Today we got another early start and head South. We drove from Inverness to Balmoral through the Highlands. The mountains looked very desolate but later found out they are covered with heather in the summer and appear purple.
We are a little early for that. It must be beautiful! We passed some ski villages---really just small areas compared to our ski resorts and even saw some snow on top of the mountains.
We drove along windy roads with some sheep in some areas and some areas with nothing at all. We stopped at Balmoral Castle which is home to the Queen in the month of August. It was beautiful!
Leaving Balmoral we passed an unusual white castle in the shape of a star. Very pretty!
I was surprised at the number of people who travel with their dogs! We even saw an older couple with a stroller carrying their two dogs! Please! The castle and gardens were lovely. We did an audio tour and took lots of pictures.
After leaving the castle we happened on a small town where we decided to get a bite to eat. We haven't been eating lunch but decided we better get a bite to eat since we would be having a late dinner.
On we went to Perth, found our hotel and checked in. A little while later we drove to Edinburgh Airport to pick up Ashley and Jay. We gave Jay the driving job for the next few days. We drove back to Perth and found the name of a good pub, but when we got there the door was locked. We could hear a lot of people but could not get in. Oh well.
A few locals came by and told us about a place called Witherspoons. We had a lite dinner and headed back to the hotel.
Until tomorrow!
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