On Monday we said goodbye to our good friends, Ross and Anna. They were incredible hosts and we enjoyed spending several days with them. We would have been tempted to stay longer, but figured we should let them get some work done! :) Ross sat Jeff down with a map and gave us many suggestions about places to see, so we got our rental car, quickly learned to drive on the left and headed west.
We fairly quickly found ourselves in a much more wild landscape. These were some of the "hills" we saw along the drive.
I think there are more sheep in Scotland than there are people
I think there are more sheep in Scotland than there are people
Our destination was a town in the northwest called Lochinver. This is the coast as we approached the town.
Ross has some friends who recommended a B&B (Ardsaile) just outside of Lochinver. Here is a view of the house from a hike we took the following morning.
Heather
Suspicious sheep
It was super windy for our day in Lochinver. It's a good thing we didn't have much hiking planned. The forecast was for 50-60 mph winds. I was almost blown off this rock.
The best road sign EVER (2nd best is the elderly people sign)
One last view of one of the many lochs in the Lochinver area. After a morning hike it was time to move on and explore further...
1 comment:
Better than the elderly people sign?! Yeah, okay, maybe. We remember the elderly people sign. I took a picture of that one on skye. I don't know why it struck me as so funny, I guess they have signs for children playing.
I love the pictures. Landscapes look awesome with that reddish brown ground covering (is that the ferns or the heather?). Glad you made it to the Ard Daraich and loved it.
-andy
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