After 9 pleasant days in the UK, rain arrived today for our journey to the north coast. It's OK, because we were in the train station and on the train for much of the day, and didn't get soaked. While it would have been nice to watch the Scottish highlands pass by with a blue sky background, we still enjoyed the journey. Arrived in Inverness just after 3 pm, the rain had stopped, and we found our hotel easily, just 3 blocks from the rail station.
We took a practice walk to the car rental spot so we know where to go tomorrow to pick up our wheels for the remainder of the trip. Wandered around Inverness late afternoon and then had a wonderful Scottish dinner at a local hotspot.
No pictures today, but here is one of some locals in kilts from yesterday in Edinburgh. We do see men in kilts wandering around, and occasional bag-pipers on street corners looking for a hand-out.
Whilst on the train we saw a nice flock of Stock Doves in a field (new bird #30) and then whilst walking in Inverness, saw 4 Hooded Crows (new bird #31). So that was nice - I wasn't expecting anything new until we get to Isle of Skye.
Tomorrow we circle Loch Ness in search of you know who....
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