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| A cross-section of the canal and the related lochs. |
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| A tranquil Caledonian Canal with very few visitors. |
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| One of the larger vessels we encounter - the Caledonian Queen. |
To depart from the Seaport one has to wait for the end of the morning rush for the swing bridge to open. Behind the bridge is the first of three locks to raise one about 10 metres onto the main stretch of canal towards Loch Ness. Another swing bridge and lock later we enter Loch Ness and guess what, a south westerly wind right on the nose, so we move gently down to Urquhart Bay, adjacent to the town of Drumnadrochit, where we anchor and row ashore to visit the castle.
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| Bikes always ready, but not often used. |
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| Enjoying Tea and cakes overlooking the Loch |
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| The castle has its own pier. Soleis is about 150 yards of shore. |
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| The castle between the sunny periods |
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| A sunnier view. |
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| Urquhart Castle in the evening sunlight |
On several occasions the depth sounder showed considerably less than the charted depth, this we put down to that famous creature shadowing us down the loch, but we are obviously wrong, because we later saw her resting on the shore!
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| The illusive "beastie" taking a rest! |
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