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Dropped April off at Inverness airport and drove across the Kessock Bridge in Inverness to the Black Isle which is not really and island at all but has the Moray and Cromarty Firth on both sides. Passed through the villages of Avoch, Fortrose and Rosemarkie out to Cromarty where I checked into a gorgeous B&B, The Factors House, so named because the Factor or manager/overseer for Cromarty House and Estate lived there. A few days spent relaxing a little and not so much touring. Cromarty is an historic village on the edge of Cromarty firth which is a deep water natural harbour. It is now managed by an authority which sees it the mooring area for oil rigs for the north sea either waiting to be hired out or being repaired. maintained. Its a weird site seeing at least 6 just sitting there like alien creatures. The cruise ships also use this port. It looks like it has affected the sandy beach that is now rocky. Explored an old cemetery for the wealthy and Noble peolpe who marked their graves with the very fashionable skull and crossbones. Also saw a tunnel that the servants were made to walk through to enter Cromarty house as the owners did not want to see them or be seen??!!