Day Four: Scottish Highlands

Today might have not been a large walking day, but it was a long driving day. From edinburgh to Fort William totaling around 81 miles, plus our stops and detours. And I can officially say that even as a passenger, driving over here is stressful. Not only is everything on the left, but the roads are so small. Yet it is all worth it, with the freedom to do whatever we made some very interesting stops. Even going to the midhope Castle, a filming location in Outlander! Even learning about pigeon coops, and how they became a solution to feed serfs year round. Turns out the owner of midhope was pissed he had to pay for it, so he built the largest ugly one he could; classic human behavior, some things never change. After not going into the Stirling castle and decided to only have lunch outside it since it was too expensive with not enough time to enjoy everything in it. So we continued on our journey, seeing some incredible views. The valleys and the mountains just lead such a scale that is unmatched. Coming with the expectation of little hills and seeing these massive mountains were spectacular! It feels so mythical. Something out of a fairy tale. It was just an awe-inspiring day, a nice reset after the expensive, high energy, busy couple of days in edinburgh. It is nice to be in nature and all these huge open spaces. But it certainly isn't getting cheaper, I did pick the most expensive place to start. But hey, it's better to do it when u have money!Read more