Today was somewhat an early day. I got up at a little before 7:00 and got ready and use the free wifi in the lounge before breakfast. Breakfast was good. It was not a typical buffet layout. A person would serve you whatever you want. I guess it's a way to waste less food.
After breakfast, we hopped on the bus and made a short trip to the Loch Ness cruise. The cruise was good. I was on the top deck for the first half and it got too cold so I want below deck where everyone was. We went from the launch dock to the castle ruins and back. We didn't even see one scale of Nessie...disappointing. After the cruise, we went into the gift shop where they sell everything Nessie related. Then we hopped on the bus and head northward to the Isle of Skye.
On the way to the Isle of Skye, we had a short stop, about a twenty minutes stop at Eilean Donan Castle. We didn't go inside it but we could take pictures of it and go to the gift shop. After that we made our way to Portree in the Isle of Skye for lunch and a little sight seeing. When we got there, we had a little under two hours to explore and have lunch. Portree is a small fishing village so naturally they will have a lot of fish and chips and seafood restaurants. I had fish and chips for lunch and then walked around town. I also brought a wool cardigan since I heard they knit slot in Scotland. The cardigan smell like sheep right now, and i hope the smell doesn't contaminate my other clothes when I pack them together.
After Portree we made our way down south again towards Fort Williams. On the way we got some more of Scotland's history and watched the last half of 'Braveheart'. Before we got into Fort Williams, we stopped to see Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Great Britain. Since it was cloudy, we didn't even see it. Once we got into Fort Williams, the bus dropped us off for us to find dinner. We (4 of us) stopped at the first place we saw, which was a pub. I had a chicken burger with curly fries. Today was a deep fried kind of day. Good thing breakfast wasn't deep fried.
After dinner and a walk on Main Street, we hopped back on the bus to go to the hotel where there free wifi in the lounge and bar. The shower had hot water as well. I'm going to go hang out with my fellow travelers before heading to bed.
Tomorrow's agenda: Stirling Castle and Glasgow
- Too bad you didn't see the Lochness monster.
ReplyDelete- Does your wool sweater have a pattern in it?