Arthur’s Seat and the drive to Glencoe

Our last day in Edinburgh we woke up, it was a gorgeous morning, so we decided to climb Arthur’s seat.

“Arthur’s Seat is the main peak of the group of hills in Edinburgh, Scotland which form most of Holyrood Park, described by Robert Louis Stevenson as “a hill for magnitude, a mountain in virtue of its bold design”.[1] It is situated just to the east of the city centre, about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east of Edinburgh Castle. The hill rises above the city to a height of 250.5 m (822 ft), provides excellent panoramic views of the city and beyond, is relatively easy to climb, and is popular for hillwalking.” – wikipedia

It was a gorgeous walk a steady climb but very doable. After that we roamed around Edinburgh making sure we hit all the spots we wanted to see before we left for the Scottish Highlands.

Early this morning, we caught an Uber back to the airport to go pick up our rental car. Last night I was thinking to myself “why did we decide to rent a car and drive accross the country??” It sounded daunting to drive to Glencoe! Scary not only because the roads are very narrow and all the roundabouts, but also the steering wheel is on the other side!!! and you’re driving on the other side of the road!!! 😳😳 needless to say it was a little stressful and we made our blanket apology for things that might get blurted out on the road, and we left the parking lot! By the time we got to the scenic two lane roads George was a pro at driving 🤗♥️. There was still the occasional stressful roundabout but we got the hang of it and it was all good!

The drive to Glencoe was AMAZING!!! The mountains and the views as we were driving were like nothing we’ve ever seen. I’m not sure our pictures will do it justice but we are going to try!

Glencoe is a village in western Scotland. It lies in steep-sided Glencoe valley, in the Scottish Highlands. The area is known for waterfalls and trails – wikipedia

Tomorrow we head to the Isle of Skye and I’m sure we will see many more beautiful vistas along the way!!

Until then here are some pics from our last couple days in Edinburgh and the drive to Gencoe…

The acts at the Fringe Festival were crazy!!

Edinburgh Castle

Karen found a really cool used book store Armchair Books , it was a magical bookshop!! Of coarse we bought a copy of Jane Austen’s Emma from 1905 🤗🤗

Climbing Arthur’s Seat!

On the road to Glencoe we stopped at Stirling Castle.

One of the many Loches we passed on the way! They are so gorgeous!! Acouple pics then were were back on the road! Along the way we took loads of pics but u cannot capture the awesomeness of this place!