The drive to Aviemore

14/01/12

Today we drove from Fort William to Aviemore where we will be spending the week. We have been very lucky and gained the use of Graham's Uncle's timeshare for the week (thanks Andy!) so we will be hanging around Aviemore and going up to Inverness and Culloden during this week.



Frozen loch



Not a great photo- but half of the loch is frozen over

The drive was very cold and veeery beautiful, so although nothing much happened today, I just had to share the photos- none of them are touched up!

Hey New Zealand- meet one of Scotland's views




Perfectly reflected little church on the loch side

 

We also stopped at the Ruthven Barracks that were built in 1719 after the Jacobite uprising of 1715

 The stables were built in 1734 for the Dragoon's horses, and then some fool climbed up them in 2012

On the day after the Battle of Culloden as many as 3,000 Jacobites assembled at Fort Ruthven with the intention of fighting on. However awaiting them was a message from their leader Prince Charles Edward Stewart saying that each man should save himself as best he could.
The remains of the barracks were pretty much how they were left in 1746, with most of the exterior and little of the interior.

And finally we went to a zoo outside Aviemore with all sorts of lovely creatures,  and the very poor photo below is for my sister




Red Squirrel!!

Melaina and Graham xoxo