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Nessie Sighted

 Day one of out 5-day Highland Tour has been a wonderful success! We’ve got 13 lovely folks from all over as our new friends. 

Our tour bus

We spent most of the day driving up to …Loch Ness! On the way we stopped for several nice walks. Our first stop was at Killiecrankie where we walked along the river as a group and only got a bit lost.

View from our walk in Killiecrankie

Next we stopped at the Balnuaran of Clara, a prehistoric burial site in northern Scotland which was constructed around 2000 BC.

A burial cairn


A standing stone

We also stopped at Culloden, where the battle of Culloden between the Highlander Jacobites and the government Red Coats was fought on April 16th, 1746.

The battlefield of Culloden

And finally I got to see some real life Hairy Coos!

Hairy Coos!

But for me, the coolest part of the day was arriving at Loch Ness! This felt like such a surreal moment. It’s a beautiful loch with such great lore. Apparently, the legend of the Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie, goes back to around 500AD. 

Sunset at Loch Ness

We also did a dip in the loch with some new friends from the trip! It was absolutely freezing but so fun :)

Now I sit at our hostel, right on the shore of Loch Ness, looking out over the water… seeing if just maybe I can spot Nessie.

Liam’s “Nessie Sighted” Chocolate


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