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OBN290, Highland Panorama, Pacific Princess, August 2017

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Our guide said our ship was too big to get in to the harbour.  I think we could have done that, but we were certainly too big for the dock.  For whatever reason we stayed outside in the loch, so the tender journey was quite long.  The tower is a folly on the way in to the harbour that was abandoned before completion.

I thought the excursion title was just a name for the tour and we would have a trip around the environs of Oban, and catch a glimpse of the mounatains.  However we went quite a way inland, on a large circular tour of the Scotish highlands including Glen Coe, admitedly we only saw a small part of the highlands, but giving a good impression of tbe glens with the moutains on either side.  For the most part the roads skirt round the mountains, but we did cross over via Ranoch Moor to the next loch, Loch Linnhe (the one we were berthed in).  On the way back we stopped for refreshments at the Ballachulisch Hotel.  The image is of the bridge linking North and South Ballachulisch.  If you are not familiar with the Scotish highlands then this excursion gives you a very good taster.  We definitely want to come back, but perhaps by car next time.