ANOTHER DAY AT SEA
Today was our last sea day, tomorrow Le Havre, then Thursday we will be done.
Tuesday, May 23, 2017
MONDAY, 22 MAY 2017
A CASTLE, A ROYAL MILE, BAGPIPES, AND A PALACE
The port today was Queensferry, gateway into Edinburgh. We had a taxi take us into town and spent the day wandering.
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| Pub where we had lunch |
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| Statue to honor Bobby who never left his owner's grave for 14 years |
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| restaurant where J.K. Rowling started Harry Potter |
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| Edinburgh Castle |
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| Holyrood Palace-the flag indicates a royal is visiting (Queen Ann) |
SUNDAY, 21 MAY 2017
SEARCHING FOR A MONSTER
Today we arrived in Invergordon, port for Inverness, home of Nessie the Loch Ness Monster. Our private tour guide, Rob, picked us up and off we went. The Scottish Highlands are beautiful!
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| Scot's Pine-one gnarly tree! |
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| Fort George |
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| links golf course |
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| Clootie well-a natural spring which people believed had healing power |
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| People would dip their rags in the water & hang them around the well |
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| Our guide, Rob |
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| eggs of an Oyster Catcher |
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