Day 7 - Left the town of Wick (up on the north east coast of Scotland) and headed for the town of John O'Groat. A short drive from there took us to the most north easterly point of the UK called Duncasby Head. The area has a working lighthouse as well as old buildings from WW2 were soldiers lived who kept a watch out for enemy shipping. We followed the coast west towards Durness. Our next stop was the Castle of Mey. This castle, situated right on the coast was ...

Day 6 - Greeted with another fine morning in Inverness. Fuelled up (at about $2.80/litre), and after a small hiccup with the GPS (turned out to be a power problem in the car) we headed for the famous Loch Ness. The Loch starts about 15 minutes (about 10 miles) out of Inverness and stretches for some 25 miles. We travelled beside the lake until we reached a popular tourist spot called Drumnadrochit (easier to type than pronounce). Here you can catch a cruise o...