This has got to be my longest period of absence on the travel blog - a good 7 months since my last update. God did I work hard during the last six months, had to reward myself with a week in Scotland, (and a beautiful day out to Cambridge) and what a week that was! Our drive in the Highlands was the most spectacular I've ever had- cruising aside heather-clad hills and moorlands, (Aug/Sep only) dramatic cliffs and seascapes, (Isle of Skye especially) picturesque mountains and lakes - this amount of natural beauty should be able to last me till next year. I could go on forever, but I think I'd better let the pictures do the talking...
Rough Itinerary:
* Edinburgh - Borderland Abbeys (Melrose, Dryburgh) - Ayr (Turnberry)
* Culzean Castle - Loch Lomond - Glencoe - Loch Leven - Fort William
* Road to the Isles - ferry to Isle of Skye - Old man of Storr hike
* Dunvegan - Talisker distillery - 3 Chimneys - Fairy Glen - Quirang hikeRough Itinerary:
* Edinburgh - Borderland Abbeys (Melrose, Dryburgh) - Ayr (Turnberry)
* Culzean Castle - Loch Lomond - Glencoe - Loch Leven - Fort William
* Road to the Isles - ferry to Isle of Skye - Old man of Storr hike
* Elgol - Loch Coruisk, Black Cuillins - Loch Ness - Glen Affric Dog Falls
* Loch Affric Hike - Glen Morangie distillery - Fairy Glen Hike - Aviemore
* Cairngorms railway - Stirling - Edinburgh
* Cambridge
View of the Three Sisters at melancholic Glencoe
Mid-sized Waterfall at Glen Coe Pass
Perfect setting at the head of Loch Shiel - Glenfinnan Monument
Panoramic views of the seas and Storr Sanctuary
Quirky-looking landscape on the Fairy Glen, Skye
Heather-clad slopes on the Quirang
Remote Loch Coruisk set in the heart of the black Cuillins
Glen Affric - The most beautiful Glen in Scotland
Beautiful twin falls at the Fairy Glen in Rosemarkie
Amazing interior of King's College Chapel, Cambridge
Mathematical Bridge as seen from 'the Backs'
Punts on the River Cam on a bright sunny afternoon
King's College Gatehouse, built in neo-Gothic style
