It was our last day at Kinloch and so I made some faces with the breakfast food ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050297 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050298 and then we drove through the highlands, across hills with great scenery and down single track roads that were sometimes a bit frightening until we got back to civilization on the battlefield of Culloden where the last battle on English soil was fought and where a lot of future destinies were determined. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050299 It was not a pleasant battle ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050300 even in Gaelic ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050301 but while settling in, we had this nice sandwich ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050302 and admired the fields, not knowing what they signified ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050303 as Suzanne enjoyed her drink ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050304 before we made our way into the fields ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050305 and looked out across the road ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050306 and then were hit with our first somber note ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050307 as we followed various paths expertly led by iPod sound driven by GPS locations ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050308 and came to the many clan graves (or so they think this is where the clans were buried) ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050309 some of which were around very pretty flowers ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050310 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050311 but grave markers they were ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050312 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050313 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050314 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050315 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050316 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050317 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050318 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050319 before we came to this memorial ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050320 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050321 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050322 with its history ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050323 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050324 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050325 and then the one English grave because it was such a one sided battle in the moors. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050326 This didn't stop me from gathering this sign for the dog collection ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050327 and recording the farm house that stands where the field hospital was for the British. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050328 Next we made our way to Inverness and checked in at our B&B and walked into town noting the castle ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050329 and the cathedral ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050330 along the River Ness ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050331 along which we took a walk, first coming to Faith, Hope and Charity ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050332 and then a sign for the dog collection ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050333 as we made our way to Ladies Walk ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050334 and proceeded past our first foot bridge ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050335 and then came across these lovely flowers ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050336 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050337 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050338 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050339 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050340 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050341 before reaching memorials to World War 1 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050342 and World War 2 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050343 and then capturing other signs for the dog collection ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050344 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050345 as we passed a tiny waterfall ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050346 and looked back down the Ness at the center of town ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050347 until we came to the first of a set of foot bridges that would take us across the Ness ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050348 with stops on the Ness Islands in the middle of the beautiful river ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050349 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050350 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050351 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050352 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050353 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050354 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050356 and then once back in town, we got the history of the castle and cathedral ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050357 before getting this bit of philosophy on a downtown street ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050358 before going to the Mustard Seed where this was the menu of daily specials ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050359 and the printed menu ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050360 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050361 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050362 as bread was served ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050363 followed by my soup ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050364 and Suzanne's salad ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050365 and a gin and tonic (with cucumber) for Suzanne ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050366 and a unique martini for me ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050367 after which I had this local beer ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050368 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050369 and then our main courses arrived, each of which was excellent. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050370 ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050371 The meal was accompanied by these vegetables and potatoes ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050372 and then we went to a neighboring pub to have nightcaps of a more familiar martini and a rusty nail before calling it a night. ../../../Sabbat/2013/06.25-07.14.13EnglandAndScotland//P1050373