8/10/19-8/11/19 The Scottish Highlands

Ok, after a quick two night stay in beautiful Belfast, we had a 7:30 AM ferry from Belfast to Cairnryan, Scotland. Being that we are Trafton’s, that means getting up at 4:30 AM to make sure we aren’t late from our 15 minute drive to the ferry. Ok, safe boarding onto the ferry. Same story, ultra fancy ferry, restaurants, bars, cinema and rooms with Jacuzzis which you can rent for the passage 😎😳😜

Safe passage and 2 1/2 hours later we are in Scotland. Drove towards Glasgow which was 2 1/2 hours and skirted the city. Then we set the trusty GPS to Achaphubuil for our final destination. We drove past Loch Lomond, a huge lake that starts the Scottish Highlands. Talk about tight roads! It even made tour guide Cindy say some bad words😳

The Scottish highlands are beautiful, soaring and majestic and full of tourists. August is vacation time in Europe and man they are out in force. Still unbelievable scenery.

Ok, drove to Corran where we took a ferry to cross the Loch Linnhe to get to our Airbnb in Achaphubuil, so fun😎

Ok, one lane road to our place, unbelievably beautiful.

What a cute Airbnb. It was just what we were hoping for. It’s a remodeled school house.

The scenery is so beautiful and remote.

We met some new buddies.

Today, a little driving tour to Fort William, a 30 mile drive around the Fjords. Neptune’s Staircase, a series of seven locks to get from Fort William to the upper canal of the Caledonia Canal which leads to Inverness. Great engineering for the 1800s

A little whiskey tasting ( it’s my birthday 😎)

Old Inverlochy Castle, was Mel Gibson here?😳

Ok, off tomorrow to the Isle of Skye, which is even more remote. Thanks for all the birthday wishes.😎👍