Scotland…a Wee Country with a lot of character

We spent 15 amazing days traveling through Scotland by car. Jim drove on the left side and I did my best to navigate and not show how nervous I was and we made it.

The weather was mostly good…people kept saying your from Seattle so you’re used to this.

We went through Stirling to Oban, a sweet coastal town, where we tried a wee dram of Whiskey.

From there we headed to the highlands, where the walking began.

The most photographed house in Scotland.

From there onto the Isle of Skye with Fairy Glens, coastal hikes, heather for miles and the occasional sheep.

We moved on across the country to the east coast but stopped in some quaint towns along the way and saw some castles and our first up close Highland Coo! A royal coo on the property of Balmoral.

We made it to Stonehaven on the east coast to see the spectacular castle Dunnottar and stay in a sweet B&B with a view.

A short drive south to walk along the coastal path through Pittenweem and visit St Andrews was next.

And the circle was complete when we retuned to Edinburgh for our final few days.

We only scratched the surface but loved our time here. In contrast to our coast to coast drive through the US (3684miles)we only drove 974 miles. Scotland is much smaller, but with serene country sides and coastlines and a long interesting history. The people we met, both travelers and locals were so kind and made the visit even more memorable.

Bonus side trip we took the train to Manchester England to visit a good friend who we met 7 years earlier on our Camino and had a fun time catching up.