Cottage Diary - Aspenwood self catering luxury Holiday Cottage overlooking Loch Ness in the Highlands of Scotland.

The weather forecast was excellent yesterday so we took ourselves off to Chanonry Point on the Black Isle in the hope of seeing the dolphins which inhabit the Moray Firth. Set our chairs and cameras up and had a good view of Fort George on the opposite bank and also of the various aircraft using Inverness airport. Fort George is still a working army base although a lot of it is open to the public as it contains a Regimental Museum. Had a picnic in the sunshine whilst keeping an eye out to sea but unfortunately these amazing creatures did not show themselves. We overheard that they had come in on the early tide and also that a basking shark had been spotted which was very unusual. Enjoyed a stroll along the sands of the bay passing the imposing lighthouse. We did see the dolphins last year so we will just have to keep coming back until we see them again. Check them out on our website page http://www.lochnesscottage.com/wildlife/other.asp