A long but scenic drive to the Great Glen

We set off after breakfast to drive to Drumnadrochit via Inverness.
We woke to the sound of heavy rain but it clears as we drive away. There is more snow laying lower on the mountains this morning.
I have no photos to share with you today although we did take some back along Loch Glascarnoch towards Beinn Dearg and Gary is sure that he captured Nessie on film as we reached Loch Ness.
To get here we drove to Inverness, checked out the town's facilities, saw the Inverness Caledonian Thistles stadium then head up the coast to Nairn. Description of Nairn by Gary "Sidmouth without the income to sustain it" A faded seaside town - we do find a place to park overlooking the sea where we have lunch.
In order to avoid two sets of roadworks, we (I) decide that we will take a different route back to Loch Ness. We go across country through Grant Town on Spey - similar to Moreton-in-March or Tavistock - then on with great views of the Cairngorms to discover we are only 7 miles from Aviemore and very close to the famous Toumintal to Cockbridge road. However Loch Ness is calling so back up the A9 and we find ourselves back in Inverness. It was a nice drive.
We drive down the side of Loch Ness wondering how Jacqueline walked the Great Glen way as there is only the road and the loch. Decide the trail must be higher up the hill.
Arrive at Dumnadrochit and find the Great Glen B&B where we have been upgraded and given the huge master suite as people who were in "our" room wanted to stay another night. That's OK with us. We have a kitchen, 6 foot bed, sound surround TV and a second bedroom just in case!
We are given details of several good eating places for tonight - two of which will come and pick you up and drop you off again for free.
The wifi only works in the main house which is the reason for the early blog and no photos yet as we haven't been able to do the leisurely download from the cameras.
Our pad is down by the stables; close to the sheep and lambs and the hot tub. It is guaranteed to be very peaceful. Finish the cafetiere of coffee and home-made cake and head off to unpack, repack, remove as much sand and mud as possible from our clothes and boots so that we can arrive at the airport on Friday morning in good order.
Will blog tomorrow if the Holiday Inn has wifi.
Gary is fully occupied trying to get the three house cats to play with his laces, bits of string. However they are Siamese or Bengal / Siamese cross and much too haughty to play. So we head off to feed the horses instead.
Til tomorrow - or Friday morning
J&G