Our Autumn tour around the Scottish Highlands offered many different possibilities. At this time of year the stunning castles had less visitors, the colours on the mountains had turned golden and the lighting for photographers was soft and gentle from dawn to dusk.
Our tour in October took us from the west coast of Loch Lomond, through Glencoe and along the stunning tidal sea loch of Loch Linnhe. Our overnight at Fort William let us enjoy the west coast sunset.
We visited romantic Eilean Donnan Castle along the way and then our next stop was the famous Isle of Skye. The weather was spectacular and our drive along the north coast to Kilt Rock and the waterfall into the sea was truly special.
After two days on the Isle of Skye we enjoyed a drive along famous Loch Ness to Urquhart Castle where we looked carefully for the monster! We finished the day with a walk around the Culloden Battlefield. This is the scene of the last battle fought on British soil and there is an excellent visitor centre describing the historic event in 1746.
Our tour continued with the Golden Spurtle event in the Scottish Highlands, which is the world porridge making championships! The 2016 winner was from America which pleased our Michigan guests very much!
Finally we spent two nights on the east coast of Scotland firstly at Stonehaven and then in ancient St. Andrews. We enjoyed Crathes Castle, Dunnottar and also Glamis Castle. The special visit to Arbroath Abbey and the connection between the Scottish Declaration of Independence and the American Constitution was a lesson to us all. Thanks Cindy and Rick for being such great company on our tour of the Scottish Highlands!