Scotland - Caledonian Canal
This is the perfect place for a peaceful holiday, well away from the pressures of modern living. You have a choice of dozens of picturesque spots to moor for the night, to go ashore for a drink and a meet with friendly locals or eat aboard to the soothing sounds of lapping water. In the soft air of the Highlands, you will sleep well and rise early for the new experiences each day will bring.
Latelink's partners in Scotland are a family business that pioneered holiday cruising on Loch Ness and the Caledonian Canal in 1970. The business has expanded from a single vessel to a fleet of 50 high quality cruisers which have introduced thousands of holidaymakers to the spectacular scenery of Scotland's Great Glen.
Your Pick-up point is located on the western edge of Inverness, in a modern marina incorporating servicing facilities, a covered servicing area, dry dock, shower rooms, slipway and a well-stocked chandlery, catering for leisure boating throughout the Highlands and Islands and offering a wide range of fashionable outdoor wear and deck shoes.
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The Caledonian Canal was engineered by the famous Scotsman, Thomas Telford, and completed in 1822 after 19 years of work. It was built at the time of the 'Highland Clearances' to create employment. This is the perfect place for a peaceful holiday, well away from the pressures of modern living. You have a choice of dozens of picturesque spots to moor for the night, to go ashore for a drink and meet with friendly locals or eat aboard to the soothing sounds of lapping water.
Inverness
The capital of the Highlands boasts a beautiful modern shopping centre, brand new aqua dome and sports centre (completed in 1997), theatre, cinemas. Restaurants and many attractions to visit.
Opened in 1822, the Caledonian Canal is one of the most fascinating waterways in Europe. It was built to provide a short cut between the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, avoiding the hazardous Pentland Firth on the north coast of the Scottish mainland. The canal is one of the most recent to be developed for holidays afloat and has retained its unspoiled character. It runs for some 60 miles (100 km). It takes approximately 3 days to cruise from East to West and it is therefore the perfect place to spend a week's cruising.
Canals are artificial waterways, and about a third of the Caledonian Canal is a man-made cutting which links a chain of natural lochs - Loch Lochy, Loch Oich, Loch Ness and Loch Dochfour. Canals have to be provided with a water supply, normally by means of reservoirs and feeder channels, but the Caledonian is unusual because the lochs that are its reservoir also form part of the waterway itself with weirs and sluices controlling the water levels.
The highest point of the canal is 106 feet above sea level, at Loch Oich, and water flows from here towards the sea in both directions while the sets of locks raise or lower boats according to the direction of travel. The Caledonian Canal was engineered by the famous Scotsman, Thomas Telford, and completed in 1822 after 19 years of work. It was built at the time of the 'Highland Clearances' to create employment. Today's canal traffic is mostly cruisers, but you'll also see ocean going yachts, fishing boats and the odd naval vessel. For over thirty years, the canal locks have been mechanised, making it even easier to negotiate the 'staircases' along the way. At every lock and bridge you will be assisted by a friendly keeper.
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