Loch Ness

March 19th 2015
We sat by the banks of the famous Loch Ness tonight and dined on Scottish fish n chips and chicken kebob after we received our tour of the St. benedict's abbey and monastery! On the walk to the boathouse over, we marveled at where we were and how we got here. During our tour earlier, our host asked us where we arrived from. We said Aberdeen and he responded, "ugh...isn't that such a boring drive?! ... read more

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19th March 2015

Sherry Cox
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Driving
Cris, It is scary driving in the opposite lane and opposite side of the car. But after a few days you will get used to it. I drove in Australia and at first it is very scary.

20th March 2015

crisawesomeness
Cris Ness

Fun stuff!!!
After about two hours on the road it got a little more relaxed until we hit Inverness, where roundabouts are double lanes going in? I had just a grand time....although I had to curb my enthusiasm a bit until Clayton got more comfortable? It takes a while to not feel like you are going to have a 60km head on with a car passing less than a foot from you in the opposite direction! We took a wrong lane and ended up seeing the ocean km later. It was a blessing, those rural roads were exactly what we needed to get acclimated.

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