Blogs from Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe - page 53

Both kids have started on a programme of jags (jabs - jags is a Scottish vernacular) We have given them the bare minimum for living in the UK but have decided to play catch up a bit mainly due to visiting Indis, I feel a bit guilty because I am not bothering with any, but feel i cant do that with my kids... Ronan wanted to take his sword into the nurse, thankfully not to attack her, but to chop off the sharp bit that hurt him. when Anne took him for his first jag, and was trying to explain it all through the tears, it went something like this Anne But you need your jags so we can go round the world Ronan Why do we need to go round the world quite.......... read more

8 weeks to go Taking the family around the world.... Traveling with an 11 yr old and 4 yr old I'm wondering if this will be a good site for the 11 yr old to use to keep in contact with her primary school..?... read more

Geo: 57.4594, -4.02469From the small town of Pitlochry, we headed up towards Inverness. On the way, we stopped at Blair castle, which was a fairly impressive, manor-type, castle. Being so early, we managed to avoid paying a cent to wander the grounds. Our luck continued at the nearby Scottish Whiskey Distillery, where we managed to get in early, have a quick look around and get free samples.Eventually we drove through the town of Inverness, and arrived at the battle site of Colloden. This was the site of one of the most famous, and significant battles in Brittish history, and in fact the last major battle fought on Brittish soil, back in 17th of April, 1746. The battle was fought between the Scottish Highlanders, under Bonny Prince Charlie, and the English Government led by the Duke of ... read more

An update from the Isle of Skye... The Isle of Skye is decieving--its actually a massive island 60 miles long in the Northwest of Scotland. Yesterday Adam and I hiked through marshland to see the old Nordic castle ruin of Castle Moil. Apparently, a beautiful, busty blone Nordic princess strung a chain across the body of water that flowed by the castle so that the ships couldnt pass by without paying a hefty fee. If she was pleased with the payment, she would pay the sailors back by baring her chest. Our tour guide suggested we visit the castle and "get into the spirit" by doing the same. I told the guide not to hold their breath. Scotland has a lot of memorable stories like that. We have continued the tour of Scotland with a group ... read more

Hopefully the journal entry will appear soon.... read more