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Monday, July 18, 2011

Scotland 2011 - Day 9: Islay to Loch Lomond via Invrrary Loch Fyne

The Way Back

We decided not to take two ferries and island hop on our way back. Instead, we took one ferry from Isla and drove toward Loch Lomond, which would be our stop for the night.
Daisy in Inverary.
Inverary: home to a beautiful castle, an interesting jail and a sweet shop that was the biggest let down so far. It looked good but all the sweets were stale or "not quite right". Shame.
We had lunch at a lovely cafe in Inverary called Brambles. I had the most delicious macaroni and cheese. It is so strange that this appears to be a Scottish thing. Yum.

Ships

We continued on up Loch Fyne and whizzed past this little gem. We read the sign as we zoomed and realized we were going to turn around. We just had to stop in at the Loch Fyne Oyster Market so Josh could sample their wares. They were just bringing in the day's fresh catch and he says they were divine.
I love this quote.

He really is so happy here.
The view from Loch Fyne is breathtaking. The green of the hills is so vibrant!

Our last night camping (Loch Lomond) in our beloved Daisy.
The stream runs right in front of our camper.
It is here that we met the Scottish midgie. Imagine a mosquito but so small that you can't see it! This hardly seems fair. You can't even smack them!

We didn't get to spend a lot of time in Loch Lomond but we did eat at a great place...The Kilted Skirlie!
http://www.kiltedskirlie.co.uk/
Josh had a haggis and neeps starter that he said was very creative and yummy!
Sisterly adoration.
Max got a lot of this on our trip. He is starting to really look after her. He warns her of danger and tries to stop her from doing unsafe things (which she tries to do all the time).
This also means that he gets to act like the boss a lot. He loves that.

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