Most people, when finishing a hike of 105 miles, would rest and take it easy. Not so with this family! While most spent the 4th of July enjoying family BBQs and fireworks, here in Scotland it was just another day! So we decided that climbing an ice wall would be a good activity of choice. Still in Kinlochleven at this point, it seemed a good thing to do, mostly just because the wall "just there". Afterwards, we boarded a bus to Fort William for three days of looking around. Arriving in the afternoon, we checked in to St. Andrews B&B and after a short rest, looked around town a bit. The next morning, instead of doing something fun, we headed out to do some much needed laundry. In the afternoon, Eric and I took a Loch Linnhe cruise and Kari and Chad decided to do a little shopping. This brings us to today. After breakfast, we took a bus to the Ben Nevis Distillery. Exercising discipline, we left with only a book and poster in hand. After lunch and a rest, we headed to the train station to board the Jacobite Steam Train. This took us up to Millaig. Unfortunately, the weather wasn't too cooperative and we didn't see as much as we would have on a sunnier day. However, the scenery was still beautiful and seeing some of the Harry Potter movie locations was great! We had time for dinner in Millaig and then headed back on the train to Fort William.
Tomorrow we head back to Wigton via train, where we will see a lot of the hike and a few other places. Plans there include attending a local theatre performance. We will then head down to York to visit other relatives. More later, but as of now, you are all caught up on what we have been up to since the completion of the hike. Goodbye Scotland, hello again England!
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