ÉcosseHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ 🌧 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.En savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We visited a tiny village that had viking gravestones
ÉcosseHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
3 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The highlands looked mysterious in the rain today. The height is hard to capture with the phone camera. They were breathtaking.
ÉcosseHighlandInshes57°28’18” N 4°12’30” W
4 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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.
ÉcosseHighlandPortree57°24’44” N 6°11’42” W
4 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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 andEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandInshes57°28’19” N 4°12’30” W
4 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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.
ÉcosseDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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 excessivelyEn savoir plus
ÉcosseDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 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 theEn savoir plus
ÉcosseDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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. HeEn savoir plus
ÉcosseDundeeDundee Harbour56°27’56” N 2°57’47” W
5 juillet 2023, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 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. ButEn savoir plus
