Scottish History

Today the weather was miserable again and we were caught in a down-pour trying to visit a remote seaside castle ruin. Just before reaching the ruins, and soaking wet, we decided to bail. You can only be cold and wet for a short time in the highlands and we had hiked in without our waterproof pants.

We visited another castle ruin, but this one had a museum and it was here that I discovered the other 50% of my ancestry. The Macewans (McEwans) are Scottish and were bards!!! There is even a clan castle and I’m keen to find out more.

Ever on the lookout for adventure, we heard there was a very rugged and dangerous castle remnant near a distillery on our way back to the hotel. A perfect combination: whiskey and danger!!!

We hiked through mud, and a recently flooded pathway in freezing windy conditions to a fabulously dangerous castle wall on a cliff and discovered the possibility of being blown off was very real.

Then we drove back to our hotel and at 3pm took the beer and sleep option, only the pub was hopping so we never made it back for the sleep.

The locals are now our best friends and we could move there tomorrow and have an instant social scene.

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