An early start this morning, we were on the road by about 9:30am. One of the top recommendations when searching things to do in Glasgow is the Necropolis, which is an old Victorian cemetery . It is on a low but very prominent hill to the east of the Cathedral. We got there but found all of the street parking around it was paid, and you could not pay the machines with card. None of us had any cash (or had even had the need for cash up until now), and there were no ATMs around. So we admired the view from the street and then got on our way.

Our car has a great navigation system built in, and we typed Fort William in as a first stop. This route took us past Loch Lomond and then through the magnificent highlands. We had to stop quite a few times to get photos, but they really don’t do the actual experience any justice. The enormous rocky mountains were sprinkled with snow, little waterfalls trickling down the side. Standing and looking up at them makes you feel so small. They were breathtaking.

We stopped at a little bistro called The Gathering at Glencoe. It was not our favourite meal of the trip. The waiter reminded us a little of Basil Fawlty and the food was pretty bland. All good, another memory for the trips !

Driving around the winding roads, we marvelled at how large Loch Ness really was. We drove around it for at least an hour on our way to Inverness. We finally made it to our destination. Our apartment is a lovely little 2 bedroom 2 bathroom in the heart of the city. We walked to find a place for dinner and found the Blackfriars Inn. More pies and fish & chips, as seems to be the trip tradition.

After dinner we walked around the dark and damp streets for a while and found the River Ness. It was running very fast. We let Scott take the photos because it was very cold and neither of us wanted to take off our gloves.

We walked back to our apartment via a little supermarket, which turned out to be a Polish shop! We purchased milk and some good vodka before tucking in for the night. Tomorrow we drive to Aberdeen. Good nicht!