Scotland - The Road to the Isles

The other thing to do in the Highlands is cruise the romantically named "Road to the Isles". This is good if you want to see the Isles (of course) as well as the spectacular mountains, lochs, trains, roadworks and a statue of Bonnie Prince Charlie at Glenfinnan (who looked like a camp, baroque Frenchman if you ask us). It was all very 'Scottish' and happily we weren't overwhelmed with images of Mel Gibson wearing a kilt on the way, although we did spot him once or twice.



Trying to remember where this was..... maybe Glenfinnan


The Glenfinnan Monument. There's Charlie up on top with the feather in his cap - see what we mean about camp?.


All smiles at Glennfinnan


For those of you interested, here's the plaque at Glenfinnan which explains what it's all about - click and read.


The Church at Glenfinnan... looks like a nice spot to sit and admire the view of Loch Shiel after a bit of altar wine.


More views from Glenfinnan


If you can manage to divert your gaze away from the spectacular loch and surrounding mountains at Glenfinnan, you'll turn around to admire the magnificent Victorian rail viaduct, which is (as we learnt from several sources) featured in the Harry Potter movies.


This is Loch Morar, on The Road to the Isles, which allegedly has its own loch monster, whom we'll call Morrie.


This is the outlet from Loch Morar to the sea. The area is known as The Silver Sands of Morar. Got to hand it to those Scots - they can sure make a place sound good.


More Silver Sands. In the distance are the Isles of Eigg and Rum (more great names).


Looking across to Isle of Skye from Mallaig, which is at the end of the Road to the Isles. So it is, in fact, not literally "The Road to the Isles", but rather "The Road To a Town From Where One Can See the Isles".