We drove from Loch Ness to Edinburgh, driving through Cairngorms National Park with a stop in Carrbridge along the way. We stayed overnight in Edinburgh, soaking in the sights and sounds of this
Loch Ness
As a child, I was fascinated by the Loch Ness monster. Today I made a lifelong dream come true. We drove from Skye to Plockton, then along the Loch Ness to Drumnadrochit. I didn’t see the fabled monster, but we enjoyed the Highlands and the Uruquart castles and stayed overnight on a boat on the famous loch.
A Full Day on the Isle of Skye
We had a full day of sight-seeing planned for Isle of Skye. We visited the Fairy Pools, the Cuillin, Dunvegan Castle, the famous Talisker Distillery for a scotch tour, and the Neist Point Lighthouse for the quintessential Isle of Skye shot. In the evening, we enjoyed Irish music at the Pier Hotel, singing along with the locals!
Arrival on the Isle of Skye
We drove from Glencoe to the Isle of Skye where we settled down for the night in Portree. We got to know the town a bit and stumbled upon amazing band playing at the local pub.
Glencoe
We began our road trip through the Scottish Highlands with a drive from Glasgow to Glen Coe. Our plan for the day was to visit Castle Stalker, the Three Sisters mountains, and stay overnight in a pub built in the 16th century – the Clachaig Inn!
Glasgow
We took a red eye flight from Halifax to Glasgow, landing in Scotland at 9:00 in the morning. We had the whole day to ourselves to explore the city on foot and by bus, staying in the West End of the city.
Voyage to the Blue Lagoon
The Blue Lagoon We had pre-booked our tickets for the Blue Lagoon, arriving just before 8am. We felt like cattle with the rest of the tourists being herded into the spa. We were given bracelets to wear that were both charge card and key for our lockers. Towels were not included and were 700 ISK …
Climbing up a Lighthouse & Down to the HARPA
It was difficult getting up at 8:30am after having gone to bed so late last night watching the Northern Lights, but we wanted to get ahead of the AirBnB guests. As the laundry, shower, and washroom were all in the same room, it felt like a dance to get in there. They had been doing …
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Northern Lights at the Lighthouse
In and Around Vik We left Vik at 10am. The drive out was gorgeous – all this we had missed in the snow storm two days before. Nothing but rusty brown fields and snow blown mountains in the moonlight. Hálsafshellir As we had missed the Skaftafell waterfall yesterday, I wanted to see the rocks at …
Jökulsárlón to Vík
Despite our comfortable lodgings, we didn’t sleep too well after such a hair-raising experience on the roads the day before. We had an excellent breakfast to look forward to when we awoke though! Our AirBnB host had set out a classic European breakfast for us with bread, cheese, cold cuts, muesli, cereal, cookies, tea, and …