It was so beautiful, words can't describe, so I'm not going to try. Photos don't even do the landscape justice, and the history that's involved! We stopped in the morning at Eilean Donan castle. It's on an island surrounded by three different lochs. We had amazing weather for it, so it was warm when we visited. It's still privately owned, so it's kept in good condition.
We crossed on the Isle of Skye for lunch. So many waterfalls! I think I mentioned this before, but I have never seen so many waterfalls in my life! And beautiful waterfalls, and stoney rapids. Awesome! We stopped at Portee for lunch, a small village on the island. It was realllyyy small, but still lovely. On the coast, it was a nice fishing village.
In the afternoon, on the way to our hotel, we stopped at the Commando monument and war memorial. The commandos were the Scottish equivalent of the SAS during the war, and the monument looks over the place where they trained, a massive forest landscape. From the monument, we also got a great view of Ben Nevis, the highest point in Britain. It was a bit cloudy by now, but we still got a good idea of how big it was.
Getting to our hotel, we were staying at a homey hotel right on the bay of a bigger fishing village, Oban. I went to a seafood restaurant with a few of the girls for dinner. It was the nicest fish I've ever eater!
After, we headed out for some Scottish dancing at a club type thing. Super fun!
Passing into the Highlands
Some of the scenery
Eilean Donan Castle
Passing onto the Isle of Skye
Portee, Isle of Skye
Commando Monument, not on the Isle of Skye
Ben Nevis to the right
Commando war memorial
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