After last week’s tale, I received an email from a reader who has visitors staying but who plans to visit Loch Ness, and they requested that I tell the story of Loch Ness and the legend of its monster. But with the ice gone, the land rose and about 10,000 years ago, Loch Ness was disconnected from the sea. Let us remember, the loch is still accessible from the sea via the River Ness, which is why you can sometimes see seals in the loch. When he first saw Loch Ness, he must have paused for a moment to admire the drama and immensity of it. Much later, tales of a ferocious kelpie in Loch Ness were told.