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A little closer to home - Inverness and Beauly
... despite huge tourist signs at either end of Cawdor township we could not find a sign in Cawdor that would direct us to the castle. Very annoying. This area close to Culloden which has great local significance being the site of the last great battles of independence from the English. Consoled ourselves with a visit to a local cheese factory where we taste tested a number of cheeses and chutneys. Made a number of cheese purchases. ...
A trek across the Highlands to the Isle of Skye
... as well as ascending and descending hills - keeps speed down to less than an average of 100km/hr. Later in the morning the road deteriorates to one lane with many passing bays. Makes for interesting but demanding driving as there are vehicles heading the opposite direction at regular intervals. Made a number of photo stops as there are lots of pretty outlooks and dramatic scenes in this isolated region. Note many places starting with 'Inver' and 'Kin' ...
The Highlands
... where pancakes are a normal thing to eat ALL DAY LONG. Now for anyone who knows what I like in the morning, pancakes are right up there with bacon. You can get pancakes in the bakery section, wrapped up in a bag like you were buying bagels! It's amazing. There are even microwaves so you can heat them up. Ashee was a happy little girl.
On the way through the Highlands we stopped at a 12th century castle ruins. It was just the perimeter of the castle that remains, ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : day 34
... that I could reach Golspie before dark.
There was snow on the hills north of Inverness and the forecast promised showers on a north-easterly airstream.
Leaving Tain I headed for the A9. Like it or not, this road would be a major part of my route for the next three days and beyond. I crossed the bridge over the Dornoch Firth and turned off the road hoping to walk along the shore. The tide ...
Hunting Nessie
Day 159: After arriving in Inverness we checked in and went for a walk around the city centre a little but was getting dark and it is getting even colder now so we went to a pub for dinner and drinks.
Day 160: Today we finally did it and hired a car which turned out to be the best decision while being in Inverness. We headed south from Inverness and headed down the western side of Loch Ness trying to find the ...
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