Loch Ness

We woke to a beautiful scene across the lock with high cloud and the promise of a sunny day.

After having breakfast we headed out and drove North along the lock back towards Inverness skirting around the top and then back down the west side to the Clansman harbour where we bought tickets for a cruise on the lock and entry to Urquhart Castle.

The journey down towards the castle took in some breathtaking views and the loch was still with lovely reflections in the water.

The approach into the jetty by the castle took in the views. We spent about an hour exploring the castle and its grounds and learning a bit about the history before catching the return boat back to our starting point.

Doing the trip we learnt that loch Ness is the largest body of water in Great Britain and has more water in the loch then all of the lakes in England and Wales combined. This is mainly due to its length of around 23 mi and its depths at its deepest point of more than 700ft.

After disembarking we had a quick drink at the hotel next to the harbour overlooking the water before driving the short distance along the road to the small village of Drumnadrochit.

We visiting the local tourist information centre and then had some food overlooking the green where there was a bagpiper doing his stuff. After this we had a 4-mile walk around the town in the sun.

That's later on from here we drove South again and stopped again at Fort Augustus where we had a drink overlooking the locks.

Back to our hotel and after a drink on the balcony we walked about 15 minutes down the road to a beautiful hotel which also has a small restaurant. We ate at the Foyers Lodge with some delicious food and then made our way back up to our hotel for a final night cap.Okumaya devam et