Well, we're settled in to our Edinburgh palace now, and have regular wifi access. For those of you we've been neglecting on email, be assured we'll take care of you soon!
But first: here's a recap of our trip to the Isle of Mull.
We drove from Glasgow to Oban in a rental car, then took the ferry across to the town of Craignure. Mull is in red on this map.

From there, we drove up to Tobermory. Super scenic, but on a 'one track' road that had passing places every so often. It wasn't too bad driving, but some of the locals tried their best to run us off the road. We got to Tobermory, and settled into our bed and breakfast, the Ivybank. The pictures below show the view of the Ivybank's garden, which overlooks the harbor of Tobermory. Needless to say, it was more breathtaking in person. After settling in, we went to Glengorm Castle, which has been converted to a b&b. Along the way, we saw these incredibly hairy Highland Cows, some of which were practicing for next year's mating season. Here's pics of this leg:
3 comments:
Cool trip you seem to be taking bro.
Your paleness must really blend in up there :)
oh yeah, we feel very much at home. blending right in, until we open our mouths and reveal our yankee heritage...it's funny, because you can sometimes see shock register on people's faces as they try to figure out what exactly we said...they expect a scottish, or perhaps an english one. of course, there have been a few times where we've talked to someone and i've had a deer in headlights look (you might be familiar with that one from BA). for example: we were at the mishnish, a pub on mull, and a really drunk guy grabbed me on the way to the bar and said "what's crackin?" and i was like "uhhhhhhh" and he realized i was an american and said "that's scottish for 'what's happening?'" oh, right.
you'd like it here, but it doesn't really meet your criteria of positive exchange rate. 2 dollars = 1 pound. but stuff is cheaper in general, so that works (we got a boatload of food for 30 pounds yesterday).
Gee we miss Mull! Looks like you had a great time. how did you like driving into Oban and taking the ferry to Mull?
That's a great photo of the Highland Cows "hugging."
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