Picked up a rental car and headed north, our first experience of all the connnecting motorways / highways. Only one wrong turn, but that was soon recovered, and we arrived at Oban after driving up the western side of Loch Lomond. Really nice B & B for the night.
Next day carried on north through Fort William and on up to Fort Augustus where Loch Ness starts. Spent a bit of time watching the operation of the locks on the Caledonian Canal. An amazing piece of engineering which was built in the early 1800's. I found it quite fascinating. Stopped at Loch Ness centre but decided if wasn't worth the entry fee being asked so carried on up to Inverness and out west slightly to Beauly. A small town, but it had some interesting ruins of a priory from the 1200's. Pub dinner; Haggis, Neeps & Tattie stack for me, Smoked Haddock & Potato soup for Dave. Both were delicious!
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