Back to the mainland

The sun is out this morning, so we went for a quick trip back out to see The Old Man of Storr when he's not incased in cloud. Quite a few hikers had the same idea and were there all set to hike up to the top. I was happy with a few photos.

Off on another road trip around Loch Ness. We stopped in Port Augusta which is at the bottom of the Loch and then followed a little road all the way along the Lock to Inverness.
Loch Ness is very picturesque, no wonder Nessie has called it home for so many years. We kept our eye out for her but it was such a nice day she was probably off sunning herself somewhere! They are closing this road tomorrow to run the Loch Ness Marathon so there are signs all over for the runners. Pretty hard course for them lots of hills and turns. At one stop someone asked me which distant I was running? Ha ha nice to know I still look like I could do it!

Just coming out of Fort Augusta a young girl was stuck on the side of the road with a flat tyre and we stopped and another couple as well. Would have changed the tyre for her but there was no spare, I couldn't believe it, how can you hire someone a car with no spare tyre. Anyway Graham flagged down a car going into Port Augusta luckily it was a couple of young girls too and asked them to drop her off at the garage. Hope she managed to get it sorted poor kid, bit scary when you're all by yourself!

We got into Inverness about 3 and looking for a hotel or B and B, everything is booked out. Bloody marathon people, apparently this is the busiest weekend of the year. We decided we may as well drive on a bit further and thanks to the one way system drove down a smaller street. And like providence a Vacancy sign on one of the b and b's nice little place close to the city, perfect.Read more