How 'fortful'

In the wee small hours, mum and I were awoken by a glaring light flashing in our eyes. Briefly we thought we were under interrogation, but no, only dad being thoughtful using his mobile phone torch to find his way around instead of putting the light on. How thoughtful. This was particularly onerous for mum who is still suffering from a dollop of voltarol lingering on her finger in one eye, and rivulets of super duper midge repellant dripping into the other. Mum is now a walking midge repellant, although the midges don't seem to have been told! We are advised that Avon do a good product that co-incidentally acts as a repellant which the commandos recommend. Not too many commandos or Avon representatives in the middle of the Scottish Highlands!

Today we have had an enjoyable Sunday saunter to Fort Augustus. We started off walking down the side of Loch Oich but didn't see too much of it for woodland, even though we were rarely more than 20' away from the loch side. Then we moved on to walk alongside the canal. This was much more open and gave us some more scenery to look at. A pleasant if slightly cloudy day, not quite as hot as yesterday, and more pleasant for it. Mum and I don't do hot.

We have crossed a number of swing bridges that carry the A82 across the canal, all manned during the day, and apart from the one in Fort Augustus, seemingly rarely active.

As we got closer to FA we saw a number of craft coming through from Inverness, and it's surprising how many non-UK boats there were. It's rather a tourist hotspot in the town, and here too, the Scottish tourist board has done an amazing job on attracting a worldwide audience.

You will recall, I am sure, the incedent of the defective key, and dad's subsequent 'escape' in Glencoe. Well mum and I knew that his face went purple as he was squeezing through the window, what we hadn't realised, was that he had also incurred a massive bruise across his stomach where he got stuck. Of course, by now it has turned all the colours of the rainbow. No wonder he has been complaining about a pain when he secures his rucksack belt! Bless.

Tomorrow, we move on to Altsigh where we are to have a new accommodation experience on the trip. We have a caravan for the night. That's because, yet again, we have had difficulty in finding somewhere to accept me. You know a girl could get a complex.

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