These sketches are from the west end car park in Fort William - exactly where I saw the amazing sunset at the weekend . What a difference! Today we returned to what Lochaber does best ; damp cloudy weather with a bitterly cold wind. The distant hills kept fading into the uniform grey cloud then reappearing.
After getting shopping in town we went running from the Nevis Range car park . I spotted Bear Grylls near the cafe , I would have loved to have spoken to him but didn't want to intrude on his day . We really enjoyed his exploits on his TV series Born Survivor where he would eat the most disgusting things and make rudimentary shelters in the most inhospitable environments. I admire him for his ability to overcome obstacles; Lying in hospital with a broken back after a parachuting accident he decided to climb Everest. Two years later he was standing on the summit and was at that time the youngest Brit to have reached the top.