Crossing into Scotland & Conquering Ben Nevis - Ep: 4
Channel: Flora & The Novice Explorers
Date: 2019-08-13

After a day in Carlisle seeing family, we crossed the border into Scotland.

Taking time out to see Hadrian's Wall & the famous Gretna Green (sorry for the cringy sketch... we couldn't resist).

We made our way north of Glasgow, stopping off at Loch Long to stretch our legs. That night we had a few issues finding a spot to camp, third time lucky...

We finally settled for a sports centre car park in Oban, we spent the next morning exploring the town knowing we will be returning in a couple of weeks when our last ferry brings us back from the Outer Hebrides.

After a spot of lunch, we headed past Fort William and into Glen Nevis in preparation to climb Ben Nevis the next day.

We found a Forresty Commission carpark called "Braveheart", named after the 1996 movie for which the carpark was created to the vehicles used by the movie crew. It was the perfect spot.

The weather was brilliant and we were very lucky, the climb was steep and it took us 6.5 hours to reach the summit (including many breaks!).

9.5 hours in total back to the van... Phew! 

We were very tired and a little sun burnt, silly us

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