Crown Hotel Guesthouse
Travel Blogs from Inverness
Nessie
... to snow quite heavily,we all went outside and well snowballs at 20 paces did occur with Sarah getting a good one in on G. The girls and I got brave and went around to the back of the Abbey in the dark to the monks graveyard, it was really eerie in the snow, Sarah took a few photos with her camera and when the flash went off it was a funny red glow and we got a bit spooked and sort of hurried back to the apartment without looking ...
Loch Ness
We arrived at our accommodation after driving through the Highlands and plenty of snow. The Highland Club is an old converted Abbey . We were in the old school house in self contained accommodation but with access to the old Abbey and its surrounds. We have two nights stay here and that is a bit of a relief, not having to move on in the morning. Nessie hunting is on the agenda for ...
A little closer to home - Inverness and Beauly
... heading into Inverness but turned off and again headed north for Nairn. Twice this morning we are thwarted in our effort to find castles. Castle Stuart was not far off the main highway but seemed to have become a private residence behind a huge garden edged by tall trees. (Called in to Castle Stuart Golf Links instead - would be a windy game of golf here today with a strong and cold southerly blowing) Later we tried to find Cawdor ...
A trek across the Highlands to the Isle of Skye
... and sunny but had the odd shower during the day. Interesting to note that even in the middle of the day the best the sun can do is rise to approx 45° in the southern sky - not much difference in shadow direction between morning and afternoon. At different times had to slow right down and avoid a large stag deer, sheep and pheasant on the road. Two sets of eyes open for the unexpected. Road takes us along many rivers and lochs winding in and out of bays ...
The Highlands
... the market. She is from Newcastle and is doing her dissertation in Edinburgh. So on we went to the diner just down the road on the Royal Mile (which is incredibly close to where I am staying). We met up with a few of her friends, one of which is the Guinness book of world records holder for most piercings! Elaine has just over 3000 of them, she is also incredibly sweet and really funny. Again, I digress.... We stayed out late having drinks, I left first and only had one pint. I was ...