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Inn the skottish snow...
we flu 2 inn verr ness - this iz a V. ' user friend lea ' air port - weather U hav arrived on squeezy jet ; oar bi yorr self.... it iz poss 2 get a reg. U larr bus servis from the airport ; witch iz a bowt 10 miles from the sit E ... change bus & get 2 men E rezorts.... E van 2 the ferry if U wish 2 the hebrides.... it iz V. E zee... it snow 'd …
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
... was interesting none the less to look at it. It is actually insane to me that this structure was built int he 12th century, and parts of it are still standing now.
Now it was the homestretch drive to see Loch Ness. There was an optional boat tour that I decided to go on with a few other people from my tour group. The boat ride was kind of anticlimactic, although the views are pretty it wasn't exactly what I was expecting from the Loch Ness. And no, Nessie did not make ...
Nessie
... and where a lot of Nessie sighting have occurred . The castle is awesome. We wander around the ruins taking in the history of the place and enjoying the ability to just walk around a castle at seems to be untouched for hundreds of years. The kids love it. We loved it. We climb to the top and look out over Loch Ness to try a catch a glimpse of Nessie but alas she wasn't too be seen. We thought we might have spotted her but it was only a flock of ducks. We could have ...
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“ in the skottish snow ”
Reviewed Dec 7, 2010
nyce warm kum 4 tubble stay..
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