5
At 6 a.m., when Beattie’s alarm went off for some ungodly reason, I woke with a start, and all the events from the previous few days came rushing back. The break last night had been amazing, but now I had to contend with reality. I was just glad that reality was going to include deep lochs, mountains, and a castle or two.
Breakfast was, as usual, quite filling, and we ate until we were stuffed and then headed south. As promised, Inspector Scott had made arrangements at his friends’ B&B, and so as soon as we reached the area around Loch Ness, we greeted the charming couple who was hosting us, dropped off our bags, and headed immediately to the water to see if we could catch a glimpse of the old girl herself.
Unfortunately, Nessie decided to stay in the depths, but we did enjoy studying
