Scotland 3:  The Road to Skye

The day after our Stirling trip we rented a car to do the Scottish Highland tour.  Once we found the right way to go, kudos to the hubs for doing well with the European driving, we were off into what felt for a while like the wilderness.  It definitely fit what I pictured part of the Highlands to be; very rugged and barren.

This took some getting use to

Bicycle race!

Of course there is a man in full tartan-wear playing the bagpipes at a large pullout in Glen Coe.  What else would you expect?!

Glen Coe area

The hike to Steall Falls, near the base of Ben Nevis, was pretty awesome

Oh yeh!....

This cable tyrolean bridge was sick!  The bottom cable is 8-10 ft. off the ground and over on the deep side of the river the water was 7-10 feet deep of *freezing* super clear water.  I really wanted a harness the moment I stepped up.  Did I mention it began to snow about this point?

We wanted to change things up and go a different way back across so found some shallow spots to cross.  Fortunately the sun, yes the weather was very fickle in this area, came up right after we crossed and it helped dry and thaw our frozen wet feet.  Unfortunately we had to cross a second time because the first time we apparently crossed onto an island.  How I do love a good adventure!

Hello!

How picturesque is this castle?!!  This is one of my favorites.

Next up:  The Isle of Skye