Aug 9
I am here in Scotland on the Affric Kintail Way. It’s a pretty difficult track, mostly uphill. It’s been raining on and off all day… it’s something you have to accept, when going to the Highlands on a bike. The forest here is so thick like a little fairy tale forest. I met the real beasts of Scotland: the dreaded midges.
Aug 10
About 3 days ago I came up from Drumnadrochit on the Affric Kintail way. I literarily went up to the top of every peak I saw… not really by choice. Today, I was gonna take the bus down to Drumnadrochit, but the bus driver wouldn’t let my bike on. So instead I rode, and it was very well worth it. I’ve found a cool graveyard and a church next to a loch. It is so beautiful on this road. I noticed the size of the cows here in Scotland, they are enormous. Obviously, they have plenty of nutrition. There are all kinds of little houses nestled up on the hill. The buildings here are pretty amazing… and the colors of the flowers. I made it down to Drumnadrochit today, where I found Urquhart Castle.
to be continued …