Sunday 29 April 2012
We’ve been so close we’ve seen each other in all lights from picking our noses to picking our guitars. Before we pulled out of Ullapool we took a moment to take a photograph of Nicole’s six original greeting cards she had created the day before. She declined to be photographed with them in her “onesie.” It was sunny when we drove through Badcall and we joked that that was where bad refs went to retire. Nicole wondered if there would ever be a call for a drive through church with “to go” communion. We all knew that was unthinkable but sometimes a punchy mood and a bit of cabin fever caused our imaginations to go wild. We saw many people in Tartan skirts (women mostly) walking to church in the drizzle and that was where Nicole got the idea for “take away wafers.” Another reason we were trying to keep things light was that there were no gas stations open and we were on empty! Finally after about five false tries, we filled up our tank and bellies (Charles bought ice cream), overlooking the loch in a town not too far from Portree which was rich in war memorabilia and statues and it was easy to see why the white-haired tourists enjoyed the bus ride to thosesights.
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| Your typical dumpster labels in this region. |
We crossed the Skye Bridge and entered the beautiful Isle of Skye. The drive up to the northern part and looping back down was wonderful and we decided that with the goal of getting to Loch Ness by evening we would cut out a further investigation of the island. Charles vowed to return someday and do a thorough drive around. As we drove over the Skye Bridge and hit the mainland again we were getting a pretty fair amount of rain.
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| "Wish you were here" |
We arrived at Loch Ness Campground at 7:30 and with a glass of wine to unwind we sat outside in what had become COLD wind but no more rain. Soup and couscous with string beans was consumed while Charles read from Mark Twain’s “The Innocents Abroad” and Dian debuted her original song dedicated to her shipmates.
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| "Highlander" was filmed at this castle |
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| It was cold. |
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| We spotted Nessie! |
We’ve been so close we’ve seen each other in all lights from picking our noses to picking our guitars. Before we pulled out of Ullapool we took a moment to take a photograph of Nicole’s six original greeting cards she had created the day before. She declined to be photographed with them in her “onesie.” It was sunny when we drove through Badcall and we joked that that was where bad refs went to retire. Nicole wondered if there would ever be a call for a drive through church with “to go” communion. We all knew that was unthinkable but sometimes a punchy mood and a bit of cabin fever caused our imaginations to go wild. We saw many people in Tartan skirts (women mostly) walking to church in the drizzle and that was where Nicole got the idea for “take away wafers.” Another reason we were trying to keep things light was that there were no gas stations open and we were on empty! Finally after about five false tries, we filled up our tank and bellies (Charles bought ice cream), overlooking the loch in a town not too far from Portree which was rich in war memorabilia and statues and it was easy to see why the white-haired tourists enjoyed the bus ride to thosesights. 
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