Another grey day. The hostel weather forecasts have a section called 'chance of cloud free mountains: 20 percent', so that shows how bad it gets round here. Cheer up though, I got you a picture of a mountain loch instead.
Monday, 4 June 2007
Sunday, 3 June 2007
Cairngorms
I was hoping to get a good view of the Cairngorm mountains but it's just slightly too cloudy. This is the best I can manage. You might be able to make out some snow on the tops - it's a ski resort in the winter.
Scot's pine
I've just said goodbye to my family, and I'm back in the mountains - the foothills of the Cairngorms. I think this is a Scot's Pine, but don't quote me on it.
Saturday, 2 June 2007
Fort George
The major piece of local history around here is to be the Battle of Culloden (1746), the last battle fought on British soil. We visited the battleground yesterday, but there was nothing to see except an old cottage that had nothing to do with the battle anyway, so I've got a picture of this instead. This is Fort George. After Bonnie Prince Charlie, the pretender to the throne, was defeated at Culloden, George II had this fort built to subdue the highlanders. Ironically, it now server as the working barracks of the Queen's Own Highlanders themselves.
Friday, 1 June 2007
Looking north
At the top of the mountain now, looking north towards the Northern Highlands, sometimes called 'the last true wilderness in Europe'.
Up a mountain
This is my family. We're halfway up a modest mountain at the side of Loch Ness. I'm not sure of it's name. It's quite exciting, as it's my first mountain since arriving in Scotland, and it's my little brother's first mountain ever!
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