So, upon waking up sick, sore and facing the prospect of another day of hiking through sheep fields to get to a small town with not much in it, we realized that we were only three hours from Edinburgh. This was a clear choice. Mike had never been to Scotland, and it had been a long time for Sherry.
Sherry found an Airbnb just outside of Edinburgh. It was a 30-minute walk to the "Royal Mile" or a 15 minute bus ride. The red marker on the map below was where we stayed.
In Scotland, Sherry is as tall as mike.
Road Trip!
We rented a car at a pretty sketchy "Easyrent" place near the airport. We got a lot of good information about Edinburgh from the very patient Uber driver who took us there. The directions to the rental location were far from clear, and he had to make a few phone calls to get us to the exact location. We then headed north towards Inverness, stopping along the way for a few sights.
First stop - The Kelpies sculptures in Falkirk
Stop #2 - The Blair Athol distillery
Stop #3 - Inverness
We took a boat trip on Loch Ness. We started at the north end near Inverness, went south to Urquhart Castle, and back again. It was a lovely day, and the castle was very photogenic. Loch Ness is one of a series of narrow lakes linked by rivers and man-made canals which create a natural waterway. There are several forts along the way to defend this transportation route.
After Inverness, we spent just another day or so in Edinburgh and then took the train to the train to the airport (Heathrow) and came back home again. Mike had lost a total of about 12 pounds from the hiking and the illness. Sherry was fine.
We have a lot of other photos of Edinburgh and the Coast-to-Coast that you can see at this link.
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