Early Snow

Snow settling in November is unusual but we've had several falls today, mixed in with sleet - this a view of the hill leading down into Laga Bay on the road to Fort William, where one or two cars had obviously had problems. Surprisingly, the gritters weren't out, probably because the weather forecast wasn't for snow along the west coast - Fort William, when we reached it, was clear - and the gritting lorries are called out from Perth. Last winter our road maintenance teams did a fine job.

In between the snow flurries the sun came out and the landscape turned magical. This is a view of Camas nan Geall with Maclean's Nose in the right distance. Shortly after taking this picture we spotted two eagles on the beach, too far away to attempt a picture.

With snow still falling at 4pm, but the gritting lorries now out, the local Shiel bus is going to have a difficult journey home. Corran ferry is still not taking heavy vehicles, so Gordon is having to go round the head of Loch Eil and, to give his passengers a reasonable time in the Fort, isn't leaving the Fort until 2pm - with the result he's lucky to get home by 5pm.

The news is that the repairs at Corran are on schedule, so the Nether Lochaber slip should be back in action on December 19th.