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

Beautiful weather all this week with a frost on the ground in the morning followed by a clear blue sky throughout the whole day. Decided to have an awayday so drove to Chanonry Point on the Black Isle in the hope of spotting the Moray Firth Dolphins. On the way we took a turn left down to Kessock, for a stroll and admired the snowy mountain views in the distance. Continued on our way towards Fortrose on the Black Isle and parked at the Point. Hadn't been there long before we saw the black dorsal fins of two dolphins slicing through the water quite near the shore. We were hoping some more would come in on the high tide, but, possibly because of the bright day, no more appeared. Several seals popped their heads above water for a short while before diving back to catch their lunch. We used one of the picnic tables, took our coats off as it was quite warm and enjoyed our lunch. Got talking to a couple on the next table who were staying in Fortrose for a holiday and they had seen otters catching fish and playing in the seaweedy shallows. On the way back home we drove towards a beautiful sunset. A great day out and a good excuse to return to see the dolphins again.