It wouldn't be right to go all the way to Scotland and not visit the highlands, so on Friday we jumped on a tour bus that took us up through Stirling, Glencoe, Lochness, Inverness and back to Edinburgh through the Cairngorms.
We got picked up in Edinburgh out the front The Ensign Ewart, just down the road from Edinburgh Castle. Shannae and I got there nice and early and watched the sunrise over the empty streets of Edinburgh old town. The footpath slowly filled up with our fellow tourists and by the time the bus rocked up it was clear there wasn't going to be a whole lot of room.
We got picked up in Edinburgh out the front The Ensign Ewart, just down the road from Edinburgh Castle. Shannae and I got there nice and early and watched the sunrise over the empty streets of Edinburgh old town. The footpath slowly filled up with our fellow tourists and by the time the bus rocked up it was clear there wasn't going to be a whole lot of room.
We covered a lot of ground in a relatively short time so the majority of our tour was spent enjoying the amazing views from the bus. This was fortunate because on the few occasions when we hopped off the bus to take a look at something or have a quick photo stop the wind and the rain were cripplingly cold. This in no way took away from the majesty of what we were seeing, which on the way to Loch Ness included a beautiful little town called Kilmahog, highland cattle, Rob Roy country, Rannoch Moor and Glencoe.
After a few hours of amazing highlands scenery and stories from our tour guide Patrick, we arrived at Castle Urquhart on the banks of Loch Ness. We explored the castle for a bit and then took a cruise on the loch to meet our driver further up.
Short winter days means that most of our drive home through Inverness and Perth was in the dark, but we got to see a little more of the highlands as the sun set and we made our way back to Edinburgh.
Thanks for reading, like and comment below.
Much love.
Thanks for reading, like and comment below.
Much love.