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The Jacobite steam train runs a tourist service twice a day. We took the regular Scotish Rail service from Fort William to Mallaig return. It's cheaper, runs further and (most importantly) the timetable fitted our schedule and the need to take a ferry to Mull in the afternoon.
A highlight of this run for many tourists is the railway viaduct that was used in the Harry Potter films.
Once again it was classic Scotish scenery; green, rocky, swift streams, lochs and rugged bays. We also noted a few oyster farms in the bays.
The weather was again low double digit, overcast with periods of light Scottish mist type of rain.
The crossing to Isle of Mull is only 45 minutes, and again most scenic. We bought fish and chips and ate them in the SUV while waiting for our ferry.
Seafood is a speciality on Mull!
The weather on the west coast of Scotland can be unpredictable, and tourist and locals alike have complained about the absence of summer weather. We have had a few days now of 11 to 13 degrees C, overcast with light showers. Sunrise to sunset is over 18 hours, but we would just like to see the sun!
A priority destination for me was Tobermory on the north coast. It is the colourful setting for the BBC Scotland's children's series 'Balermory' which showed in Australia for a period and I used to watch with a grand-daughter!
It also had an excellent seafood restaurant popular with some sailors off their international yachts as well as tourists including our group.
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