ÉcosseEdinburghTurnhouseEdinburgh Airport55°56’51” N 3°21’37” W
30 mai 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Heidi and I left for our 13 hour flight to Edinburgh and 2 hour drive to Inverness area. My take away moment: Hard work pays off!
ÉcosseHighlandDalwhinnie56°56’24” N 4°14’22” W
31 mai 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Dalwhinnie Distillery is Scotland's highest distillery. They draw their water from a nearby lochan (wee loch). Take away moment: whisky and chocolate make for an enjoyable moment!
ÉcosseHighlandNairnRiver Nairn57°35’6” N 3°52’5” W
31 mai 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Our residence for the next few nights. We enjoyed a delicious highlands tea. Finger sandwiches, scone with butter, jam and cream and of varies pasteries plus tea in a china cup. My take away: NothingEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandDrumnadrochit57°20’10” N 4°28’47” W
1 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This ruin of a castle was our first castle on the trip. It was situated with Loch Ness behind it and a massive hill in front, perfect protection. The castle would have had a moot and housed a LairdEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandBoleskine57°16’27” N 4°29’6” W
1 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
I first heard of Loch Ness from sightings of a "monster" believed to have been sighted in the loch when I was in elemen tary school. I developed an interest and have always wanted to visit. This wasEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandCulloden57°29’21” N 4°8’6” W
1 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
This was a sad battle in Scottish history. The battle took only about 45 minutes and took the lives of many Scots. It was after this battle that the English stripped them of their clanships, tartans,En savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandInvernessInverness Railway Station57°28’44” N 4°13’33” W
1 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
These Cairns are the oldest in Scotland. They were believed to have been pagen temples. I felt such an eerie feeling when walking into the middle. Hardly any people were there giving us ampleEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandDalroyCulloden Muir57°28’23” N 4°4’25” W
1 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
WARNING: Outlander moment! Standing stones is were the main character time travels back 200 years. Iconic moment in the book and show.
ÉcosseHighlandKingussie57°4’33” N 4°2’37” W
2 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This barrack ruin was something our traveling companions have wanted to see but never took the time to explore. We arranged our schedule to fit it in. Nice surprise! Take away moment: The Scots areEn savoir plus
ÉcosseHighlandNewtonmore57°3’56” N 4°7’10” W
2 juin 2023, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This was a working history farm museum. We toured around a 1700s village called Pinewood and Baile Gean township. The crofting buildings with timber cruck frames and thatched roofs, were the settingEn savoir plus
