EscociaEdinburgh Waverley Railway Station55°57’12” N 3°11’18” W
1 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ⛅ 55 °F
Arrived in Edinburgh from York. Spent an hour or two wandering around. Had dinner and retired for the night.
EscociaSkinflats56°1’9” N 3°45’20” W
2 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 66 °F
Pick up our tour at the Edinburgh bus station. Sixteen passenger bus, but only 14 on this tour. Gail and I got the back seat which had its pros and cons. Was wider than the other seats and we had anLeer más
EscociaKyle Of Lochalsh Railway Station57°16’53” N 5°42’54” W
3 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
After the Harry Potter train, we head off for a ferry to take us to the actual Isle of Skye.
We stop at a beach along the way to explore tidepools. They're not much compared to the Oregon coasts.
EscociaGlenfinnan56°52’33” N 5°25’46” W
3 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ⛅ 68 °F
Off we go to see the famous Harry Potter train viaduct for the trip to Hogwart’s.
Lots of people up on the hill waiting for the train to come by.
There had been a brush fire recently caused byLeer más
EscociaThe Fairy Pools at Glen Brittle57°15’1” N 6°15’30” W
4 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 57 °F
Drove to the fairy pools. A smallish stream coming down out of the mountains that has carved out lots of little pools, rapids and waterfalls. Bit of a hike to get to, so only Roger did it. Gail andLeer más
EscociaKyle Akin57°16’20” N 5°43’51” W
4 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 61 °F
After the fairy pools, we went up into the hills and then down to beach where there are fossilized dinosaur tracks. Never would have found them had Adam not pointed out a couple. Then back up into theLeer más
EscociaEilean Donan57°16’26” N 5°30’58” W
5 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ 🌩️ 59 °F
Left the Isle for the drive back to Edinburgh. Stopped at the Eileen Donan castle. Interesting that it was only restored to it's present state about 100 years ago. Supposedly still used by the clan asLeer más
EscociaEdinburgh Waverley Railway Station55°57’1” N 3°11’14” W 6 de junio de 2023, Escocia ⋅ ☀️ 64 °F
Spent our last night in Edinburgh before Dena headed back to Portland and we went on to Ljubljana. Was stressed for time at the airport as we only allowed about an hour and 20. You really need 2Leer más
EsloveniaŠujica46°2’60” N 14°30’23” E
6 de junio de 2023, Eslovenia ⋅ 🌧 68 °F
Made it to Ljubljana ok, private transfer to our flat, which is lovely with just the quirk that you have to step down a large step onto a hallway (and then back up) to move from living area or bedroomLeer más
EsloveniaPrešeren monument46°3’4” N 14°30’23” E
7 de junio de 2023, Eslovenia ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F
Took a 45 minute tourist boat trip on the river. Gail hit up the hawker on the bridge who was trying to get people to take the boat trip for some weed. He said "it's illegal" Gail said she didn'tLeer más
