The Highlands

For a long time, I feared we wouldn't be able to travel again. Or at least that we wouldn't be able to travel while in England and so close to mainland Europe. Thankfully, we seem to be in the traveling bug in 2022. I'm trying to soak up all the summer travel before going back to teaching this Fall. The Scottish Highlands have been at the top of my "Must-See" list for a long time. I reveled in the lochs and the mass of green mountains. I rented an adorable little cottage by the sea. It was as lovely as you're picturing (except for the spring coil beds, why must British beds be so uncomfortable?). We drove from our home in England all the way up to Inverness. It was a brutal nine-hour drive. Although a lot better on the way there than on the way back considering I was quite sick on our drive home. We explored the little city of Inverness, visited Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle (a beautiful ruinous castle on the shore of Loch Ness), and took the breath-taking drive to Isle of Skye to do all the outdoorsy Highland stuff. It was absolutely as amazing as I pictured it to be.