Departed our B&B in Kyleakin under cloudy skies and took the easiest way off Skye by driving to the mainland over the Sky Bridge and headed to Inverness on major roadways. Our first stop is to one of Scotland's most photographed castles situated along the main road from Isle of Skye and Loch Ness, Eileen Donan Castle. Heading over a pass and into a huge valley called the Great Glen we came upon world famous Loch Ness. Loch Ness is 23 miles long, less than a mile wide, the third deepest lake in Europe at 745 feet (250 m) and containing more water than in all the freshwater bodies of England and Wales combined. This is why "Nessie", the Loch Ness Monster is so hard to find. We stopped at the Urquhart Castle ruins which sits atop a volcanic rock with great views of the entire lake before entering Inverness. Situated on the River Ness, Inverness is the only city in the north of Scotland and has no real interesting sights of its own but is very well situated to explore the northern Highland region. As we have been in B&B's for our last two stops, Rita wanted to find a self catering apartment to stay in so we could do laundry. As we were only staying here for two nights this proved very difficult but Rita managed to find a place that was not only in the centre of the city with underground parking but also very clean, spacious and modern. We unpacked, did laundry, went for groceries, had a wonderful home made Greek salad dinner and planned for tomorrow.
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