On leaving Culloden we drove along the Great Glen alongside Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal. We were blessed to have a wonderfully sunny day and no need to rush anywhere. There are no words to describe how beautiful the Loch was with the sun sparkling off the water and showing off the mountains in their best light. We briefly stopped at Urquart Castle and many more places en route to take photos and soak up the views and have lunch in the van overlooking the lake. Just after Fort William we stopped at Neptunes Steps….8 locks in the Caledonian Canal … and to our amazement were greeted with the site of ‘The Lord of the Glens’ ( a very smart small cruise ship that does a weeks trip from Inverness through to the Islands) coming down through the locks. It really was a feat of engineering. Once through the last Loch it was then ‘held’ for about 20 mins until the road and rail bridges could be lifted….this took so long as they had to wait for the steam train from Mallaig to cross first. Talk about great timing, we couldn’t have planned it better if we had tried!!😄

We then carried on to the Bunree CMC just outside of Onich. Wow…that’s all I can say. This campsite was in such an amazing position…right on Loch Linnhe with stunning views all round. I was in heaven and never wanted to leave.