Who said the sun doesn’t shine in Scotland???

by Living Our Best Lives

Kilometres Walked : Saturday – 6.5, Sunday – 5, Monday – 18km.

Monday 7th August, 2023.

With a little bit drizzle to start the day on Saturday, we packed our bags and jumped on a bus this time from Fort William to Inverness. Managing to nab the front seats we had fabulous views the whole way. Passing Loch Lochy and of course the famous Loch Ness, we thoroughly enjoyed the scenery surrounding us. Loch Lochy was definitely the more magical of the two but Loch Ness was considerably larger and we didn’t spot Nessie along the way😆. We did see four more huge stags though which was just plain awesome 🦌🦌🦌🦌.

Yesterday was a very slow relaxing day. Our bodies and feet were just yearning for some lounge time with a good book. We did venture out after lunch for a lovely stroll in the sun ( yes the sun really was shining ) around the town and enjoyed a couple of pints at the pub in the beer garden and yes you guessed it, in the sun☀️.

The River Ness.
Big blue skies.
In the sun enjoying a 🍺.
This gave us a laugh at the supermarket 😆

With renewed energy and enthusiasm this morning we made a packed lunch and decided on a walk along the river and then along the Caledonian Canal. The Caledonian Canal connects the Scottish east coast at Inverness with the west coast at Corpach near Fort William. At 60 miles long and with 29 Locks it is an engineering marvel. We walked as far as Dochgarroch where the first Lock is after you depart Inverness.

The River Ness.
Loving the suspension bridges everywhere.
Crossing to Ness Island.

The walkways along the river are just beautiful. Suspension bridges regularly connect both sides and lovely large trees create a forest atmosphere only minutes from the city centre.

The Caledonian Canal.
Plenty of action on the canal today.
Beautiful scenery on the walk.
Almost at Dochgarroch.
The first of 29 Locks.
Heading through the lock.

Blessed with blue skies once again we soaked up the beautiful scenery on both sides of the Canal. Plenty of boats and canoes passed us along the way and just as we arrived at the first lock a huge barge was just about to head through. My super excited 51 year old child videoed the entire process😆 ( it was very cool to watch ). Enjoying our lunch beside the canal we soaked up the sunshine whilst we could.

The Lock.
Lock Keepers cottage.
Another cutie.
Clever👏
A real one😆
Yes the sky is still blue🤪
Just 6 boats in the lock.
And out they all come.

After watching a few more boats go through the lock we headed back to town, and who did we happen see along the way – Nessie😆

😂