The next morning we decide to go west along the A830, the 'road to the islands' connecting Fort William to Mallaig. The latter is a port on the west coast of the Scottish Highlands connecting Fort William to the islands of Skye, Knoydart, Rùm, Eigg, Muck and Canna and is a major centre fish.

Fort William and Mallaig are also connected by a railway where still operates a steam train (The Jacobite Steam Train) that reaches Mallaig through a very impressive railway (it is particularly famous since it is the train that carries Harry Potter to Hogwarts!)

If you have a day available we recommend that you make a trip on it to enjoy the beautiful landscapes, remember also to book your seats because of the considerable amount of tourists and the fact that there is just a single roundtrip journey a day (the others are made with more modern and far less romantic, electric trains).

As mentioned, we opt to take the A830 to admire the beautiful landscapes and with the hope to take a photo of the train in motion (such hope will fail miserably: we indeed encounter the train but it is too rapid for us to snap it!) If you decide to follow our footsteps remember that the road from Arisaig to Morar is very narrow, practically a one-way alternate.

After our adventure in the narrow street of the peninsula we continue southwards to Oban, an important port for ferries to the Hebrides islands, where we visit the ruins of the austere Dunstaffnage Castle

We continue even southwards along the Firth of Lorne to Oban where we pause for a visit. We remind in this area the Falls of Lora, an impressive series of rapids that are formed at the mouth of Loch Etive because of the tides: 'waterfalls' originate when the sea level in the Firth of Lorne drops below the level of the waters of Loch Etive generating a great influx of water from the lake to the sea that generates incredible rapids. The phenomenon is observable from Connel Bridge, an old iron bridge that connects Benderloch to Oban, and is repeated twice daily in both directions depending on the level of tides. We conclude the day with a dinner with Top Sirloin, potatoes, a pint of beer and apple pie at the Connel Oyster Inn with a view of the waterfalls.

For the evening we stay in Innis Chonain a good B & B at Benderloch, a few miles north of Oban.