The radio station selections being rather meager in the highlands (two classical stations, an all gaelic station, and a lot of talk shows) drove Deek to purchase a cd to play in the car. 'The Great Wee Tartan album' of 20 favorite classic Scottish tunes. Cool, but explain to us how the Titantic Theme is a classic Scottish tune??...
We ended up spending the day at the Rothiemurchus estate. The estate is one of the oldest and best known in the highlands. It has been passed down through 18 generations of Grants for over 400 years. It encompasses part of the ancient Caledonian Forest. The estate offers all the traditional outdoors activities that one expects of Scotland. No longer just for lairds - you can fish the lochs for trout, salmon, haddock or pike, hike, stalk deer, go dog sledding, take adventure tours by land rover, quad, or highland pony, go clay shooting, or dine on delicious organic foods that come from the land. We stopped in for lunch and I had the traditional soup Cullen Skink which is haddock, potatoes, and leeks.
A view of the Cairngorms. This range has five of the six highest mountains in Scotland.
This is Loch Morlich, or in gaelic - Loch Mhùrlaig. A highlander once told me that Scots don't know how to swim because the lakes are so cold that they never go in - intentionally.
Our hike today was focused on walking the entire way around Loch Eilean, which features a little island with a partially submerged castle. It was roughly 4 miles. The scenery was absolutely beautiful.
I can't believe you bought a cd after the cd fiasco of 2006!! LOL.
ReplyDeleteLoving reading about all your adventures and the pictures are awesome.