Friday May 3
Friday, May 3 - A long day.
Sleet
Hail
Driving rain
Sunshine
And all of that weather within 10 minutes. We were told 'There is no bad weather in Scotland, just not enough layers of clothing". Yep.
Went north to Dornach to see the Cathedral. Write ups talked about stained glass windows from way back and the windows were truly magnificent. Seeing the windows plus Lee taking a magnificent fall in the Cathedral started the day off with a bang. Literally. Some said God was surprised seeing Lee in a church and took a bit of revenge.
From Dornach, we headed further north to Dunrobin Castle. Actually, this 'castle' is more a 'glorified hunting lodge', according to a docent we talked to. The original 'keep' or castle was built in 1275 and added to by succeeding Earls and Dukes of Suffield. For 10 pounds, we meandered all through the place and gardens. The gardens were particularly delightful as the sleet came from nowhere and gave us a good run for shelter.
This is likely our last castle.
After we left Dunrobin, we headed back toward Inveness. Stopped for lunch in a small town (can't remember the name) and stumbled across this very small restaurant.
As we were going to Inverness, one of us wanted to stop at a pottery shop. It turned out to be a memorable stop.
Not only was the pottery shop 6 km down the side road, (and very expensive) but someone left a cell phone in the loo, a fact not discovered till we were 25 miles down the road toward Inverness. Another one of us coined several new cuss words.
After a 50 mile round trip, the phone was recovered and the journey resumed.
Long day. Sandwiches in the apartment and off to bed.
Tomorrow will be another journey. Off to Fort George, Ardersier, and the Culloden battlefield. Then perhaps a wander through Inverness, dinner and a walk back to the apartment.
Sleet
Hail
Driving rain
Sunshine
And all of that weather within 10 minutes. We were told 'There is no bad weather in Scotland, just not enough layers of clothing". Yep.
Went north to Dornach to see the Cathedral. Write ups talked about stained glass windows from way back and the windows were truly magnificent. Seeing the windows plus Lee taking a magnificent fall in the Cathedral started the day off with a bang. Literally. Some said God was surprised seeing Lee in a church and took a bit of revenge.
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Dornach Cathedral |
From Dornach, we headed further north to Dunrobin Castle. Actually, this 'castle' is more a 'glorified hunting lodge', according to a docent we talked to. The original 'keep' or castle was built in 1275 and added to by succeeding Earls and Dukes of Suffield. For 10 pounds, we meandered all through the place and gardens. The gardens were particularly delightful as the sleet came from nowhere and gave us a good run for shelter.
This is likely our last castle.
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| Dunrobin Castle |
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Dunrobin Dining room |
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Dunrobin Library. 10,000 + books |
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Dunrobin Gardens on the Firth of Forth |
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Dunrobin from the gardens |
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Good ham and cheddar on panini |
As we were going to Inverness, one of us wanted to stop at a pottery shop. It turned out to be a memorable stop.
Not only was the pottery shop 6 km down the side road, (and very expensive) but someone left a cell phone in the loo, a fact not discovered till we were 25 miles down the road toward Inverness. Another one of us coined several new cuss words.
After a 50 mile round trip, the phone was recovered and the journey resumed.
Long day. Sandwiches in the apartment and off to bed.
Tomorrow will be another journey. Off to Fort George, Ardersier, and the Culloden battlefield. Then perhaps a wander through Inverness, dinner and a walk back to the apartment.
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