DAY 0
25 августа, Южная Африка ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
And so we start the journey.....
Last rush
Last meeting
Last pack
Last check ✔️
And then the 🍾 in the lounge.
Day 1 Edinburgh
26–30 авг., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Long night and day via Dubai. But most importantly.... we are in Edinburgh.
Day 1 Aberfeldy
27 августа, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Fetched Richard from the airport and we did the 2 hour drive to Meggernie Estate for a bit of fishing.
Stayed over at Aberfeldy
Not cold but WET.
Day 2 Meggernie Estate
28 августа, Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Beautiful river and saw some salmon but only one brown trout on the line.
Lots of rain but at least we are now prepared.
The new Sims G3 boots are just 👌
Johan arrived from Naples.
Day 3 Fishing River Spey
29 августа, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Today was the big day.....
"Trout fishing amidst stunning Highland scenery." ....they said
Nowhere did the website say Atlantic Salmon is called the fish of a 1000 casts.
Well....
Finally,Читать далее
Day 4 River Dulnain
30 августа, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 4 was the perfect closure of the 4 day fishing expedition.
We hiked down the River Dulnain and ended up with a bag of 15 trout.
Lots of smaller fish typical of smaller streams.
Day 5 Return to Edinburgh
31 августа, Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Two hours drive and we are back in Edinburgh to regroup with Sue before starting the 2nd leg to St Andrews.
Grant and Tessa also arrived.
Did the quick Edinburgh tour and the Black Watch memorialЧитать далее
DAY 6 St Andrews
1 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
Today we arrived at St Andrews
The holy grail for most golfers.
Often called the “Home of Golf,” the Old Course at St Andrews in Fife, Scotland is the world’s oldest golf course, with playЧитать далее
Day 7 Golf @ St Andrews
2 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Excellent weather
Excellent friends
Excellent course
Excellent golf
The stars are aligned
Day 8 St Andrews to Aviemore
3 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Absolute beautiful drive from St Andrews via Pitlochry and House of Bruar to Aviemore.
The House of Bruar was established in 1995 by Mark and Linda Birkbeck, who envisioned a luxury country clothingЧитать далее
Day 9 Golf Spey Valley
4 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Recently voted one of the best golf courses in Scotland, Spey Valley features some of the most breathtaking views in the world, offering a glimpse right into the very heart of the ScottishЧитать далее
Day 10 Aviemore to Nethy Bridge hike
5 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
18km hike from Aviemore to Nethy bridge
Started off in Aviemore and followed the Speyside way to Boat-on-Gartner.
From there beers and lunch at Nethy Bridge.
Airbnb is a special venue at NethyЧитать далее
Day 11 Nethy Bridge to Grantown on Spey
6 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
13,4km hike from Nethy Bridge to Grantown on Spey
The Craig Bar and Craiglynne Hotel a welcoming sight.
Day 12 Grantown to Ballindalloch
7 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Today was the most strenuous session almost 35km from Grantown on Spey to Ballindalloch.
Located in the heart of Speyside, Scotland’s most prolific whisky region, Ballindalloch Castle is one of theЧитать далее
Day 13 Ballindalloch to Abelour hike
8 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
17.5 km hike from Ballindalloch to Abelour
Visit Glenfiddich and then the small village of DuffTown.
Dinner at one for the best whiskey bars with over 300 bottlesЧитать далее
Glenfiddich
8 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
A Brief History of Glenfiddich
Founded in 1886–87
William Grant and his nine children handcrafted the Glenfiddich distillery in Dufftown, Speyside. The first spirit flowed from their copper stillsЧитать далее
Day 14 Dufftown to Inverness
9 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
A longer day in the car
Goodbye to the river Spey 😢
Via Elgin to Inverness
Did the must visit to Culloden.
The Battle of Culloden took place on 16 April 1746 near Inverness, Scotland, and wasЧитать далее
Day 15 Isle of Skye
10 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Spend the day driving Isle of Skye
Visited - Loch Ness, Portree, Kilt and Uig but most importantly - hiked the Storr.
The Old Man of Storr is one of the most famous landmarks on the Isle ofЧитать далее
Day 16 Rain, Rain and some more Rain
11 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
The plan today was to do some fly fishing in the lochs, but Poseidon ( the god of the sea) decided against the plan of man.
Bought the permit, selected the flies but never got out of the car🫠
ItЧитать далее
Day 17 Cameron Museum to Oban
12 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Today we did the long awaited visit to the Cameron clan museum.
Cameron rally cry: "Chlanna nan con thigibh a' so 's gheibh sibh feòil!", which translates to "Sons of the Hounds, Come Hither andЧитать далее
Day 18 Fishing above Loch Tay
13 сентября, Шотландия
Scotland is known for three fishing spots:
- River Spay
- High land lochs in areas like Isle of Skye...
and the River Tay
Today, I tried my luck in the rivers above Loch Tay
One photo tells theЧитать далее
Day 19 Kelpies and a brave heart
14 сентября, Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Spend our last day around Sterling to visit
The Kelpies
Stirling Castle
The Wallace monument and
The Bannockburn
The Kelpies are monumental horse-headed sculptures, each standing 30 metersЧитать далее
Day 20 Goodbye Scotland ... hello Canada
15 сентября, Канада ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Our Scotland trip is at an end....
On route to see our little Canadians😍
If only I could get the plane in Cabelas to fly😆
Life 2.0: “Beauty has always been forged in struggle.”
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Julle moet dit geniet,lekker geleentheid!!
ПутешественникEnjoy!