After a good bit of map planning and pouring over train timetables, we packed up the car and drove to rannoch station, the start of our 20 minute train journey to corrour station and a 12 mile walk across the rannoch moor back to rannoch station.
Only minutes into the car journey, Lesley stopped the car and rescued a wee dog that had escaped from the owners garden, no name tag meant knocking on doors trying to find the rightful owner, much clock watching as missing our train would have totally scuppered our plans, not sure the wee Scottie could have made the 12 mile walk with us. The owner turned up and we were on our way again.
We managed to arrive early enough for a visit to the rannoch station tearoom, Sitka was allowed in too for dog biscuits and a seat by the heater.
The train arrived, not much room left as it serves the west highland line between Glasgow and Fort William.
Sitkas first time in a tearoom and his first train journey.
Rannoch Station
Lesley looking happy, Sitka not so much, still to sample the tearoom dog biscuits
Tearoom
End of the platform
Sitka in the tearoom, happy dog now
Sitka not sure of the shoogly train
Leum Uilleim otherwise known as the Trainspotting hill
Weather looking good for the walk
Train track heading to Fort William
Lesley and Sitka on the Trainspotting bridge
Sitka and me not acting out Trainspotting
Bonnie colours
Corrour station, the highest mainline station in the UK
After a great feed at Corrour station, it was time to do some walking, well worth a visit if you are up here.
Sitka loving the scenery
Loch Ossian
Few miles walked already
Good wee stop off for food and some reflection
Corrour estate sign
No idea what this contraption was for
The rain coming our way, time for the waterproofs
The rain cleared thankfully
The rain still over Glencoe way
Rannoch viaduct
Rannoch station resident deer
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