (Tourist Information Centre) where I connected to the internet every day.

The "fort" of Fort William. It was demolished a few hundred years ago by an ill-thinking city planner.

A memorial from the Great War in a Fort William square.

From my room this is one of the views.

But this one is even better.

I thought this was the Catholic Church I was going to go to for Easter Mass, but turns out I was wrong. It's a pretty church though and very old.