Because We Can

On our five-day Highland trip we took a couple weeks ago Oban was the only overnight stop we had where it didn't rain. It looks like the weather is repeating itself as we disembark this morning, though lower temperatures and strong winds are in the forecast. The sign says what the town is proclaimed to be and are city guide included that in about every third sentence, mentioning this seafood restaurant or that seafood restaurant as we proceed along. That's our city guide on the left and was she ever a live wire. The stick was not just a stick it was a shepherd's crook and she was as country as was possible to be. It made for a fantastic walk around town. Some days you just have to take what you can get when it comes to chimney pots. I had to chuckle that her comment that the open and lighthouse may not be big and mighty like others but it's mighty important. This one is for Linda's and I. It's the hotel we stayed in the...

Today we begin a 5 day Highlands tour that will give us a taste of the north of Scotland. Sitting in the bus waiting to leave we could see the lady holding her flyers and watching for passersby. Don't know what event she was promoting, but she was dressed to attract attention. The  Kelpies  in  Falkirk , are the largest equine sculptures in the world. I wish we could have seen the entire horse but it looks like most of the sculpture is underground. It is hard to show just how huge they are. They are 90 meters tall, that's over 270 feet. The exterior is stainless steel. And in case you are wondering, Kelpies are mythical shape shifting creatures. Sometimes you see things you just have to photograph. These two were about as cute as could be Our first distillery tour and whisky tasting. Our guide thanked the US for the requirement that Bourbon can only be aged in new barrel...