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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
... Not a bad mix for 16 people I think,
Our first stop was in a town called Callendar, very cute little town... Just a quick stop here for some coffee/ pies/ loo breaks. As we continued towards Glencoe, we passed through some really amazing scenery. The bodies of water are called Lochs here in Scotland, whereas we might call them lakes or rivers. We drove by a few really beautiful Lochs, where the air just felt so fresh and clean. In a matter of minutes, we could be ...
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 ...
Jimmy's coastal walk : day 34
... high and I was soon forced up off the beach and on to an adjacent grassy bank. Here the grass was long and tussocky and wet so I retreated to a minor road which led me into Dornoch. Here I experienced the only serious rain of the day, a heavy shower lasting about fifteen minutes. I was lucky with the weather as there were heavy showers on the horizon. As the tide subsided I was able to walk along the beach to ...