Honeymoon in Scotland, trip suggestions

[Jock Scot]

Jock,

Thanks for the feedback. I really appreciate the tip about the binoculars, as that is not something I would have thought of until it was probably too late. Are there any must see spots for wildlife you can recommend?

As for the kilt in my other trips the only time I've worn the kilt in Scotland before was when I was 10 years old padding about my uncle's place in Ayrshire. It was my first kilt and I didn't know any better. I think we'll only pack the kilt if we have anything on the schedule that might be an occasion to wear one (highland games or ceilidh) and if we do I'm sure we will both be wearing the custom tartan we're having made, so we will match.

As you probably know, seeing wildlife either happens by accident, or after sitting, watching and waiting! If you are in the Highlands then, ten minutes with the binoculars whilst by a loch, glassing the hills and water can often pay dividends. Skye is probably the best place(not the only place) to see the Golden Eagle and the Sea Eagle, but with wildlife it really depends on the time of year and luck. Dolphins, whales and basking sharks are also around our shores in the summer months too.

You are getting good advice here from the others too. Sometimes, often in fact, it is the visitors who have the "T shirt" who are the ones who have the useful travel tips to an area and the posts above prove the point.

Yes Scotland is wet, but you may be interested to know that the Western Highlands has been the warmest place in Britain for the last few days and looks like being so for a few more days. Beware of the sun in Scotland! It is not tropical type heat, but with little air pollution the human skin can and does burn easily. I kid you not.