Day 5: Thursday June 21st - Balquhidder to Edinburgh

Today we drove from Balquhidder to Edinburgh. We checked in to our airbnb and met up with Celia and John's friends from Queen's, who are also travelling in Europe for the next couple of weeks. 

Goodbye to our airbnb

Goodbye to Balquidder

Hello Edinburgh! View from the top of Calton Hill, where we met Celia and John's friends.

Other side of the Calton Hill

 

After dropping off our things at our Edinburgh airbnb, we met up again for dinner. Kuba and I tried haggis... vegetarian version for me!

 

Day 4: Wednesday June 20th - Glencoe and Fort William

Today we drove north again, to Glencoe and Fort William... we wanted to see more mountains! This mountain range is called the Munroes. There are 13 named Munroes, which are mountains greater than 3000 feet in height. One of the most well-known is Ben Nevis, which is near Fort William. 

View along the

In Fort William

In Glence, near the visitors centre, which was unfotunately closed.

"Is this a natural pose?"

Very narrow roads with no shoulder and erosion of the side of the road!

"How long do you think it would take to climb to the top?"

Day 3: Tuesday June 19th - Balquhidder and Killin

  The view from our airbnb on Loch Voil near Balquhidder... sheep right outside of our window!

Today we explored Balquhidder and Killin. In Balquhidder we visited the grave of Rob Roy and hiked to Creag an Turic.

Bookstore in a telephone box!

Churchyard where Rob Roy is burried

Waterfall behind the church, on the path to Creag an Turic

 

View from the top of the hike, looking over Loch Voil

Creag an Turic

Celia was finally taller than John!

But not for long

 

A tree with a zipper

 

 

 

We met a VERY good doggo named Toto

Next we drove North to Killin, which is at the top of the national park on the west side of Scotland.

Killin News...

Killin Depot

Rapids that run through the centre of the town.

We went for a walk that took us through a sheep field, along the edge of a loch.
  

 

 

 

Tiny tiny frogs spotted hopping towards the loch

We had dinner at an inn beside the river before driving back to our airbnb in Balquhidder.