Hello me daft friends..I love it here.. the rain has been an annoyance, but it has not slowed us down from seeing everything..glen to glen you know..

    So when I last left you I was looking forward to a trip to the Glenlivet distillery. It was fun..see photo..or maybe Dan will take that one out..you can see it on my facebook page, maybe. There’s a lot to making it I swear I remember..water, peat and something else.

    Then we went to Clava Cairns..remember to roll your rrrrrrrr’s. These are burial chambers and standing stones..you know how my trick knee gets so I had to sit.

    There are so many funny things about this trip I cannot share with you here.. Erin will have to tell you face to face, to protect the innocent of course.

    The last stop of the day was at the Culloden Battlefield. Whoa Nellie these Scottish were serious..and there is a lot of history just behind this one battle. I am going to have to go look it up when I get home..internet is way to expensive here and Starbucks is too far away!! I’ll give you the update though..don’t worry lassies.

    Tonight we actually were piped into dinner. Yep a wee Scottish man and his bagpipes played us into dinner. Of course the girls were more interested in a party going on in another room where fellows from another distillery were having a party. Alas, they came back..awww

Saturday     I went in search of the Loch Ness Monster..better known to locals as Nessie. As you can see by the photo all I found was a topiary planter. Phew. A trip to Urquhart Castle.. which was way cool.. lots of Fishermen in their little boats. Did I mention there is a lot of walking over here..my calves are killing me and I don’t mean those cute Highland coos.. that’s how you say it.. Then we got a little lost..no one was hurt. Oh side note we saw a bridge from the Harry Potter movie.. who knew? We went to a lovely hotel..great view..in the rain… Sunday Woke up to some unexpected guests, spiders..I being the stronger man on the trip shooed them away. Another yummy experience..I know I am pale..but this water takes the cake..

    I have taken my Dramamine. TWO ferry rides. We went to the Isle of Mull and then a passenger ferry to the Isle of Iona. Wow..We made it although some how one of the people from our group got on the wrong ferry..seems he wanted to get back to England..he’s back and the butt of many jokes. We’re just happy he’s back. This island is where they brought Christanty to Scotland..a couple years back…563 AD. Another interesting fact.. the Book of Kells was illuminated here by the Iona Monks. Don’t tell them I told you..but I fell in the sand..I was running and tripped..it was awkward.

Monday     We are headed for Glasgow.. Hmm rain imagine that..did I mention they have fashioned me a rain poncho? Kill me.. Today there was a lot of driving..moors and green scenery. There are a lot of movies filmed here.. we saw Hagrids house from HP movies.. Rob Roy was filmed up on one of the hills..when I say hills I mean HUGE mountains..and Braveheart..and a couple of others.

Glen Coe is also home to a lot of ice and rock climbing..and a little massacre of the MacDonald’s..no not Ronald..see? daft.     Ahh I have to go.. will write more when I can..I hopefully will be home soon if I live to tell the tales.. there are a lot of funny ones..enjoy the photos..   – Erin Donovan