Today we embarked on our 3-day tour of the Scottish Highlands with Rabbie's Trailburners.
Our guide, Richard, filled us in with bits of Scottish history and fun facts along the way. Our first stop was in the small town of Callender, where we stopped to get a wee bite (everything is "wee" in Scotland). Brian and I indulged in our first scones - yum. Then we quickly crossed into the Highlands, where beautiful scenery abounds. We stopped at many lochs (lakes) along the way. Below are some pictures from Loch Lubnaig and Loch Earn and the surrounding area.
Along the way, we saw a rainbow - but not just any rainbow, a double rainbow! And believe it or not, this was Brian's second double-rainbow sighting in a week (he had seen one in Sopot, Poland as well). He was pretty excited, but not as excited as this guy - www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQSNhk5ICTI
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| Sopot, Poland |
Our next stop was Glencoe. Glencoe is home to three ridges nicknamed The Three Sisters. This valley was also the scene of a great massacre in the late 1600’s, where many of the Clan Macdonald were slaughtered by the Clan Campbell. The Campbells (Protestant) were basically mercenaries hired by the English government to kill and make an example of the MacDonald Clan (Catholic) for being late to sign an oath of allegiance to the English government. The Burns Clan may be related to the Campbell Clan, but this is still debated.
We stopped in Fort William for a wee bit of lunch, and then headed for Isle of Skye via a few more lochs. Only recently have they opened a bridge to the Isle of Skye; previously the only way over was a ferry. Isle of Skye is known for it's rugged landscape, a product of heavy volcanic and glacial activity. The main mountain range on the island is the Cuillens, and it is made of red and black granite. Richard dropped us off in the little harbor town of Portree, where we found our B&B and then headed out for a great dinner of local seafood and sticky toffee pudding.
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| Fort William |
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| The Cuillens |
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| Portree, Isle of Skye |
Cool, double rainbow
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen in in ATL yet :)
Lucky guy.