We took a one day bus trip to the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness.
It was a beautiful day, no rain, and mostly sunny. However, since it was the middle of winter, it was very cold, and got dark around 4pm.
On the way in, we stopped for lunch at a little shop / restaurant / tourist trap that had some of the best hoar frost I have see in a while.
Hoar Frost
We stopped at Castle Urquhart, which is on the shore of Loch Ness. It is the largest ruined castle in the UK. It is nice for a quick look, but everyone on the tour decided to do the boat tour of Loch Ness instead of a tour of the Castle. It was just a couple of walls after all.
Castle Urquhart, Loch Ness, Scotland
Loch Ness itself was ok. The bus driver had told us that it was a physical and biological impossibility for there to be a Loch Ness monster. Apparently there are 18 Loch Ness monsters, which provides enough of a population for sustainable breeding. Or maybe they are on the decline.
He also mentioned the Ogopogo monster in BC, and some other Loch Ness type monsters around the world, which I thought was kind of cool.
As it turns out we were lucky enough to get a sighting of these marvelous beasts.
Loch Ness Monster
The white note taped to the base of its nesk is a sign telling people not to touch or ride the monster. They are an endangered species after all…
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