Tag / Invergarry

Day 5 Scotland - What's this?  Still in Scotland after yesterday was supposed to be my last day here?  Well, it was supposed to be.   I awoke at 5am to rays of sunshine coming through my window at Invergarry.  For the last 3 days I have been hoping for sun, but only got overcast and showery days.  So the decision...

Day 4 Scotland - Today very sadly is my last day in Scotland (sigh).   I began the day at the Nevis Range where I went up in the gondola to the top.  No views, as I was in thick cloud, but got some great shots of the landscape that will look quite good and eerie in black and white.   Then I went...

Day 3 Scotland - Today began at 3am and finished at midnight both at the same location, Eilean Donan Castle.  Sunrise and sunset shots.  Even at midnight it is still light here at this time of year.  It has been overcast all day, so I did not get any more highland mountain shots, hopefully tomorrow.   After...

Day 2 Scotland - I began this beautiful Spring day in Scotland by going to the Edinburgh Castle.  Was a fantastic way to start the day.  Loved the place, had stunning views over the city and learnt a tonne of history about Scotland in the process.   Then I hit the road in the Audi at lunch time and began my journey...

Day 1 Scotland - Today's magic word, "exhaustion".  I had to travel from Rome to London to Edinburgh.  Firstly, my plane was delayed for 2 hours (sitting on tarmac) coming out of Rome due to bad weather at Heathrow.  Winds apparently hitting up to 60 mph were lashing London making air traffic impossible to land.  When...