This travel-blog is for a trip we took to Scotland in July of 2022. Other than a few days on our own in Edinburgh at the beginning this was on a formal tour of the Scottish Highlands
Tour of Edinburgh including a visit to the HMY Britania (otherwise known as the ‘Royal Yacht’), the Royal Botanic Gardens, and Edinburgh Castle
Edinburgh to the village of Strathpeffer, a bit north west of Inverness, where we spent a few days at the Ben Wyvis Hotel with sections on the Forth Bridges, village of Dunkeld, the higlands vs. the lowlands, scotch whisky, Highland Fold Museum, the Hielan Coo (Highland Cow), and some Scottish history
A bit more of Scottish history including the Vikings, Macbeth, House of Stuart, And the Jacobite Rebellion. With sections on the Culloden Battlefield and Cawdor Castle.
Rich farmland of the Black Isle, talk about Scotch Pines and North Sea Oil drilling. A visit to the villages of Cromerty and Rosemarkie with a discussion of the educational system. Fortrose and the Fortrose Cathedral ruins. Some more history spanning period from the Roman occupation thru Jacobite Rebellion ending with the Battle of Culloden and the The Glorias Revolution. A visit to the Aigas Field center in Aigas and Beauly Priory. A bit on North Coast 500 circle route and some strange traffic control solutions.
In this installment we talk about Inverness, Loch Ness and Nessie, the rift Valley, Caledonian Canal, and Urquhart Castle
In this installment we talk about Glenn Affric, Golden Retrievers, Balmoral Castle, tartans and Plockton along with some more history.
Skye Bridge & Glen Sligachan, Dunvegan Castle, Kilmuir (Flora MacDonald), Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls viewpoint, Armadale Bay and Castle, Kyleakin and Princess Mary, Eilean Donan Castle. Return to Edinburgh through the rift valley, Stirling Castle, and re-wilding