Loch Ness

So, what do you guys think? Is there a monster!? Justin is skeptical and Rebecca thinks she might be a dinosaur. (She as in the monster, not she as in Rebecca). We watched a documentary a year ago, before we moved here, about Loch Ness. The kids found it fascinating, so we decided to visit the iconic spot. I have to say, it's a beautiful lake, and you can see why mystery surrounds it. When we visited it was all misty and the waves in the lake going across all the rocks played tricks on our eyes. I learned two interesting things about the loch that I didn't realize: it connects to the ocean, allowing a passageway for fish and ocean animals between the two; it contains more water than all the other water in England and Wales combined (that's a lot of water!) 

We also went to a museum and exhibit about the monster and the history of the area, but none of us were especially impressed by that. Just visiting the lake and seeing the beautiful scenery was definitely the best part. After saying good bye to Nessie we headed to the Isle of Skye for more beautiful landscape. That will come in a future installment :)