Now we had the whole Canadian family gathered, it was time to do some local touring. We first headed off to Old Inverlochy Castle which was build in the 13th century. Unfortunately it is now fenced off, but in previous trips we were able to walk right through the ruins.
Next stop on the whistle stop tour was Neptunes Staircase. This is a series of 8 locks on the Caledonian Canal system wwhichere originally built in 1803. The Caledonian Canal sytem joins a series of lochs (Scottish for lakes) and effectively cuts Scotland in half from Southwest to Northeast. It allows water transport to travel from the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea.
We stopped at the locks for coffee, and then moved on to Glenfinnan for the next stop. Up until recently Glenfinnan was famous for its memorial to the Jacobite uprising, and was erected in 1814. More info at Glenfinnan Monument – Wikipedia.
More recently Glenfinnan has become popular through the Harry Potter movies as this is where the viaduct is that the Hogwarts Express passes over.
It seems they don’t like drones flying around!
Final stop on the tour after lunch was the White Sands of Morar. These are small sandy beaches on the coast nestled between rocky outcrops.
We headed back to Spean Bridge to grab a nap before the evenings party. This was the the Aniversary day for David and Liz, and family arrived from Scotland, England, South Africa and Canada. A great night was had by all!!