After saying goodbye to the Isle of Skye, we drove East and then North along Loch Ness, stopping at the ruins of the Urquhart Castle. I would have loved to have seen it in its glory as shown below, but alas, hundreds of years of wars have left it in shambles. The castle juts out into Loch Ness. No Nessie sightings, but with the cold, cold wind and on and off drizzle, we didn't linger long enough to properly search!
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| All bundled up! |
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| The remaining ruins |
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| Loved the colors of the hillside behind the castle. Mixed in with patches of evergreens were larch trees, identical to the evergreens, but with bright yellow colors. |
We continued North and passed through Inverness and onto the Black Isle region, named for the dark, fertile soil of the area. We detoured to the Glen Ord Distillery where Nana and Pops went on the informative tour. Sadly, babies were not allowed. I was surprised by the number of places in Scotland that do not allow babies. Maybe we have just been spoiled living in Brooklyn and Amsterdam.
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| Nana's expression post-taste is pretty priceless! |
We also found the Black Isle Brewing Company, which of course thrilled Pete. There, we were given a free tasting of four of their beers. All quite good!
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| Black sheep against gold fields in the Black Isle |
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