LOCH LOMOND ....Just a short drive from Stirling, Scotland's postcard scenery surrounds Loch Lomond. Band students recognize the name instantly from a song they all learned to play. I never took band and the name meant nothing to me. However, I think most people know the lines, "You take the high road and I'll take the low road." Click on this YouTube link to hear the song and learn about the loch in the process.

No matter what road I took, I was in Loch Lomond. It was a lovely lake . . . er, loch. And, since there were so many boats, I wasn't the only one to find it idyllic. After the crowds of Stirling Castle, it was so refreshing to sit along the beach and enjoy the sounds of nature.

MARTIN