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| 18 years in these to make the finest drank EVER |
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| The demonstration |
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| Sheering the sheep |
Another weekend of epic proportions, I went on the Arcadia’s (my host program) trip to the highlands. We started in Edinburg where I found out that the field I play shinty on was a mass burial grave for all of the people who died from the plague. So that is creepy. When we crossed into the highlands there was an almost immediate change of agriculture. The soil in the highlands is very acidic so there are all pine trees or just short grasses and shrubs. We stopped first at Pitlochry which is a town known for its healing waters and flowers. Our next stop was the Dalwhinnie Distillery. It was so cool, but I wasn’t able to get any pictures in it because you have to turn off all electronics because the air had too much alcohol in it and there was a risk of cameras and phones producing an electrical spark and blowing up the whole distillery (WICKED). We had lunch in another small town (Kingussie) and then went to watch a sheep demonstration. And I got to sheer a sheep! Then we went to the Culloden Battlefield where the last Jacobite Rebellion was held. And this quelled the anti British sentiment in the highlands (for the most part). Then we went to Inverness to our hostel.
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| The Castle |
This morning we started with a short cruse in Loch Ness to the Urqyhart Castle. I didn’t spot nessie but I had high hopes. We found out that the loch ness is not only the largest and deepest lake in Scotland, but it is also peat lake so it is very opaque (so if there was one lake to make up creature spottings this was well chosen St. Columbos!) Then we toured around the castle for a bit. We then saw the fort Augustus locks. We weren’t luck enough to see a boat go through them, but it was still cool. We then headed off to the commando memorials and fort William for lunch. I had the BEST lunch ever, a bowl of mac and cheese made from a mixture of brie and cheddar and a cream and jelly filled scone. Then we hopped on the bus and headed for our last stop, Glenco. It was BEAUTIFUL!
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| Glenco |
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| Cream and Jelly Scone, YES PLEASE |
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