Loch Ness (2)
The Loch Ness (literally Ness Lake) is well known - but in me opinion, for the wrong reasons. No monster there - well, we din see any! But the scenery was truly lovely.
The lake is huge - long and thin. Fort Augustus markes its sounthern end while Inverness is at its tip. It is the biggest body of fresh water in the UK.
The distance to drive around the lake is 70 miles!!!!!! The Lonely Planet Guide advised us to drive in the anticlockwise direction. I realised later that that was common sense, actually - if i had used mine! In the UK, cars go on the left side of the road - so if you go in an anticlockwise route, you'd be driving right next to the lake!
Urquhart Castle is there - but there's really nothing much except a total ruin and a very impressive looking trebuchet (see pics below)!
We went during winter - try not to. It got dark at 3:30pm and we were rushing around the lake to beat the sunset. If one would go in the summer, one could spend more time just sitting by the lake and taking in the wonderful atmosphere. Hey, maybe Nessie might make a guest appearance!
Here are me pics:-
The lake is huge - long and thin. Fort Augustus markes its sounthern end while Inverness is at its tip. It is the biggest body of fresh water in the UK.
The distance to drive around the lake is 70 miles!!!!!! The Lonely Planet Guide advised us to drive in the anticlockwise direction. I realised later that that was common sense, actually - if i had used mine! In the UK, cars go on the left side of the road - so if you go in an anticlockwise route, you'd be driving right next to the lake!
Urquhart Castle is there - but there's really nothing much except a total ruin and a very impressive looking trebuchet (see pics below)!
We went during winter - try not to. It got dark at 3:30pm and we were rushing around the lake to beat the sunset. If one would go in the summer, one could spend more time just sitting by the lake and taking in the wonderful atmosphere. Hey, maybe Nessie might make a guest appearance!
Here are me pics:-
