Today we woke up around 7 and made a good breakfast. We left the house around 9 for our Loch Ness/Urquhart Castle Tour. I think we missed a turn on the way there and it took us on this crazy one lane, windy road. It was crazy but kind of cool.

We got to the tour place on time, but the parking lot was already full, so we had to park a bit of a walk away. The boat tour started at 10. Loch Ness was very beautiful. The boat was very windy, so we went inside and got some snacks. I had a cappuccino and Lucas had some crisps and apple juice.

We got to the castle around 10:30 and we had about an hour to explore it. The castle ruins were very cool. When we first got there, we saw a demonstration about weapons used during the castle times. The area surrounding the castle was so beautiful. I think this might have been my favorite castle because being near Loch Ness was so cool and it was easy to see the whole castle. It was very small because most of it was gone. On the boat ride back, we sat next to some people from Michigan.

We drove to the town of Drumnadrochit. The day before Don had emailed the Fiddlers Highland Restaurant for a reservation. I’m so glad we ate here; it was so good! We had cheeseburgers, venison chili, haggis, cider, and scotch. Lucas had some salmon, and he loved it. He ate it so quickly! This restaurant has to be by far our favorite so far.

After lunch we went to the Culloden Battlefield. It was cool to read about the history here. The grounds were also very beautiful. I’m glad we were able to check this out.

We did one last grocery trip on the way back to the house and Don cooked some steaks. We had some beers and got in the hot tub again.