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Day 16, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish Honours
Read More: Day 16, Edinburgh Castle, Scottish HonoursI have decided I don’t really like driving in Edinburgh. Road closures, detours and construction really mess up the plans. The GPS doesn’t know this of course and the city is not laid out in a grid so “going around the block” doesn’t always work. Eventually we did find the castle and parking. A wetter…
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Day 15, St. Andrews. Golf Anyone?
Read More: Day 15, St. Andrews. Golf Anyone?Today was the day to go see the Castle and in city stuff. So we could have a break from driving. But since the weather may not be as nice tomorrow as today we elected to switch the agenda around a bit. Nobody should say we aren’t flexible. Just well planned 😉 I’ve decided I…
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Day 14, Back down south. Or otherwise known as Yucky Drive Day.
Read More: Day 14, Back down south. Or otherwise known as Yucky Drive Day.Today there isn’t much to say. An 11am ferry back the way we came. Nice but not as clear as they way up. They are pretty much the same as the BC Ferries in loading. We did get to see the Old Man of Hoy again. Very cool sea stack. Once we landed it was…
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Day 13, Neolithic, Beaches and Beer.
Read More: Day 13, Neolithic, Beaches and Beer.First off our weather has been about perfect for an area where it rains and is stormy a good part of the year. 17C and mostly clear skies. However, the winds are constant. And strong. So even on a “hot and sunny” day we wore long pants and GoreTex jackets. We are all wind burnt.…
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Day 12, North bound. Time to drive north to Orkney.
Read More: Day 12, North bound. Time to drive north to Orkney.This morning was an early start. OK 730, but Ryan whined about it 😉 A quick breakfast then a mad dash up the A9 from Inverness all the way into Thurso. Where is Thurso you may ask. Funny story that. Last night in the hotel hot tub we chatted with a lady from South Carolina.…
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Day 11, Highland Games. Poles, Rocks and Other Big Stuff
Read More: Day 11, Highland Games. Poles, Rocks and Other Big StuffToday was the Highland Games in Inverness. Nicely situated a block away we got our tickets and went in to scope things out. After the opening there was a bunch of local stuff that wasn’t so interesting for us. So back to the hotel for an hour or so to relax. Honestly at this part…
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Day 10, Dunrobin, Raptors and Another Distillery
Read More: Day 10, Dunrobin, Raptors and Another DistilleryToday we headed north to Dunrobin Castle to see the raptor show. The drive was an hour or so and we got to see some coastline. Beautiful in the sun. I can imagine the winters are a bit dark. It’s light out till 10pm and the sun is up around 5am. Thank goodness for dark…
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Day 9, Reindeer, Highland Cows and Shaws
Read More: Day 9, Reindeer, Highland Cows and ShawsToday, after the usual big breakfast we followed A9 to Aviemore to the Reindeer Centre. Yup Reindeer. Mr. Ulsti from Scandavia came over in 1952. As a Sami Reindeer farmer he noticed the land here would be good for them. And as they are easy to farm (basically wild and docile) he decided to bring…
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Day 8, Castles and Monsters
Read More: Day 8, Castles and MonstersThe weather forecast in Inverness was warm but slightly cloudy. Perfect enough. We even got a quick peek at the peak of Ben Nevis from our room. Off to Eilean Donan Castle just before the town of Dornie (about 105 Km). Eilean is island and Donan is the name of the bishop killed there in…
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Slight delay on the daily post as the wifi here is being fixed.
Read More: Slight delay on the daily post as the wifi here is being fixed.I’m stuck in the lobby writing this short note. I’ll do the rest offline and post later. We are alive and in Inverness.
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