Inverness, Scotland 8/18 - 8/20/04
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The objective for going to Inverness was, of course, taking a ride on Loch Ness. The loch is a really impressive body of water - over three miles wide and twenty-one miles long! We stayed at the Lyndon House (N:57°28.881 / W:04°14.508) in Inverness. The picture is of a bridge that turn sideways to allow boats by. |
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Inverness is a smallish community on the East coast of Scotland and about 5 miles West of Loch Ness. One thing that we found interesting are the bilingual English/Gaelic street signs - I never thought of it being a necessity, but like other parts of the world, the deeper in the woods you go, the less likely change is going to happen. |
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This is a water inlet about 100 yards from our B&B. The Scottish scenery is incredible! |
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This is the Torvean Golf Course (N:57°28.882 / W:04°14.513) adjacent to one of the Jacobite Cruise docks. We walked along the river on for a mile or so and then cut over to the Jacobite location only to find that the cruise we wanted wasn't offered at this location. It started to rain so we went into the golf club and had a cup of tea and some soup. Very hospitable staff and patrons! |
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That night we had dinner in the Dickens Restaurant (N:57°28.751 / W:04°13.636). The food was good and I suppose the service was adequate. The service that we received at all of our B&B's was excellent. Really, with the exception of one place in Edinburgh, service in British restaurants was pretty dismal by So Cal standards. |
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The next day we drove up to the Clansman Hotel (N:57°21.861 / W:04°23.578), on the shores of Loch Ness, to the Jacobite Cruise center. This is about six miles from the other Jacobite place. It cost £8 per adult for an hour cruise before we head to Edinburgh later in the day. |
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Our boat arrives. They do the one and two hour cruises every hour. This is going to be cool, but suppose Nessie woke up on the wrong side of the loch - can this boat really contend with a plesiosaur? |
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We're on the loch! (N:57°20.757 / W:04°24.662). It's cold! Bring a jacket! |
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I don't think there's anywhere in Scotland that you could get away from the varying shades of Green. |
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Urquhart Castle on the shores of Loch Ness. Ya' know... If I was going to have a summer castle, I can't think of a better location. |
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Inverness / Loch Ness Dunkeld Cathedral