About two weeks ago I took a little trip up to a little loch (lake) in Scotland called Loch Ness. When I say little I mean it was huge. The loch is about 23 miles long and it over 800 ft deep in some places.
Of course the most alluring and mystifying thing about the loch is the famous Monster Nessie. And I have to say, some pictures were taken that look a little suspicious…
Its the Monster!
Well I guess I should start from the beginning. Once again, I had my lovely Scottish tour guide, Malcolm take me up to Loch Ness. We had a really nice drive up there and this was our view most of the way:
Ah, landscape
The first thing we did when we got there was get on a boat and go visit this castle. The castle dates back to the 13th Century! And its also the place where Nessie keeps getting spotted.
Urquhart Castle
When we got there I looked for Nessie, but I couldn’t find her.
I'm not seeing anything suspicious...
We had a nice walk around and in the castle. We even stopped and posed for pictures.
Lord and Lady
Yeah, we’re clever.
We also did a bit of hiking around Glen Affric, which I kept mistakenly calling Ben Affleck. It was an absolutely beautiful hike, and when we got to the top, this was our view:
The Highlands are pretty.
The next day we did horseback riding before we left. It was a lot of fun, and it reminded me how much I enjoy riding horses. Well, I enjoy riding them when they don’t trot. Which we did – 4 times.
Getty up!
Me and Mr Coblett
I had the trusty and stable Mr Coblett – he didn’t do too much, just followed the group and occasionally ate some grass. Malcolm had Kelly the horse, who unfortunately refused to pose with Malcolm after the ride by head butting him in the stomach, so we only have this picture to remember the happier times between Malcolm and Kelly the horse.
Malcolm and Kelly
After the horse riding we went to tour a distillery, but they were pretty much closed so we began the journey back. It was a really fun trip and I have to admit there is something magical about Loch Ness. Its a beautiful part of Scotland and I think I’ll be heading back there when my parents come in July. Until then I’ll just have to leave it with this last picture we caught of Nessie before she descended into the depths.
Bye Nessie!