Blogs from Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 5

Wie gesagt, kein Blog heute. Komoot hatte 24 km und 1.880 Höhenmeter aufgezeichnet und dann auf 1.200 runtergerechnet. Wir hatten definitiv mehr als das! Der Tag war sehr lang. wieder sehr nass und mega neblig, aber wir haben ihn alle gut überstanden und waren noch eine super leckere Pizza essen. Voller Blogeintrag wird nachgeliefert. ... read more

Sie ist wieder da! Und zwar in Schottland. Zwei Jahre nach dem West Highland Way breche ich zu einem neuen Abenteuer auf. Dieses Mal gibt es den Skye Trail auf der Isle of Skye und noch eine kleine Rundreise danach. Wie schon der West Highland Way, wird auch der Skye Trail mit einem Guide von Thistle Trekking absolviert. https://www.thistletrekking.co.uk/treks/skye-trail/ Vor zwei Jahren sind wir von Glasgow bis nach Fort William gewandert. Heute bin ich diese Strecke mit dem Zug abgefahren und habe viele bekannte Orte wiedergesehen, was zahlreiche wunderschöne Erinnerungen an die Oberfläche gebracht hat. Der schottische Regionalexpress ist wie erwartet top: pünktlich, gratis WiFi, gratis Sitzplatz Reservierung, überall Steckdosen und oft kommt der Kaffeetrolley vorbei. Das Personal ist natürlich auch sehr freundlich. Als in Crianlarich der Zug geteilt wurde, haben sie m... read more

What a day of contrasts! Our hotel in Glasgow, right next to the railway station has such good wifi! We wandered downstairs and found that the brasserie for breakfast that I’d researched is part of our hotel! After a lovely hot buffet breakfast we packed up and headed to the station to catch our train for our 3 1/2 hour trip to Inverness. The train was just a local train with people alighting and joining all along the way. There were some men on their way to Inverness to watch a soccer game - they started on their ales and drank and chatted (getting louder and louder) all along the way. We were chatting to a man who works for Wendy Wu. Wendy Wu tours started in Sydney but HQ is now London. The scenery along ... read more

This morning we were up and organised early. Brekkie at our B&B didn’t start until 8am and our bus was picking us up at 8.20, so we downstairs and ready when brekkie started. I had scrambled eggs with Skye smoked salmon - really thick and so rich in flavour! Fiona, our hostess, said that the salmon is smoked down near Armadale where our ferry came in last night. Natalie, our bus driver/guide, told us stories of fairies and giants as she drove us around Skye this morning, taking us to Fairy Pools and waterfalls and pointing out sleeping giants (The Old Man of Storr) in the geographical features around us. She also showed us heather and the beautiful scenery looking back to the mainland at the Quiraing. We saw the red Cuillin Mountains, and the black ... read more

All Sharon could remember was that we were going to see “One of the Castles”; but, she wasn’t sure which one. We of course could read the tour ticket (once we got it out of the safe) which said “Eilean Donan Castle”; but, she wasn’t sure if this was “The Castle”. “The Castle” is the one that is the most photographed castle in Scotland. “The Castle” is the one that appeared in “World is not Enough” and “Skyfall” (James Bond movies with Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig respectively). Before the end of the day, we would know that Eilean Donan Castle IS “The Castle”. Our arrival in Portree on the Isle of Sky wouldn’t occur before noon, making this a sort of back-asswards day: Early tours would be in the afternoon, afternoon activities in the morning, ... read more