Rather than driving back down the long and winding road beside Loch Ness we decided that we would do a boat cruise from Inverness. This took us along the Caledonian Canal, into Loch Ness and over to Urquart Castle from where we caught a bus back to Inverness. Much more civilized, and it gave the drivers a chance to enjoy to scenery too. Urquart Castle, perched out on its rocky crag above Loch Ness is one of Scotland's iconic images as far as I am concerned. Even though it is now just a ruin, historically speaking it was Scotland's third most militarily important castle after Edinburgh and Stirling. But whatever its military role, it is just extraordinarily beautiful and I was very excited to actually see it for real!
The cruise down the canal was really interesting too. The boat went through one lock between the Caledonian Canal and the River Ness and there was a commentary pointing out places of interest along the way. There was no sign of the famous monster - I think there was too much competition from the not so famous Viney/Pellow monsters! More photos
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