91 to 100!

My final blog in the series,  (Sad smiley face here )

I am writing this from Tasmania on the northern coast at a bonnie little place called Kayena  - fabulous wildlife and view over the  Tamar river.  We have seen some fantastic  sights here in Tassie and today spent 3 hours in the treetops hurtling along zip wires at the Holly Bank Treetop Adventures. Also, we’ve made good use of the free barbecues they have at every picnic site, and there are lots of those. You just push a button and the Barbie sparks up – you throw your grub on the stainless steel  grill and, in no time at all, you have a great feast ready.

I have some great ideas for when I get home to Loch Ness.  We could do lots of things to improve visitor facilities in our popular beauty spots.  They also have a scheme here called “work for dole”  - can you guess what that is?  Anyway, these guys are out doing litter pick-ups, even on  quiet side roads,  they tend public places repairing footpaths, painting  fences,  building boardwalks and so on.  

It is odd to think that here we are seeing spring in all its glory, apple blossom, bluebells in flower, days getting longer and warmer, while at home in Scotland, I imagine by now, a riot of reds and golds of autumn as day length gets shorter and days get colder. Both are beautiful in their own way. We find comfort in the thought of a white Christmas, plum puddings and turkey,  just as Aussies look forward to Christmas dinner on the beach!!  We, being Brits, wouldn’t miss our white Christmas for anything and plan to get home to Loch Ness before the festivities begin.

91  Run over the Fair Haired Lads Pass on south Loch Ness

92  See the work of local artists at Beauly Gallery & Kirk Coffee Shop

93  Go clay pigeon shooting with Loch Ness Gun Club

94  Have a picnic on the banks of the River Fechlin at Dalcrag

95  View Urquhart Castle from across the water at the Change House lay by

96  Visit the Iceberg glassblowing studio at Fort Augustus

97   Take the kids ‘weaseling’

98  Check out the Craigmonie Centre, Drumnadrochit for music and much much more

99  Simply chill out and relax… you are on holiday at Loch Ness!!

100  your suggestions please.  E mail info@visitlochness.com