We haven't had Internet for several days as the hotel has not acknowledged the problem until the morning we are to leave. I hope to be able to post this when we get to Dublin.
We joined our tour guide Allie (a guy - I'm sure it's a nickname) and got on the van for our "small group" tour to Loch Ness in Northern Scotland. 
He pointed out various points of interest around the area as we were leaving town. A castle that was built on top of an extinct volcano, which is around 400 million years old, dominates the view of the city. It was Interesting to learn that Scotland is made up of volcanic soil. There are lowlands and highlands divided by a fault line. There are actually two fault lines running through Scotland, but they haven't had an earthquake in millions of years. Also, it is home to a so-called super volcano (Yellowstone Park also). Fun Fact: If both of these super volcanoes erupted at the same time, human life on earth would end because of the ash dispersed from the two volcanoes.
He stopped several times at scenic points to allow us to take pictures. Scotland is a beautiful place and there are miles of open spaces, mostly because of the moor, which is uninhabitable, and the mountains. We also stopped in a couple of towns for breaks and we had a chance to do a little shopping.
We had a long stop at Loch Ness. I was interested to learn that the Loch has a lock system to lower boats entering it to its level. The locks are right in the middle of the little town so it quite interesting to see. We had a lot of fun taking pictures and walking around. We even saw Nessie and we have the pictures to prove it!
On the return trip, we took a slightly different route and found other scenic places to take pictures. We even panned for gold in a river.
Kate was very happy that our guide also pointed out places that were used as scenery in the Harry Potter movies. One of which is Fetter’s College in Edinburgh. They use it as the outside and entrance of Hogwarts. The guide made an extra stop on the way back so that we could all get pictures of it. Along the way, he also pointed out an area that is used for external photography of where Hagrid lives.
It was a long, but fun day.
Once we found a fan to cool off our room, we got a good night's sleep and are ready to visit our last stop, Dublin. Hope everyone is having as great a summer as we are! Cheers!
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