Scotland Adventure, Part III

Boy did I really slack off from finishing up this adventure....

Anyway, when we left the Border's and traveled north into the foothills of the Highlands, we ended up in Taymouth at a quaint resort that resembled chalet cottages. It was a very beautiful and peaceful location. We could sit out on the deck and throw bread crumbs to the ducks and geese that wandered the courtyard. The Lake was within walking distance, as was the small village of Taymouth.

I spent a couple days just relaxing around the complex, while my hubby went to the golf course about 4 miles down the road to spend the day hitting the little ball around the course. I was not able to join him in the fun, because I had injured my wrist prior to our departure from the states, so gripping a club was out of the question for me.

Several of our days were spent traveling around the countryside, site seeing. It was rather beautiful. Even in September, the rolling hills and the waterways are very picturesque..waking up in the morning looking out over the lake with a light mist layered on the water.....very calming and peaceful...

One of our day trips took us over to every man's mecca (if they golf), St. Andrew's. My hubby got to get a picture of the famous bridge on the course, and we also got to watch a portion of the pretournament practice rounds going on. So he was able to pick out a few golf celebs he was familiar with.

We also went on a walking tour of the Castle in St. Andrew's, and the small museum that sits next to it. The cemetery located in St. Andrew's also hold allot of old gravestones, and the names of many well known persons of Scottish history are buried there.

One of the wonderful things I enjoyed about Scotland is their free rein laws, where you can wonder through property as long as it has a historical site of the ancient years. At times we still deterred from finding the sites, because we ventured on to farms and such, that to us seemed as if we were trespassing. Unfortunately, we probably missed out on finding some old ruins because of our conscious choices...

When it was time for us to depart Scotland, it was a sad day. The land is so majestic and holds so much ancient history that is still visible in various ways. Whether it is renovated manses or castles, or just the crumbling ruins of some of those castles, it is a site that is not found in our very young country of the USA. Structures do not seem to be build to last in our country. It is more a very quickly formed structure that only has minimal staying power compared to some of the structures you find in European countries.

I am anxious for the day when I can travel back to Scotland, and re-walk in the footsteps of my very well know ancestors, the Black Douglass...

I highly recommend a trip to this country...