We picked up our cousin Jean at Glasgow airport but only after a delay due to a missed plane. The flight landed at 11 pm so there was no celebratory belated birthday dinner but off to bed for the sleep you need after crossing that many time zones.
We left Glasgow on Monday in the rain and headed up the west coast of Scotland to Oban where we stayed in a great little place overlooking the loch. This was picture postcard perfect with the B and B located right on the loch and given the full reflection treatment.
On Tuesday we caught the Jacobite Express from Fort William to Mallaig, a very scenic journey in an old steam train. Of course we had to catch the train back to pick up the car!
We have just spent 2 sunny days on the Isle of Skye. Lovely scenery, lovely weather and lovely accommodation. We are staying at a farmstay B and B located right on the loch on the opposite side of the town directly across from Dunvegan Castle which we can see through our bedroom window.
The Skye air is so clear, we can see the islands of the Outer Hebrides and the Cuillin Mountains. We have driven around the coastline and up in to the mountainous interior. The castle and its gardens were a highlight and we enjoyed a visit to the Museum of Skye Life.
Tomorrow we continue up the coast heading for Gairloch.
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Glad you're having good weather, the temperatures look much warmer than I had thought. What's the water temperature like?
Not that I resent the rain we are due to have all long weekend. I just want it to rain somewhere else.
Wow, that sounds truly wonderful. Apparently most people in the Outer Hebrides speak Scottish Gaelic. Although the islands were under Norwegian rule till the 1200's so I'm not sure how that works.
Well the English were under French rule from 1066 and most of them don't speak French!
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