SkottlandNewlands of Culloden57°28’36” N 4°4’43” W 26 maj, Skottland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Very changeable weather throughout today - sunshine, wind and showers all taking equal turns. Did a wee walk around Dornoch which is a very pretty mid- size town with lovely old stone buildings. ThenLäs mer
SkottlandDornoch57°52’46” N 4°1’47” W 25 maj, Skottland ⋅ 🌬 10 °C
Up at 4.30am to catch the ferry but worth the early start as crossing was very calm. High winds developed once we were on the mainland and we felt like we might be blown off the cliffs at JohnLäs mer
ResenärWind was icy but fined up this afternoon. Definitely not t- shirt weather atm. We quite like experiencing another aspect of Scotland.
SkottlandSt Mary's58°53’59” N 2°53’29” W
24 maj, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Woke up today to our first wet morning. After a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs and smoked salmon, we drove to have a look at the Rennibister underground earthen house dating from around 400BC. TimLäs mer
SkottlandSt Mary's58°53’59” N 2°53’29” W 23 maj, Skottland ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Lovely calm trip across to Orkney. First stop Skara Brae - a fairly recently unearthed prehistoric village. Then toured through Skaill house next door , whose owner was the one who discovered theLäs mer
SkottlandScrabster58°36’45” N 3°32’48” W 23 maj, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Travelled from Durness to Castletown, Thurso today along a lot of single track roads that hugged the coast. First stop was Balnakeil beach. If you look closely you will see cows wandering around onLäs mer
ResenärJohn Lennon used to holiday in Durness with his family when he was a boy. Apparently cousins lived in the area. The song 'In My Life' was inspired by his memories of holidays in Durness.
SkottlandDurness58°34’0” N 4°44’53” W 21 maj, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Really beautiful drive along the coast today on secondary, mostly single lane roads. Could get a bit hairy coming around blind corners and meeting a motor home coming in the opposite direction, butLäs mer
SkottlandLochinver58°9’16” N 5°14’32” W 20 maj, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Yet another gorgeous day - first photo is view from our B&B at about 7.30am. After breakfast, we got to meet two highland coos, Beatrice and Daisy who live at the farm next door.
We then drove toLäs mer
SkottlandUllapool57°54’31” N 5°10’32” W 19 maj, Skottland ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Another perfect, warm spring day. We travelled from Skye to Ullapool and took the scenic coastal route. Saw a couple of ruined castles and a waterfall, but the main attraction was once again drivingLäs mer
SkottlandSatran57°17’42” N 6°18’50” W 18 maj, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
A combination of walking and driving today but wherever we went surrounded by amazing scenery. Started after breakfast by hiking up to The Storr which is a mountain which has lost its peak due toLäs mer
SkottlandSatran57°17’42” N 6°18’49” W 17 maj, Skottland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Quite a bit of driving today through some spectacular scenery. After breakfast we drove to Glenfinnan and hiked up a rough track to the best view point of the viaduct made famous in the Harry PotterLäs mer
ResenärI hope you liked Glenmorangie, my favourite whiskey
ResenärI'm still trying to acquire a taste for whisky but the 12 year old Glenmorangie is my favourite so far. Have you been to the distillery?
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And who won? The British- I’m channeling Chris 🤫
ResenärWe were told that both sides had a mix of British, Scottish and some international soldiers. Obviously Govt side had more British though.... so Chris is technically right. 😬