I has brought my Flir thermal video camera with me to scan over the waters of the loch afterwards so Alan and I took advantage of the drop in rainfall to scan the dark waters of the loch from the distant north shore towards Inchnacardoch and over to Borlum Bay on our right. It was a good evening of banter about mysterious monsters and how we hoped the weekend would pan out. Good to meet both of you and everyone else! I was also pleasantly surprised to meet cryptozoologist Ken Gerhard who was also part of the team and whom I had also communicated with remotely when he was writing his book, ' The Essential Guide to the Loch Ness Monster'.

It was there that I finally met up with fellow Nessie fan Andy McGrath who was part of the documentary team and who I had only communicated with beforehand via social media. Thus packed, I headed up the M90 and then A9 where I encountered heavy rain. To that could be added camping equipment, books, etc. There was a thermal video camera, night vision binoculars, trap cameras, maps and an assortment of other items including some obligatory liquid refreshments. I had previously posted on Facebook a selection of items that I was bringing with me.

It was certainly the busiest time I had encountered at Loch Ness!įriday 25th was mainly a day off packing and travelling the 160 odd miles from Edinburgh to Foyers. So, in giving my own perspective on that weekend, I will mainly describe it in a travelogue manner, going through it chronologically. It was a convenient coincidence for me as I normally go up to the loch around late August for my own purposes but was happy to join in the search as things moved towards that weekend. As a seasoned 'monster hunter' myself, I had some input into the matter, though the whole matter was run by the LNE and Loch Ness Centre.

This was a joint venture between the Loch Ness Exploration (LNE) group founded by Alan McKenna and the staff of the new Loch Ness Exhibition owned by Continuum Attractions. The weekend of August 26th began what nationally was called ' The Quest', the latest mass organised attempt to search for the famous Loch Ness Monster.

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