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First stop: the bonny banks of Loch Lomond. To be more specific, the
National Park visitor centre at Loch Lomond Shores.
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After we got an introduction to the area at the Visitor Centre, we
walked to the lake shore and into the Loch Lomond Aquarium.
R: Alec and a Lionfish
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Jon and Ryan and one of the aquarium's family of otters
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Hey! Feeding's supposed to be at 11:00! Get a move on!
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The aquarium has a walk-through tank, allowing photography from amongst
the fish. Above, Alec, Kyle and Jon. Right: Brad in one of the otter
tank's viewports.
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From Loch Lomond Shores we drove up the loch, stopping
at Luss (home of Pete's Colquhoun clan) for lunch. Then we turned off on
the Road to the Isles, with the historic Glencoe as our first
destination. Glencoe is remembered for the
February, 1692, massacre of the MacDonalds of Glencoe by the forces
of King William, under the leadership of Captain Robert Campbell.
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Next stop, the monument to the Young Pretender - Prince Charles Edward
Stuart (aka "Bonnie
Prince Charlie") at Glenfinnan. It was here that he landed on
the Scottish mainland and raised his standard to start the 1745-46
Jacobite Rising.
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Jordan, Brad and Alec on top of the monument
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We were booked onto the 6:30PM CalMac ferry to Skye, so we proceeded
onward toward the ferry terminal at Mallaig. Along the way we stopped at
Loch nan Uamh for a few pictures.
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The railroad viaduct at the end of Loch nan Uamh
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A fishing boat at Mallaig
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So, of course, we had to stop for a great fish dinner once we got to
Skye.
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We stayed for the night at the Portree Independent Hostel, right in the
middle of the capital of Skye.
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The misty Isle of Skye, view from our hostel.
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