View of Urquhart from above

Waaaaay up north

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July 2nd 2012
After another run in a light drizzle, we packed up and head north.....way north. We started off on a main highway and soon went off onto a smaller one where the views were spectacular. The kids could hardly peel their eyes away from the views to play their DS's (ha ha). Well, Nigel and I enjoyed the views. It got especially gorgeous once we hit the highlands. We passed many lochs (one funny on ... read more

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