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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness August 6th 2005

Next on to Loch Ness which is the deepest body of water in the world and also the most famous. The water is very dark and you can't see 10 foot in front of you. The rain washes the colour our of the peat on the hills and into the water. In the depths of the Loch lives cannibalistic trout called Ferox, which have been known to grow up to 2.54m long and 68kg. We took a trip on a boat on the Loch Ness with a marine biologist who went on to tell us that the first sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in 565 AD which is recorded on the archives at the Vatican. Apparently many years ago a priest blessed the monster and said that he would no longer hurt people and ... read more
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Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness June 4th 2005

Hello all After my time in Edinburg I decided that with my flight to Italy rapidly approching that I needed a more efficient way to tour Scotland. To this effect I jumped onto the MacBackpackers jump on-jump off bus tour. It is pretty cool. You get on a bus, have accomadations guarenteed and make many stops along the way. We went to the Erador whisky distillery, old forts and even went for a wee dip in Loch Ness, which was very cold. Ended up in Inverness and am making my way to the Isle of Skye for a couple of days. The tour is cool because while you are on the bus you get a comentary about all of the different places you pass by and you get to stop at them as well. I would ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Scotland » Inverness-shire » Inverness April 18th 2002

Travelling in Scotland in the middle of spring has some definite advantages, including an almost empty carpark at John o'Groats and a clear view across to the Orkney Islands. This was a wonderful couple of days before heading back down to Nick and Celia's in Nottingham.... read more




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