23 october 2011, miles and miles

We have been klocking up the kilometres recently. Yesterday, we drove down to halton hall to meet my sister's family (coming up from london), although without my other half, who has gone to budapest (see this amazing photo) for a few days. And earlier this week, we had a much-needed few days in the scottish highlands. We drove up to crianlaroch, taking the train to fort william, where we spent the night, and saw snow for the first time this year, sitting nonchalantly on ben nevis. The next day was the major highlight of the gorgeous train to mallaig, now to be known forever as the harry potter train, due to the scene from the film, which was indeed breathtakingly gorgeous. We then hopped on the ferry to the isle of skye, where we spend a lovely couple of days driving round ever-more amazing scenery, before doing the whole thing in reverse, by which time ever peak was snow capped, and we also managed a lovely lunch by the fabled shores of loch lomond. It already seems like a month ago...