Strathkinness to Stirling
We had a lovely breakfast this morning at Mansedale House, packed up the car, and were on our way to Stirling. Its not a long drive, but I am revelling in the Scottish countryside: horses, sheep, wooly lambs, cows, and green, green fields separated either by straight lines of perfectly manicured hedges or stone walls. The little Scottish villages are quite unique and all adorable.
Peter wanted to check out Rumbling Bridge, which we did, and had a lovely walk along the side of the river. At first, it was miles below us, tumbling between rocks, and rock arches, and roaring in our ears. We were looking for the "lower bridge" to cross river, 300 metres from the "upper bridge" which had been wiped out. But, we never found it. When we got back we discovered we were walking "upstream" and the bridge was "downstream"...oh well!! The walk was very pretty. When I got back into the car, I noticed I had a phone call. Cursing Vodafone, who has sent me umpteen texts, and a couple of phone calls, I opened the phone message. It was Elaine from Mansedale House. She had found a "car shelf" in the drive way right where our car was parked and wondered if it was ours! It was!! So, we headed back to Strathkinness (about 30 miles back and 45 minutes driving). After picking up the shelf and thanking Elaine we headed into Cupar and found "the best coffee shop in the world". They had delicious scones, and coffee!! I don't think we stopped again until Stirling.
We first climbed up the Wallace Monument commemorating William Wallace. We walked the short distance to the monument and climbed up the 264 steps to amazing views over the grounds of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, a sad time for the English!!
We drove to our B & B, parked the car, and headed up to Stirling Castle. This castle is the largest and most important castle in Scotland. Although its not known exactly when it was constructed there is mention of the castle in history in 1110. It has been nicely restored, and there are some good historical actors in various rooms as you wander around. It was far more entertaining than Edinburgh...I hate to say!!!
After our tour we headed for dinner, then back to the B & B to arrange our bags for our hiking trip. Tomorrow we drive to Fort William, drop of the car at the B & B there, and take the train down to Milnagavie for the following morning's start of our 8 day hike on The West Highland Way. No idea what WiFi will be like along the way, but I will do my best to up date this blog. Till then....
We had a lovely breakfast this morning at Mansedale House, packed up the car, and were on our way to Stirling. Its not a long drive, but I am revelling in the Scottish countryside: horses, sheep, wooly lambs, cows, and green, green fields separated either by straight lines of perfectly manicured hedges or stone walls. The little Scottish villages are quite unique and all adorable.
Peter wanted to check out Rumbling Bridge, which we did, and had a lovely walk along the side of the river. At first, it was miles below us, tumbling between rocks, and rock arches, and roaring in our ears. We were looking for the "lower bridge" to cross river, 300 metres from the "upper bridge" which had been wiped out. But, we never found it. When we got back we discovered we were walking "upstream" and the bridge was "downstream"...oh well!! The walk was very pretty. When I got back into the car, I noticed I had a phone call. Cursing Vodafone, who has sent me umpteen texts, and a couple of phone calls, I opened the phone message. It was Elaine from Mansedale House. She had found a "car shelf" in the drive way right where our car was parked and wondered if it was ours! It was!! So, we headed back to Strathkinness (about 30 miles back and 45 minutes driving). After picking up the shelf and thanking Elaine we headed into Cupar and found "the best coffee shop in the world". They had delicious scones, and coffee!! I don't think we stopped again until Stirling.
We first climbed up the Wallace Monument commemorating William Wallace. We walked the short distance to the monument and climbed up the 264 steps to amazing views over the grounds of the Battle of Stirling Bridge, a sad time for the English!!
We drove to our B & B, parked the car, and headed up to Stirling Castle. This castle is the largest and most important castle in Scotland. Although its not known exactly when it was constructed there is mention of the castle in history in 1110. It has been nicely restored, and there are some good historical actors in various rooms as you wander around. It was far more entertaining than Edinburgh...I hate to say!!!
After our tour we headed for dinner, then back to the B & B to arrange our bags for our hiking trip. Tomorrow we drive to Fort William, drop of the car at the B & B there, and take the train down to Milnagavie for the following morning's start of our 8 day hike on The West Highland Way. No idea what WiFi will be like along the way, but I will do my best to up date this blog. Till then....
2 comments:
Hi Liz
Awesome! You are really enjoying your home country. It is very picturesque with green hills, sheep, cows, and blue sky. Congratulations on your journey. Sangeun starts the luggage packing for Vancouver. See you then after your safe tracking.
cheers
chun from Seoul
Thanks Chun: Yes!!! Loving every moment! Good luck Sangeun for the packing!!!! Looking forward to seeing you in Squamish!
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