We slept pretty well in our substitute accommodation. Headed off at 8 for breakfast at the other guest house. Gavin had a full cooked breakfast so was well pleased. There were 5 people from France at the table next to us and Gavin made the most of it by talking to them in French. They said his French is very good. Much to his delight! There was a dentist next door to the guest house so I booked an appointment to get the filling that fell out a couple of days earl...

Today we took the train from Fort William to Edinburgh. We have been lucky that the days we needed to travel didn't coincide with two train strikes in Scotland. It was a long day of traveling as the train route was quite circuitous to get to Edinburgh. We had pre booked our seats on the train so we were able to travel together. It's amazing how full the trains have been in all of the U.K. We caught a taxi to our accommodation (a guest house) in Edinburgg. When w...