Drumnadrochit
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One of Those Days
Today was one of those days that I'm sure every traveler has. You know the one we mean; the one where nothing goes to plan. We woke up early as there were a few things in the area we wanted to do before we headed to the ferry for the Isle of Skye. ...
A Cruise on Loch Ness
School work morning Jacobite Cruises - Freedom Loch Ness and Urquart Castle Dinner at McGonnagalls ...
Nessie Alert
We weren't dissappointed to leave Bob's Hotel and set off in search of Nessie. We found a fantastic place to setup base camp for the adventure "The Clansman Hotel", right on the banks of the deepest part of Loch Ness. The days here ...
Loch Ness
We could hear Nessie calling our name so we continued on down to Drumnadrochit, here is where Lonely Planet explained the Loch Ness 2000 exhibit centre was the best, and particularly offering the cruises. For 10pound each we got out on the Loch and ...
Day 9 - The Family-Ness
... Glen Way that leads from Inverness to Fort William along the Great Glen Fault. I've not read great things about today's section to Drumnadrochit - boring seems to be the verdict! Oh, and I have a confession. The tent, the stove and other related items ...
Waiting for Nessie!
I arrived in Drumnadrochit around 8pm, and checked into a hostel. The lady who owns it asked me if I was just passing through (must have been the accent!) and did I actually want any info on the area. I replied that I was here to find Nessie - ...
To the Castle Again
We started the day by going back to Castle Urquhart. The visitors' center was well worth seeing, with a brief but informative movie about the castle-- which finished by opening the curtains behind the screen to show the actual castle through the ...
Castle Urquhart
After all our hiking, we finally made it to Castle Urquhart, but past five in the evening, it was closed. We walked around and at first thought that Shawn would have a difficult time sneaking in at night, since you have to go in the visitors ...
Day 13 - A long start to the Great Glen Way
... packed up, Keith humped the backpack downstairs and Robert Ross arrived to take it straight to the car to be driven to Drumnadrochit. Ah ..... Keith sighed peacefully while Robert went into back rehab from the lifting job. This kindness left us free for a ...
Day 14 - Another Rest Day - another blog day
... eggs and smoked salmon (Keith says he could live on salmon alone). Today was a day for seeing the sights of Drumnadrochit including the peculiar game played by the local schoolkids called Shinty. Apparently it is a Scottish version of the Irish game ...
Day 83 - Elementary my dear Watson
... braindead). After walking high on the hill side skirting Loch Ness, we eventually descended to within half a mile of the B&B at Drumnadrochit. A fair day at 14 miles and I seemed to be fighting the good fight with my bad back. Caroline then gave us a ...
Damp and drippy to Drumnadrochit
... to my B&B, the Woodlands. My hostess was kind enough to book me for dinner at a highly recommended restaurant in Drumnadrochit called the "Fiddler's Rest". It was a decent to midland supper I suppose, but non-vegetarians would fare better ...
From Inverness to Drumnadrochit
... be a better navigator compared to me - my sense of direction can be quite hopeless at times!! Drumbuie Farm, DRUMNADROCHIT: We have decided to stay at Drumbuie Farm in Drumnadrochit, which is about 15 miles south of Inverness. We ...
Ol' Nessie
... touristy things associated with that all over. We saw the Sterling battlefield, and William Wallace monument on our way up to Drumnadrochit, a small village on Loch Ness. We took a boat ride in the Loch, with a tour guide that sounded exactly ...
The Mystical Loch Ness
Searching for the great Nessy in Loch Ness is one of those things that you need to believe in before you begin. The mist rolls in from the North and the South, while we are there it rains and shines and if you look really close, you will see a rainbow in ...
Loch Ness
Come out, come out, wherever you are, Nessie!
... traipsing about the grounds and gift shop. I purchased matching t-shirts there for Papa San and myself. I headed back to Drumnadrochit (another two miles of walking - just NOT officially along the Great Glen Way) and had some tea and a scone at ...
Loch Ness
I stayed in a lovely little B&B. A hiking trail started just behind the home. I took a tour of the area which, of course, included a boat ride on the ...
Walked the River Ness
... still intact). We then skirted the north side of Inverness and headed towards Loch Ness. Found the visitors centre at Drumnadrochit and did a tour of the centre. It basically gives a human and scientific explanation of the mystery of the lochness ...
Here, Nessie, Nessie!
. From Tongue, we came back south to Drumnadrochit, on the shores of Loch Ness. We stayed in a cool, older hotel with long, narrow rooms and tall ceilings, where they like dogs. There is a resident dog, Archie, and people can bring their dogs ...
Tour: Day 5
In the morning there were dolphins around the boat in the loch near the hostel. Really cool! Could hear them clicking and squealing. Had to walk up the long steep road because the ice was too thick and risky for the bus to drive upo, so it stayed at ...
Exploring Loch Ness
... decided that the view that morning likely wouldn't be worth the detour. Instead, we pushed on around the loch to Drumnadrochit, which is the usual visitor site for Loch Ness. There's no official Loch Ness visitor center to speak of, but there ...
Och Eye G'Noo
What an amazing time up in Scotland. Juliana and Vince were the perfect hosts, as always. What a lovely place to stay, overlooking the loch. We had a wonderful time at Findhorn Beach, followed by a lovely meal at the pub. The biggest ...
Day 2 Golspie to Drumnadrochit
Sorry all but as they say better late than never !! Left Golspie at about 09.00 this morning with heavy wind and rain in our faces but after about 15 min's we were blessed with heavier wind and no rain so we could not really complain. The ride was ...
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