The Scottish Highlands

When I initially asked Walker what he had hoped to get out of this trip in
the early stages of planning, his only response was "to see the Loch Ness
monster". So we joined a 12.5 hour grand tour yesterday of the Scottish
Highlands to fulfill Walker's dreams. The rain finally caught us for the
morning portion of the tour, which gave the rolling glens and vast lochs an
eerie but serene appeal as we rode by. The Highlands landscape was
incredible and reminded me of several scenes from the Lord of the Rings
movies. By lunchtime, the weather had cleared and the sunshine and shadows
helped created some really impressive scenes. We saw countless Highland
cattle, sheep, and cows on our drive, along with plenty of heather growing
in the mountain sides. One notable stop was in Glencoe, at the site of the
1692 massacre. We particularly enjoyed a boat ride through Loch Ness (no
spotting of the monster) to Urquhart Castle, which gave us a great view of
the deepest portion of the loch (pictured). After getting as far north as
Inverness, we headed. back south for Edinburgh through the heart of the
Highlands Scotch whiskey distilleries and- of course- bought ourselves some
samples. We returned to Princes street around 9pm and enjoyed a final
Scottish meal and ale before heading to England tomorrow!

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