Every where we go in the Highlands all signs are in English (black lettering) and Gaelic (green lettering). Some translations are more obvious than others.
Even the banks
Craggy rocks! Unless you are in the Highlands, all mountains/hills are smooth.
As we came around a bend in the road near a loch, we saw a beautiful rainbow up ahead (as a side note, Isaac thinks this is the most beautiful spot in all of Scotland):
There is a dam and a reservoir called Loch Glascarnoch. It was very lovely:
There is a tiny set of gardens with sheep called Leckmelm Arboretum
Since this is on the western coast, the mid-Atlantic drift brings a bounty of warmer water and air along the coast. That enables much different flora than on the eastern coast. There made interesting use of fallen trees in the place:
There is a small village on Loch Broome called Ullapool. It has a small harbor with pleasure boats as well as a small fishing fleet. They also have a ferry terminal with trips to Stornaway in the Isle of Lewis and the Outer Hebrides.
It's a small place - lots of honesty-based commerce. You can take some eggs and leave 2 pounds:
This was the Ladysmith B&B - very picturesque:
There is a set of waterfalls in a place called Corrieshalloch Gorge. There is about a 250 foot drop below the suspension bridge. The waters running in the stream are all stained with tannin from the peat:
Some heather was blooming right beside the trail to the bridge. "And we'll all go together!! To the wild mountain thyme! All around the bloomin heather! Will you go, Lassie, go?":
Off to bed - Cheers!
We also went to Corrieshalloch, though the mountains nearby were still covered with snow at the time.We also stayed the night in Ullapool, where the lady at the B&B fed us bramble jelly for breakfast. mmm.
ReplyDeleteGood to hear you got a flag.