We left Kilmartin under heavy skies, making a farewell circle around the valley before driving off towards Oban. We detoured a few miles to cross “The Castle in the Bay”
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Old and Older
The Kilmartin Glen is one of Scotland’s most incredible landscapes, with layers of history stretching back thousands of years. The modern mind boggles at the “Old and Older”
Departure!
Our 2015 Scotland Tour has begin! We are traveling with 5 lovely women who have opened their longtime friendship to include us. As usual, we “Departure!”
In Search of Treasures
After a damp but glorious drive along the River Tweed, we arrived in Glasgow and headed straight for the amazing Kelvingrove Museum. What an eclectic “In Search of Treasures”
Hermitage Castle
I have found my castle! We couldn’t resist turning off the main road when we saw signs pointing to Hermitage Castle. What could be better “Hermitage Castle”
Pilgrim’s Delight
We are on our way to Scotland, and our day was a pilgrim’s delight — beautiful weather, good companionship (each other!) and three distinct and “Pilgrim’s Delight”
Local Beauty
We leave for Scotland at dawn tomorrow, so the last two days have been a rush of errands and chores. My walks, consequently, have been “Local Beauty”
Farewell Bow
This was the view out the window of the plane as we flew out of Sweden on Sunday evening – an ulta-bright double rainbow, a “Farewell Bow”
Sweden’s National Day
We spent our last day in Gotland (last Saturday, but I’ve fallen a bit behind) driving to the southern tip of the island to attend “Sweden’s National Day”
Sun, Sea, and Sky
I just can't get enough of the sun, sea, and sky here on Gotland. The peace of the island and my joy at being in “Sun, Sea, and Sky”