Isle of Skye, Harry Potter and the Loch Ness Monster

We have been staying at the Gaskmore Hotel in Laggan.  Which would not be considered any kind of a town.  Mountainous farming area.  The hotel has now been bought by Trafalgar because they use it all the time.  It is a small place.  Our group is the only group here.

front of the hotel

view from the front

I tried a panoramic view in front of the hotel

Today was a long drive through gorgeous scenery that we could not stop to take pictures.  Every time we rounded a curve it was more gorgeous than the last.  I had not realized how mountainous and pastoral that area is.  How few people there are.  Lachs and streams and bens,glens and moors.  Most of my pictures from the moving bus were really not very good.

our bus driver, Allister in the kilt.  He is a great driver

First stop

Harry Potter train went by

bell heather

gorgeous scenery but hard to catch in a moving vehicle

Ferry to the Isle of Skye 

 We drove to Mallaig to where were caught a ferry to the Ardvasar on the Isle of Skye.  Interesting because a lot of these islands around are all Donald Clan or MacDonald. Clan (that is me).  

Continued the drive. This time we crossed a bridge to get back to the mainland.  

We stopped briefly at the Eilean Donan Castle.  We only had 5 minutes.  Nathan still managed to find a way to get closer. 

We then drove on to Loch Ness

Nessie

Loch Ness

Then we had the long drive back to the hotel.  

They put on a movie about the lochness monster and trying to prove or disprove its existence.  Back to the hotel just in time for a very nice dinner.

potato leek soup

pork  loin and potatoes

fudge cake and ice cream

We shared a bottle of Shiraz.