We travelled by bus from our hotel to Fort William to Inverness, travelling through the Great Glen with stops at Fort Augustus with its “topiary Nessie” and at Drumnadrochit to visit the Loch Ness Center's exhibit on the science and myths of Loch Ness.

In Inverness we stayed for two nights at the Glen Mohr Hotel that is across the street from the River Ness and about two blocks from the shopping heart of the city.