No, we didn't travel on the Jacobite Railway
(yet) but we did go to the
Glenfinnan Viaduct
to watch the train travel over it. We arrived at Glenfinnan
Station and wondered why there was a carpark for only six cars
(which was full). This should have made us think but, no, we
persevered. We parked on the side of the road just outside the
entrance and made our way up the hill. A few customer were
dining in the café carriage. We found the museum and the lady in
charge (after making Satoshi pay the £1 entrance fee to use the
toilet) told me (cheerfully) that we should have gone further
down the road to the next carpark which is bigger and much
closer to our destination. She further explained that that
carpark was probably full and we would need to walk for 30
minutes to get to the viaduct. (She seemed to be really loving
that bit!). We had a choice of walking along the road (mostly
flat) or going along the Viaduct Trail (mostly steep and rocky).
Of course, I wanted the latter choice but Satoshi was no where
to be seen. A phone call ascertained that he had already found
the steeper trail and headed down it (thinking I had gone that
way). So, it was a 30 minute along this "trail". The sun was
really hot (it got to 25° today).
A view of Loch Shiel
from the trail. This loch featured in three of the "Harry
Potter" movies.
Finally, we arrived at the viaduct. There were about 100 people
there already but both Satoshi and I managed to claim a good
vantage point.
My video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi's video of the Jacobite Train
Satoshi also took a photo.
At the Glenfinnan Viaduct