8-23-15

Today we toured Edinburgh and visited the Edinburgh Castle before our farewell dinner as the tour comes to an  end.

view of the castle from downtown Edinburgh

 our local guide in kilts and our coach driver

 Edinburgh Castle

 a view of Edinburgh from the castle

 monument in downtown Edinburgh

 The castle from downtown

 downtown monument

 The castle from downtown

 St. Andrews monument

 downtown monument

8-22-15

We move from Inverness to Edinburgh with a stop at St. Andrews, the home of golf.    On the way we stopped at the prehistoric Clava burial cairns dating back to 20000 BC.

 typical view of the narrow roadways

 The heather wasn't in full bloom but did show some light lavender color

 St. Andrews Links golf shop

 18th green

 club house

 1st tee

 St. Andrews golf museum

 Railroad bridge over Forth river

 downtown Edinburgh

8-21-15

This morning we visited a working sheep farm with a demonstration of great herding border collies.  Then it was a stop at Culloden Moor where Bonnie Prince Charlie's jacobite army was finally defeated.

resting

 one dog was sent to bring in the herd now seen at the tree line

 the rest of the dogs keep the herd in a spot

 one sheep sheared for the show

 Jo with a future herder

 The bonnie Prince Charley

 Irish hairy cattle

 Nessie

 On Loch Ness

 What is that just below the surface?

 views from the boat

 our boat

 the visitor center for our boat ride