Good-bye, Edinburgh. Hello, Skye

We left as the sun was coming up. Views as we left Edinburgh were breathtaking, and soon we were in the heart of Scotland traveling toward Inverness on ScotRail.

Sunrise - much prettier than the photo shows.

Settling in for the trip.

The Route - Edinburgh to Inverness through the Cairngorms National Park. We "enjoyed" an extra long stay in the Cairngorms due to the tracks being flooded! What an adventure. The last leg of the journey from Inverness to Mallaig was by a bus provided by the ScotRail since we were hours late arriving in Inverness.

Just some of the gorgeous scenery we passed along the way.

Some of the flooding from the recent rains. I KNEW we were getting a lot of rain. Sheesh!

Beautiful, pastoral scenes all along the way.

As we traveled into the highlands, the signs appeared in both Gaelic and English

Such scenery! Not much call for reading or cell phones, Too much to see!

Our Little Car

After picking up our rental car in Mallaig, we drove across the Skye Bridge onto the island.

Not too bad driving at first, but it wasn't long until the roads narrowed (and the oncoming trucks got bigger!).

Glenn on the right side of the car driving on the left side of the road. Tricky. Especially since we were often on boggy ground with NO shoulder.

Our destination - 5-Star Kinloch Lodge owned by Lord Godfrey and Claire Macdonald. Godfrey is the Chief of the Name and Arms of Macdonald. Read about Lord Godfrey Macdonald  here.
This destination was the splurge of the trip and worth every penny. More about Kinloch Lodge.

What a setting!

View from our room

Such luxury :-)

The bedroom in our apartment. Views from every room. Every imaginable comfort was thought of.

On the bed was a personal welcome card from Godfrey and Claire.

A gift from Glenn

One of the many, gracious common areas.