June 13--The Long Drive (This post is out of order)

I admit I probably bit off more than I could chew for todays drive.  From the Lake District to Inverness, Scotland.  Almost 8 hours of driving!  The first part of the drive was okay as we were on what we'd call an interstate road, but then south of Loch Ness we had to take a twisty, small road the rest of the way in.  The reason we were on road A82 is that it went through Glencoe Valley and it was worth it.  We were now in the wild and rugged Scottish Highlands!  The green of the hills and valleys was beautiful and the waterfalls that came out of the hills were wonderful.  No farms here as the soil is all rock, but plenty of sheep.  We stopped in the village of Glencoe for a snack and then hit the road again.  We had planned on stopping in Ft. Agustus at the south end of Loch Ness for a quick picture but there were so many tour buses and people that we went straight through to Inverness.
We found our B&B which was next to the Caladonian Canal, much like our Erie Canal but it's still in use.  Our hostess said that to walk into the city would take about 10 minutes.  We did it and it was more like 30 minutes!  By the time we'd walked into the city, found a place to eat, walked around the town for a bit, and then walked back we were concerned about making it all the way.