Photo: Castle Urquhart on the shores of Loch Ness. No monster today.
Day 10: Loch Lomond, Glencoe, Loch Lochie, Loch Ness, Culloden,
Inverness.
A day of natural beauty and history. A drive through the
highlands taking in Glencoe, Ben Nevis (in cloud so we didn’t do the chair to
the top) and the Lochs. Spectacular scenery – not not as ‘wilderness’ as I was
expecting. We always felt like civilization was close by. Makes me appreciate
the true wilderness on places near home like the Shoalhaven Gorge. I’m sure if
we had more time and did some walking in the Scottish highlands I would change
my tune!
Next stop was Culloden, the site of the 1746 battle between
Jacobite Scottish highlanders and the British establishment. Thousands of lives
were lost in a battle that lasted less than an hour. Again Lachlan took in all
the details.
Dinner and B&B in Inverness – plus a geocache, the
northernmost find we’ll make.
A few observations about UK so far….
1.
Where are we from? People have suggested New
Zealand, South Africa, Australia (only once so far!) and Liverpool!
2.
Taps. We haven’t had the same type of shower tap
in any 2 places. Each day is a new adventure working out how to turn the shower
on and get it to the right temperature.
3.
Parking. ARRHHH. Why couldn’t 12th
century town planners foresee the need for more parking in their towns?
1 comment:
So agree with all you said... EsPecially the showers...think we did that same drive in scotland, and drove from Inverness to tongue way to the top....love reading ur notes way more info on history than I knew when I was there so thanks xxxx
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