Tuesday in Fort William

Today we will enjoy breakfast at our bed & breakfast (always delightful!). Then we have a nice sitting area where we will play Qwirkle and Quiddler. Around 11 we will slowly walk through the touristyRead more
Loch Ness

On the bus ride from Fort William to Inverness we drove along Loch Ness for 20 miles (on the upper level of a double decker bus). SUPER touristy at Fort Augustus, the southern point of Loch Ness.
Inverness is beautiful and fun!

After a beautiful 2-hour bus ride we arrived in Inverness at our guest house by 3 pm. We will be here for 3 nights. We walked over 5.6 miles around Inverness this afternoon. We found gelato!!
Leakey’s Bookshop in Inverness

Many people recommended this wonderful bookshop to visit.
Wednesday tour to Isle of Skye

Beautiful day for a 12-hour bus tour to and around Isle of Skye.
Eilean Donan castle near Isle of Skye

Beautiful calm, warm weather!
Isle of Skye is huge and amazing

Isle of Skye is hundreds of square miles. Many viewpoints.
Thursday: Heidi is happy!

Today we will walk around Inverness and taking a 1 1/2 hour walking tour to learn about history, etc.
Lots of Heidis in Inverness!!

Her Scottish cousins!
Thursday morning walk along River Ness

A beautiful morning walk along the River Ness.
A train to Edinburgh

Friday: this morning we will ride a 4-hour train from Inverness to Edinburgh. In Edinburgh we will climb a hill called “Arthur’s Seat” which may be the original place of Camelot. From 4:30-6:00Read more
Afternoon in Edinburgh

Our train arrived at 11:15 am. We dropped our bags off at our city center hotel. Then we walked a super crowded High Street down to Holyrood Park where we climbed 1.5 miles up a rocky trail to the topRead more
Edinburgh Castle

Saturday morning walk all around the enormous fortress and castle in Edinburgh. Blue skies! Later this morning we will take a train back to Glasgow where we will fly from tomorrow.
Last stay in Scotland…

We just got off the train in Glasgow and our room is ready at noon! Hurray! Heidi is happily settled. We will go find a lunch place. Blue skies here!
Heading home today, Sunday

This has been a perfect trip: beautiful scenery, great hiking, fun companionship, too much food, and spring blossoms!
This area is beautiful to see. Thanks for the pictures. I would love to see Scotland but know I couldn't walk 102 miles to see it. It would have to be a little less aerobic. [Ann]
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