view from our room

Inverness to Oban

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September 1st 2008
August 29 - Inverness to Oban (Geoff) Time to head south! Set the GPS (now we have changed settings and have a not so stern male pommie telling us where to go) and left Inverness at 9.15 heading for Oban on the west coast. this will be our overnight stop before we get onto the ferry for Barra. As we headed south, we drove alongside Scotland's famous Loch Ness. The Loch is 23 miles (abou ... read more

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