Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #376 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) Our next stop was on Loch Shin to hear about the "Wee Hoose"which is best explained in the video When I saw the bird sitting on it I thought of it as a wee bird house . There some wee flowers growing there Edited May 12, 2020 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #377 Share Posted May 12, 2020 I'm not sure where we stopped next except to enjoy scenery and wildlife With the open shallow area it was a good place for birds to fish and where they could see you approaching Unless they were busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #378 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Dunrobin Castle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunrobin_Castle There were a couple of buses here already and Matthew suggested that we go through the castle and down to the zoo A huge tree It's also called the Museum https://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/golspie/dunrobincastlemuseum/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted May 12, 2020 #379 Share Posted May 12, 2020 Funny story about the wee hoose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #380 Share Posted May 12, 2020 11 minutes ago, AF-1 said: Funny story about the wee hoose We heard several of funny stories during the day . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #381 Share Posted May 12, 2020 The Castle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 12, 2020 Author #382 Share Posted May 12, 2020 (edited) We saw flowers like these in Chile last year There was a group of people seated in the garden to learn about and watch a demonstration of Falconry http://www.dunrobincastle.co.uk/garden.html#falconry After showing and teaching about the Falcon he unmasked the bird and sent it flying In a dive the Peregrine Falcon is the fastest animal in the world attaining speeds of 240 mph ! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peregrine_falcon The bird circled overhead before diving on a target that the handler would swing around his head at the end of a rope . The bird never caught the target until he was allowed to and I never got a clear photo of the bird when he was flying . This one is take from the Dunrobin's Castle's website . Edited May 12, 2020 by scubacruiserx2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #383 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Falconry at the Dunrobin Castle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #384 Share Posted May 13, 2020 A couple more photos from the grounds before ascending to the overlook of the castle The green plants at the bottom of the photo are Rhubarb standing 6 feet tall . We have also seen and eaten some while in Chile . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #385 Share Posted May 13, 2020 There are 189 rooms within the castle, making it the largest in the Northern Highlands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunrobin_Castle Just like on the Regal Not like the Regal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted May 13, 2020 #386 Share Posted May 13, 2020 anyone living in the castle now?. I read where it was a boarding school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #387 Share Posted May 13, 2020 1 hour ago, AF-1 said: anyone living in the castle now?. I read where it was a boarding school I found this on Travel to Scotland : A warm welcome to Dunrobin Castle, home of my ancestors for over seven hundred years. I'm so proud that people from all over the world pay us a visit and I enjoy being able to share the magnificent castle and gardens with others. Lord Strathnaver. Dunrobin Castle is the most northerly of Scotland's great houses and the largest in the Northern Highlands with 189 rooms. Dunrobin Castle is also one of Britain's oldest continuously inhabited houses dating back to the early 1300s, home to the Earls and later, the Dukes of Sutherland. The Castle, which resembles a French chateâu with its towering conical spires, has seen the architectural influences of Sir Charles Barry, who designed London’s Houses of Parliament, and Scotland’s own Sir Robert Lorimer. The Castle was used as a naval hospital during the First World War and as a boys’ boarding school from 1965 to 1972. Dunrobin Castle is on the east coast of the Northern Highlands overlooking the Moray Firth, just north of the villages of Golspie and Dornoch . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #388 Share Posted May 13, 2020 The way up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #389 Share Posted May 13, 2020 We left the castle before the large group and had an early lunch We walked just across the parking lot to a beach with a picnic table The company , beach and food were all excellent Moving toward our next stop we encountered some wildlife on the way 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 13, 2020 Author #390 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Next up was Dornach Cathedral Dornoch Cathedral is a parish church in the Church of Scotland, serving the small Sutherland town of Dornoch, in the Scottish Highlands. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the church is not the seat of a bishop but retains the name due to being, historically, the seat of the Bishop of Caithness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dornoch_Cathedral Matthew wanted to show us the gargoyles there but when we got there it seemed like the church was in use I felt a bit like a paparazzi lurking in the bushes - but this was good stuff Scotland the Brave on the pipes and a wedding ! Strangely , we would run into this car later As a footnote , this church was where Elon Musk of Tesla and SpaceX fame was married in 2010 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted May 13, 2020 #391 Share Posted May 13, 2020 wow maybe he married a scottish gal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 14, 2020 Author #392 Share Posted May 14, 2020 When the wedding began we moved around to the side of the cathedral to have a look at the gargoyles Since they were back lit and I didn't bring my flash it's hard to see the detail The Castle , now a hotel The cathedral and the Charities Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 14, 2020 Author #393 Share Posted May 14, 2020 A visit to Glenmorange The meeting area They claim to have the tallest stills in Scotland - as tall as a giraffe ! We we're not allowed to take photos inside . It was quite hot in the still room and it vented to the outside Here's the herd of giraffes The photo came from wikipedia and was taken by Jack Shainsky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenmorangie_distillery And the final product The screen shot was taken from their web site https://www.glenmorangie.com/en-us The parting shot That's a 1962 Coupe deVille Cadillac . My dad had a 1961 Sedan de Ville colored pink that we used to call the Pink Panther . After the tour we had a wee dram of scotch and made a few purchases for medicinal reasons . As we were leaving the wedding party pulled up in their cars for some photos . As it turns out , the Father of the Bride is the Still Master there . That must have been some wedding party ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 14, 2020 Author #394 Share Posted May 14, 2020 We had contacted Matthew asking if we could see heather in the highlands not nothing that we would be there at the wrong time . But Matthew had found a little in bloom which we stopped to look at . After arriving back at the port we heard the pipes again and walked down to see them . It was a full band of talented young people We near that our time was drawing to a close as they began Scotland the Brave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 14, 2020 Author #395 Share Posted May 14, 2020 A farewell wave Moving out The Seven Seas Navigator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 15, 2020 Author #396 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Leaving Invergordon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 16, 2020 Author #397 Share Posted May 16, 2020 With a budget of $380 , we thought that we could find a semi private tour to Mt . St. Michael . We wound up doing a private tour with Radio Taxi and boy are we glad that we that we did ! We met our guide and driver , Jaime , at the appointed time and we all we could think was " is this car really for us ? " Well it was ! We felt like kids in an eye candy store ! So with a 2-1/2 ride we got to know Jaime . He's a great guy will excellent English and people skills . Unlike a number of our previous contacts with some of the French , he likes Americans and has been to , and driven across much of the U. S. He had been in South Florida recently on vacation and knows the area where live . He also shared with us some of the history of Mt. St. Michel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Saint-Michel And before we knew it we were there ! We asked him if we could stop before we got there and here's our first glimpse : Switching to the telephoto camera to pull it in , across a rapeseed field . Wheat and rapeseed fields shot with HDR . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted May 16, 2020 #398 Share Posted May 16, 2020 Wow - I would have been in Paris today for a post cruise stay........ Another year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AF-1 Posted May 16, 2020 #399 Share Posted May 16, 2020 How far of drive was Mt. St.- Michel from cruise port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted May 16, 2020 Author #400 Share Posted May 16, 2020 1 hour ago, Coral said: Wow - I would have been in Paris today for a post cruise stay........ Another year. We have another cruise planned on HAL to Norway after we leave France . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now