St Andrews

St Andrews, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

What a great town. History and golf are the centres of attention. This is the rather sad remains of the cathedral, once the biggest in Scotland - sad because most other city cathedrals in Britain survived the Reformation. The hostel is full of golfers from Australia and South Africa who all seem to want to become caddies. Oh, and there's also an ancient university. I just walked past the departments of 'Logic and Metaphysics' and 'Moral Philosophy'.

First name Scott

First name Scott, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

If you think I've come a long way, think again. This is HMS Discovery, the ship that took Captain Scott to the Antarctic (Scott is his first name actually; his surname is 'of the Antarctic'). Scott isn't from Dundee, but the ship is, so it's kind of a claim to fame. In the background you can see the Tay road bridge.

Dundee

Dundee, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

City's aren't half hard work. I've only been in Dundee five minutes and I'm ready to move on. Who put all these people here, anyway?

Update at Pitlochry

Well, hello there. I apologise for this blog being a bit of a mess recently. I've been out of internet access for about a week so updating has been tricky. Contrary to the header's claims, I am not still in the Orkney islands. In fact, I'm halfway down Scotland in the town of Pitlochry. I'm a little sore from having walked 50-odd miles across the Cairngorms in 2 days, but having just left the highlands I've finally got some city-life to look forward to instead!

Over the next couple of days I'll try and tidy the site up, update the pictures and map etc, and reply to some comments.

Pitlochry

Pitlochry, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

A nice little town nestled in the southern Cairngorms. The youth hostel here was very gratefully received, despite my room being packed. Many thanks to the girl on duty who let me stay up until midnight doing laundry.

Glen Tilt 2

Glen Tilt 2, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

Thought you needed another view of this to make you jealous.

Glen Tilt

Glen Tilt, originally uploaded by British Traveller.

Finally a sunny day! And to boot, a proper lush Scottish glen to enjoy it in. Today will be my last in the Highlands - the next venture is the Lowlands and civilisation again. But what a day to finish on.