Our last full day on Lord of the Glens began at Inverie, where some brave souls ventured out for an early morning dip into the cold water of Loch Nevis. We crossed over to the Isle of Skye where we visited Armandale Castle and Gardens and Eilean Donan Castle. The evening was culminated by addressing the haggis and a Scottish feast.
6/14/2025
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Lord of the Glens
Fort Augustus
Early this morning, Lauren, our resident Certified Photographic Instructor, took a group out for a pre-breakfast walk along the coast to catch the early light and found mallard ducks in number. Quack! Meanwhile, we prepared to depart and move along the system of locks called the Jacobs Ladder, the largest system of locks in the UK at 8 in 64 metres. Beautiful, scenic, and 200-years-old, this magnificent industrial complex moves thousands of gallons of water almost in silence. As we sailed, Ben Nevis stood to our south, the occasional whisp of cloud almost, but not quite, shrouding the summit of the mountain. The day passed with a pace we enjoyed immensely. Slowly, through lock after lock and freshwater loch after freshwater loch. Eventually, we ended up within striking distance of Fort Augustus at the southern end of Loch Ness where we cycled and hiked in order to stretch our legs before our day of travel tomorrow to Inverness.
