Loch Garry

Isle of Skye

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May 11th 2007
It’s Friday, May 11 and we have our hire car. First stop at the 8 step lock series lifting boats from sea level to the Calladonian Canal eventually linking with Loch Ness. We’ve reached Portree on the western side of the Isle of Skye and the vistas along the way were breathtaking. We liked the rugged scenes in Ireland when we went there, but this part of the world looks wonderful. The plan i ... read more

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