Today’s goal was the town of Ronda. Probably best known for a bridge that connects two parts of the city together over a fairly deep chasm. Before we made Ronda we stopped at an old Moorish fort along the way. Partly because it was there and partly because it was a great way to get…

Today, well yesterday, was the start of a new trip! I will be traveling in Spain and Portugal for ten days in weather, hopefully, warmer than New England currently has. The first day or so has been a bit of a mess. My flight left and arrived on time, early actually, but my travel companions,…

I do know that i skipped a day. Day 11 was part drive from Elgin to Aberdeen to Edinburgh and part day spent with friends and that was just for me. Day 12 was my one day in Edinburgh with the hope of seeing several new sites. My intention was to do a walking tour…

At this point I have been visiting historic sites for many days. Today I started the day at the Macduff Aquarium which was a very nice change! Afterwards I headed off to Huntly Castle. As I drove up to the car park I got a very strong sense of deja vu. This got even stronger…

Sadly, today I left the Orkney Isles for the mainland. I really enjoyed my time on the isles and hope to go back again someday. Today was mostly driving as I had to travel from the ferry port in the north down to Elgin. As the ferry didn’t port until 12:30 I only had time…

Today was my final day in Orkney. I still had not really been to eastern Orkney so I headed as far east and south as I could to the Tomb of the Eagles. The Tomb of the Eagles is another cairn but this one was found by a local farmer in the 1950s filled with…

Today started a bit later than normal. The Maeshowe Chambered Cairn is available for visit only by tour and the first tour of the day didn’t start until 10AM. As I had visited all of the other close sites yesterday I took my time getting up before heading off to visitor center. To keep traffic…

Today I finally made it to the Orkney Isles! I’ll be staying on the isles for three nights, the longest I will be staying anywhere on my trip. The ferry ride over was easy and relatively short, letting out at the town of Stromness. The day was gorgeous with sunshine the entire day so I…

Today was a day of driving, from Ullapool through Durness and all the way up to Thurso. There were only a couple of stops I wanted to make during the day so mostly I just soaked up the amazing views. I wish any of my photos would do the vistas justice but nothing short of…

A bit of a late start today, loads of fun to have live band below you in the evening, but the first stop of the day was worth the wait. Cawdor Castle if similar to Blair Castle from yesterday in that it started life as a tower house. Just like Blair Castle, it was extensively…