August 2017 Trip to Scotland

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The Mrs. Standard and I really enjoyed our trip to Scotland back at the last week of September and the first week of October. The Jacobite Train (aka the Harry Potter train) to Mallaig was a fun trip. We did the round trip and had afternoon tea on the train. Be sure to book early.

We also had a nice hike at Ben Nevis although the weather had been rainy for the week leading up to it. We lodged just north of Fort William at the http://corriegour-lodge-hotel.com/ The accommodations were good, and the food was excellent.

We didn't get to spend but just overnight in Inverness, but we did go to the Culloden battlefield. There was a very interesting walk through museum which told the story of the battle from both the English and the Jacobite sides. The walk around the battlefield with the auto tour was interesting as well.

If you make it up towards Skye be sure to stop at the Eileen Doonan castle for a tour.

We also spent two days on Islay, which if you like peaty scotch is the motherland. It was a beautiful island as well, and we enjoyed out stay there very much. If you do go there don't forget to see the oldest stone carved Celtic cross in Scotland.