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Wewantedtostayandsoakuptheviewsforlonger,butwehadplacestogo,andpeople
to meet. Also, it is bloody cold and windy on the top of a mountain in a pair of silky shorts
and a t-shirt.
WeretracedtheroadbacktotheA82andthenfollowedituphilltoSpeanBridge,where
we stopped briefly at the Commando Memorial; a bronze statue to commemorate the elite
commando unit who trained in the area during the Second World War. We then descended
to the shores of Loch Lochy - surely the most excellently named loch in Scotland.
Like Loch Ness, Loch Lochy also has its own mythical creature living beneath its sur-
face. Her name is Lizzie. There have been many reported sightings over the years, but Liz-
zie has always been overshadowed by the legend of her big sister Nessie just up the road.
We stopped for a rest at the Bridge of Oich, and I was disappointed to discover that the
area wasn't a hangout for hooded youths, as the name implied. In fact it was a beautiful
cantilevered suspension bridge, built in 1854 and designed by James Dredge, don't you
know?
Itwas 1pm,sowe unpacked ourlunch. The schoolboy memories came flooding back as
we tore open the carrier bag to see what the chef had given us.
'Yeahhhh,' said Ben. 'Good 'ol chef. This is a proper packed lunch. Ham and cheese
sandwiches, a yoghurt, an apple, fun-size Mars Bar, Dairylea Triangle and a carton of fruit
juice. Perfect.'
We borrowed a tin opener from a nearby café and then supplemented our lunch with the
cold baked beans that we had been given in Patna.
WestoppedatapubnearFortAugustustofillourwaterbottles,andBenwenttodispose
of our lunch wrappings in a nearby wheelie bin.
'There's a whole bunch of bananas and an unused loaf of bread in that bin,' said Ben
when he returned.
'Really? Do they look ok?'
'Yeah, they look perfectly fine. Shall I go and take them?'
'Definitely. Perhaps you should ask in that shop, just in case, as the window looks out
ontothebins.Itmightbeabitweirdiftheysawyouscroungingthroughtheirdustbin.'Ben
skipped back across the road and entered the shop. He emerged a few minutes later with
four yoghurts.
'Those ladies were well lovely,' he shouted from across the road. 'They said we could
have these yoghurts as they go off today.' He reached into the bin to retrieve the bread and
bananas, and skipped back across the road.
The bananas were slightly bruised but otherwise fine, and the bread had only just
reacheditsbestbeforedate.Weateabananaandyoghurtsandwichthereandthen(tryone,
before you judge me) and kept the rest for later.
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