Lots of Sunshine

Well, it has been a while since my last post, but there is so much to do. Sitting in front of a computer is not an option!

We have finally gotten beautiful weather. Wayne has put the top down on the car, and we will enjoy the day in St. Andrews. No golf, we decided, since we have many opportunities to play at home, and we just don't want to sacrifice the time here.

The Isle of Skye was fabulous. And the drive from there to Grantown on Spey took us from rocky seashore through deep woodlands and around Loch Ness (no monster). Elgin has grown up considerably since my last visit, and the traffic was not to our liking. But we managed to see Fort George (very interesting), the Elgin Cathedral ruins (fascinating), a few more distilleries (no, that's not all we do) and the Speyside Cooperage. We have found that we tour slowly, and we don't schedule too ambitiously.

The Edradour distillery is beautiful...one of the nicest we have ever seen. Very small, very pretty, the people there very nice. (And the whisky's also very good.) It is a little secret of Scotland. Well worth the trip on the winding roads.

The "Old Course" at St. Andrews is much better manicured than I recall. But, the town itself is largely unchanged. Probably my favorite place in Scotland.

We have the top down on the car, and we plan a relaxing day out and about the town. Hopefully a sunset dinner, too.