Scotland Trip, Part Two

To get to Inverness from London I took an express train to Gatwick airport, costing roughly $60 return. As soon as I got to the airport and sat down with a latte and croissant, somebody triggered the fire alarm and the entire airport was evacuated. We were herded out on to the tarmac en masse. I had to abandon my latte.

Confusion

Delayed-Delayed-Delayed-Delayed-Please Wait-Delayed-Delayed

Eventually I made it on to my flight and an hour and a half later landed at the charmingly small Inverness airport.

The river Ness

Dinner at Rocpool. I had venison with black pudding.

the evening started out civilized....

The next morning (or early afternoon…okay, mid-afternoon) we packed up the rental car and set out to Loch Ness and the Isle of Skye.

things got misty

My feet were wet for three days straight. I never have proper footwear. Ever.

rocks.

memento mori

Durness

We never made it to a whiskey distillery but we did drink our fair share of the glorious malt. We sampled Fraogh, an ancient Pictish beer infused with heather. Allison also introduced me to the wonders of haggis,as well as square sausage, potato scones, scampi fries, prawn cocktail crisps, and the king of all snack food, the Scotch egg. And then we went for a walk.