SchottlandHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Arrived at a lovely hotel. We settled in and met for a 7pm dinner. They gave us choices for a 3 coarse meal. We both ordered the lamb. It was amazing. We get dinner here tomorrow as well as breakfast.Weiterlesen
SchottlandHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We visited a tiny village that had viking gravestones
SchottlandHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The highlands looked mysterious in the rain today. The height is hard to capture with the phone camera. They were breathtaking.
SchottlandHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
4. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
We stopped for a photo of scenery, but we found some heather that was blooming. It's early for Heather. There was another flower that I think is a thistle.
SchottlandHighlandPortree57°24’44” N 6°11’42” W
4. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Today, we drove through the breathtaking scenery of the highlands on our way to Sky. After the battle of Culloden, Bonnie Prince Charlie was trying to escape the British soldiers. He went to Sky andWeiterlesen
SchottlandHighlandInshes57°28’19” N 4°12’30” W
4. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
More beautiful scenery followed by a run around this castle. We have a puzzle of this castle and were eager to see it in person. This castle included a tour inside. The tide was out.
SchottlandDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
This battle was the end of the rebellion. It very effectively squashed all hopes of putting a Scottish king on the thrown. The Jacobite soldiers were out numbered. They were tired from an excessivelyWeiterlesen
SchottlandDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Each brick on this wall represents a person who died at Culloden. The ones set back are Scottish the raised ones the English.
Archeologists divided the dead up by their tartans. Apparently theWeiterlesen
SchottlandDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We watched a sheep herding demonstration that was really cool. Thru a series of whistles and shouted commands the sheep were controlled by the dogs. He used about 7 dogs at a time and has 18 dogs. HeWeiterlesen
SchottlandDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5. Juli 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
I fed several lambs and patted a Scottish coo (cow for you non-scottish). Steve and I both got to shear a full-grown sheep. The man said he only gets 50p per lb for the fleece. It costs him 1.50. ButWeiterlesen
