Loch Lomond

Our last full day in Scotland today and we’re going for a road trip around Lake Lomond. Graham and Karry have been to Lake Lamond before but it poured rain the whole day so wasn’t very enjoyable.

Today is looking good, the sun is out and the visibility to the mountains is amazing. The locks, the fields, all the sheep, cattle and the mountains make for a lovely drive. We stopped for morning tea at The Duck Hotel. Fancy place on the water with a great selection of cakes. We tried four different ones and shared them. Ten minutes driving and Marl realised she had left her glasses on the table so around we went and luckily they were still there. Next stop is the cute little village of Luss. Cruises across the lake leave from here so it’s a popular place, full of lovely cottages with flowers around them, a nice beach, a few gift shops and a pretty church.

We went past a little outcrop where Graham remembered taking a photo last time they were here. So they had to get an updated one. Drovers Inn for lunch and it was a hit with everyone. Guinness Pie, Mince and Tatties and Guinness. One of the oldest pubs in Scotland and the most haunted, full of stuffed animals and historical ambience. It was in the middle of nowhere but very busy.

Falls of Dochart, Lock Tay and the River Tay finished off our drive and then we turned for home. We took a short/long cut on the way home and drove through a gorgeous valley with hills covered in heather and gorse. The gorse was in flower but the heather needs another month to be in full bloom. Makes for majestic scenery with all the different colours. It was quite different scenery to what we had seen so far. beautiful!

We arrived home about 5pm, well pleased with our day and spent the next few hours happily consuming the rest of our cheese, biscuits, wine and beer.Read more