Last night we had another 7 course dinner. We were better prepared this time. The portions are small individually, but add up to a huge meal. It was late when we got done with coffee (and a wee dram), so we didn't get any more updates done here.
Today we are splitting into 2 groups again; one going to Skye for some walking and then on to Eilean Donan Castle. The second group is leaving later and going directly to the castle; we should meet at about the same time. After leaving the castle we will all go to a pub in Ft. William for dinner.
Update:
We drove to Fort Augustus at the south end of Loch Ness. We took some pictures there and watched diligently for the monster. After several minutes, we called the monster a no-show and walked up to the village.
There were some nice shops and restaurants there. Kim found the sweater that she had been looking for in one of the shops. There is a canal between Loch Oich and Loch Ness with a lock system at the Loch Ness end. We watched as they brought some boats through.
We ate the lunches the hotel packed for us there and then found some ice cream at one of the shops. After that, we headed on to Eilean Donan Castle. The castle was very interesting; full of narrow stairways and many rooms. We weren't allowed to take any pictures in there. The castle was and still is the old home of the McCrae clan - if one of you reading this knows the party that would be interested in that, send her the link to this post.
After leaving the castle, we started back to Strontian and stopped at the Invergarry Hotel in Inverness-shire for dinner. There was good cask ale and good food. The seafood stew was excellent.
We got back to the Corran Ferry shortly before the last trip which would have been at 9:30. We got back to the hotel by around 10:00, got refreshed, and then went down for a wee dram. It was midnight again before we got to bed.
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