Aberdeen, Scotland, July 13 & 14, 2013 We arrived in Aberdeen on a gray afternoon that promised showers. This was Joan’s last day and she had packing and preparing to do for her international flight the next morning. One thing we definately noted on the way in and again going out to procure dinner was …
Lossiemouth and Elgin, Scotland
Lossiemouth and Elgin, July 12, 2013 Now we come to a Scottish experience which was pretty much completely unexpected by me….the BEACH! Not really something that I associate with Scotland given its northerly location, but we spent one night outside of Elgin in this lovely town fabulously named Lossiemouth (it was at the mouth of …
Fort Augustus, Scotland, July 9-11, 2013
Fort Augustus, Scotland – July 9-11, 2013 Sad to leave the beauty of Skye, but forgetting or not quite realizing yet that ALL of Scotland is stunning, we headed to Fort Augustus on Loch Ness. We had booked a couple of small apartments at a lovely place right on the loch which had been converted …
Portree, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Isle of Skye, Scotland – July 6-8, 2013 On the drive to the Isle of Skye we went through a national park which was absolutely stunning before the weather made a turn for the worse and we basically arrived on the island in a storm, so we couldn’t see much of anything. It rained all …
Edinburgh, Scotland – July 2&3, 2013
Edinburgh, Scotland – 7/2&3/2013 Ah, Edinburgh….it is a stunning city. The hilly terrain makes it in some sense reminiscent of San Francisco, but the buildings are more gothic than any place we have ever been. Fabulous, curly spires poke out from every viewpoint and the view from Edinburgh Castle is inspiring. Of course, this is …
Balloch and Loch Lomand – 7/4&5/2013
Loch Lomand and Balloch – 7/4&5/2013 The next day we headed out to Loch Lomand, where we were promised more beautiful scenery and a fabulous hiking route. On the way, we stopped at Calendar Park in Falkirk to see the runner up to Hadrian’s wall (we missed Hadrian’s wall on the way through because …
Ambleside, UK, 6/29 – 7/1, 2013
Ambelside, United Kingdom – 6/29 – 7/1, 2013 The first thing to say about travelling in the UK, is that it feels more like home than anywhere else (save the US and Canada) in the world. I am guessing that this is mostly due to the fact that it was the British, in large part, …