Ben Nevis Distillery Tour

With a rest day in Fort William, I took the opportunity to walk over to the Ben Nevis Distillery. I was hoping to get to take part in a tour, and as chance would have it, I arrived 5 minutes before the next tour, with only one open spot left.

We got a pretty good tour, and the guide took us through all the steps of making a good dram. At the end, I got to sample a few of the Ben Nevis lineup, and they do make a nice whisky. Pictures are below the fold.

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Abbey Road Day 16: Newtonmore to Fort William

Abbey Road Day 15: Perth to Newtonmore

Abbey Road Day 14: Edinburgh to Perth

Abbey Road Day 13: St Boswells to Edinburgh

Abbey Road Day 12: Carlisle to St Boswells

Abbey Road Day 11: Windermere to Carlisle

Abbey Road Day 10: Heysham to Windermere

Abbey Road Day 9: Isle of Man

Liverpool and Ferry to the Isle of Man

It was a rest day today, but we had to catch the ferry to the Isle of Man in the late afternoon and that ferry is on the Liverpool side of the Mersey. Also, we had to make sure our bikes were with us. The options were a train ride or a ferry ride across the Mersey. I chose the Mersey ferry, so I rode mine to that dock.

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