We are now at the end of day 6 of our grand whirlwind tour of Scotland and we have probably covered more of the country than many native Scots. We figured we’ve put well over 1,300 miles on the rental car so far. Tonight finds us in Glasgow, in a beautiful castle hotel. We just attended the first of two concerts of The Blue Nile, the primary reason for our trip to Scotland in the first place. I’m happy to report that the concert was fantastic. I’ll let Larry provide the full report on that one. We’ve done so much it’s hard to detail it all. We had a beautiful, sunny, dry day yesterday. Not a drop of rain. Yea! We saw the Eilean Donan castle – you Highlander fans out there will recognize that one. This morning we hiked up to the Glenfinnan Viaduct – you Harry Potter fans will recognize that (the bridge that the Hogwarts Express takes) and then went on to search for Nessie. Larry had a sighting – we have his account on video.

Larry Sees Nessie Spit

We finally got some pictures of the Scottish Highland cow – or as I like to call them, the hairy cows – thanks to Larry hiking back a ways, across a ditch, and up to a fence. There were even baby ones. They are so cute. And kind of funny looking. Cows with bangs, essentially. Actually it’s more like a cross between a cow and a maltese. I love them!

We are constantly amazed at how beautiful this country is. Each area we visit seems more beautiful and dramatic than the last. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves. We’re heading into our last few days already, but we still have much to do. More to come!

Looks like Lisa has put together a great trip as always (she’s our staff travel planner/coordinator, and I’m the staff chauffeur and photographer).

My birthday present, which is nearly profane this year, is the primary reason for going; two nights with The Blue Nile in their home town of Glasgow, Scotland. To take advantage of the pond-crossing, we turned it into our summer trip.  I’m really looking forward to all of it.