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| High St. Fort William |
Today was a travel day with benefits. We have been travelling by bus recently. Last year, the Scottish government started a bus fare cap of £2 (less than $3) on any trip in the Highlands to increase bus usage and decrease cars. So our three hour bus ride cost the two of us about $5. The views from the bus were spectacular (we probably should have taken a picture, but we can always just take one off the web!)
We dropped our bags and sought out lunch around 2:00. This, of course, is problematic. We will not be particularly hungry by dinner time. Fort William is a smallish town with a population of 6,000 but is the base for all sorts of highland activities including sightseeing and hiking. The main street is pedestrian only. By 7:00 when we were finally hungry enough, all of the restaurants had long lines. We found a table at a fast food bar (you have a table number, order at the bar, and they bring you the food).
We have scoped out tomorrow’s dinner place, and should be better prepared for it. We have a little train trip planned. We’ll see how it works out.













