We flew from Dublin to Glascow, from where we visited the Scottish Highlands and Loch Ness during a full day excursion. Meeting up with Adventure Canada in Glascow, they transported us to the town of Oban, where we boarded the Ocean Endeavour, a 137m ice breaker. Leaving Oban, we would sail around Scotland, landing on several of the Scotland’s northern remote islands, and arriving in Aberdeen. This is an 11-day expedition, which I will cover over the next few blogs.
More history, of course. During the 18th and 19th centuries, many land tenants of the Scottish Highlands were evicted because the landowners could make more money with sheep on the land than people. Basically, people were displaced by sheep. Many of these people moved to Canada and it’s strange to me how some of our heritage, like Alexander McKenzie, who was the first explorer to cross Canada, and Sir John A. McDonald, who was our first prime minister, could be due to sheep. Currently there are about 5 million people in Scotland, and 15 million sheep.
The bloody hand at the top of the page is just to get your attention. 😉 Rest of the photos follow.
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Glascow
I was looking for poutine flavoured chips but could only find haggis.
Glascow
Glascow
Modern Art Gallery of Glascow
Glascow
View from the Cathedral of Glascow
Scottish Highlands
Scottish Highlands
Bryan Adams on the wall
Scottish Highlands
Dracula Castle Pub in Aberdeen
Rapunzel’s prison tower
Pub in Aberdeen
July 7, 2018 at 3:02 pm
Len, that shot of the Dracula Castle Pub was so creative.
Len K
July 7, 2018 at 9:49 pm
Len: Great photos, especially liked the Scottish Highlands. Just one question…
did you see Nessie??
July 7, 2018 at 10:08 pm
Hi Donna, we were at Loch Ness and they have a boat tour to see Nessie, for about 35 pounds. I asked when’s the last time there was a Nessie sighting— about 50 years ago, so we didn’t bother. Instead, we went to the souvenir shop and there were about 1000 Nessie statues, dolls, toys, etc. (We didn’t buy anything). Loch Ness is just a big tourist trap. Even the lake is boring to look at — nothing happening. But you’re right, the highlands are beautiful.