Scotland Day 7&8 - Breamar to Edinburgh

 Glenshee ski area on the A93 - looked ok...

 The new Fourth Road Bridge

 Going to Edinburgh castle

 The view down Princess Street

 The Scottish War Memorial

 An example of some of the ceilings in the castle

 The soldier told us about the history of the castle

 St Giles' Cathedral - magnificent inside!

The from the other end of St Giles' - Adam Smith is remembered

Scotland Day 6 - from Fort Augustus to Breamar

 Our room in Morag's Lodge - rather cozy...

 The view of Fort Augustus from our Loch Ness cruise

 Urquhart Castle - on the shores of Loch Ness - a long history

  As we drove down the A939 with magnificent view of the mountains we saw a lot of classic cars

 There was a lot of cloud in the Cairngorms but the views were still impressive

Finally we came out of the mountains and joined the A93 near to Balmoral and then drove on to Braemar

Scotland day 5 - looking around Fort Agustus and the Caledonian Canal

 We rented bikes from Morag's lodge - http://youtu.be/MjuXDYF8Kjg

 We set off with Nina in the middle

 We cycled up one side of the canal

 And met a nice dog...

 And took a break at one of the gates

 Afterwards we enjoyed lunch at The Bothy

 After lunch we went for a ride down the other side of the canal - however, the way became a bit muddy...

Finally, we headed back to the lodge - a good day!

Scotland Day 4 - Fort William to Fort Augustus

Pipers at the memorial - http://youtu.be/4eAfNbn5WyE

 View of Ben Nevis from the memorial

 Arriving in Fort Augustus we went to an animal farm

 The canal leading into Lock Ness

 A boat, like the one we took, sets off for an evening cruise

Walking back towards the center of town

Scotland Day 3 - climbing Ben Nevis

 We set off from Achintee Farm at about 9:30

 The sky was clear...

 Surprise meeting - Tav who I climbed Kilmanjaro with - just back for 3 weeks at home!

 On the trail we turned the corner and saw the top of the mountain

 Half way up we got a marvelous view of the lake

 Nina did very well

 And so did Amy and Miho

 A para-glider was enjoying the view

 Amy had time to read...

 To top of The Ben is rocky

 And there was still some snow

 At the top

 On the way down

 Some beautiful flowers

Finally, we saw the Ben Nevis Inn!