Day 11 – Inverness

Wet. It has been raining most of the night, but luckily it has eased and after a hearty breakfast we head off for a walk along the river, over the bridge, and around the castle. Today we are off to Oban and so it off along the lochs we head.
Loch Ness is first on our trip and it is a nice trip through light rain that finds us Nessy spotting down the loch, next it is a short drive, crossing the Caledonian canal several times, to Loch Lochy. Mmm thoughts of Michael Palin run through my head as we drive along the calm water.
Fort William is shrouded in mist and Ben Nevis is not visible, 2 visits and 2 no shows from the mountain.
The road to Oban was rainy and quite twisty, we pass over a bridge just out of Oban and find that the tide has caused rapids to appear, kayakers are bobbing around on the white caps and having a great time.
The tide is out when we arrive at Oban and the ferries are having to negotiate the sand banks, we find the hotel with ease and it is a short walk into town to find the fish and chip shop, the board out side says ” the best fish and chips I’ve tasted, Rick Steins” how could one walk past.