Scotland Heat Wave

The Scots say that nobody comes to Scotland for the weather. A breezy 70 degree summer day here is a heat wave. Imagine how prepared they were (or we were!) when we encountered 90 degree temperatures in July. Nevertheless, we dragged ourselves all over hilly Edinburgh, melted in barely air-conditioned buses, and puddled at the foot of Calton Hill after an afternoon climb. On the plus side, the sunshine made for great photos. Oh, and tell the Scots that Kerry did come to Scotland for the weather. We paid good money to see castles rising from ghostly mists and ruined abbeys shrouded in fog. And though we didn't expect the restless spirits of Highland warriors sighing from wind-whipped battlefields, it would've been nice to be able to imagine them. Hey, sometimes drizzle and gloom is what sells.

The Ben Nevis Distillery, Fort William

Whisky helps (what heat?)



















Lots of it















Raffle Winners!

(more whisky)



















Urquhart Castle Ruins

It actually did rain here. Kerry was quite happy.















Loch Ness













At Invermoriston Bridge



















Glenfinnan Hills

See Harry Potter anywhere?



















The Jacobite Steam Train

(aka the Hogwarts Express)