Day Trips from Inverness

We had another couple days with our Scottish guide (coincidentally named Scott!) and did a whole lot of driving, sightseeing, photographing, and eating...we went to Loch Ness, Loch Lomond (PS: "loch" is a lake), a bunch of castles including Eileen Donan and Urquhart, Isle of Skye, lunch in Portree (cute little village) and Glencoe...so much we wanted to see. We based in Inverness and did day trips from there - in order to see everything we ended up in the car a lot and the days were really long but it's the only way to get it all in! I bet all you really want to know is if I saw the Loch Ness Monster. I put my hand in the lake and called "here Nessie, Nessie, Nessie..." but the monster was a no show...that day anyway.

Cathy standing in front of Loch Ness...and apparently
not worried about the monster getting her.

one of many many tombstones - this one dated 1859

Eilean Donan Castle

Portree

war graves - isn't this a beautiful resting place? 

Al with our guide Scott

my new favorite - it's a Highland Cow
or as they say - a "highland coo"

we finally found a Scottie in Scotland!

hard to see but all the white dots are sheep. there are
sheep everywhere here!! 

Urquhart Castle