Haggis Part 2

Did I say haggis? I meant Scotland.

The second day in the land of the leprechaun

The second day in the land of the dingo

The second day in the land of the uh... Highland cow?

How very majestic. We'll get to that in a couple pictures. 

And on the second day, Cody woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed at 6:30 in the morning to make sure he was at the bus stop at 7:20, when the Highland Tour was picking him up. As we drove out of the city, I waved at my previously conquered dirt mount.

 Once we left Edinburgh, we passed by these weird statues. I can't remember what they're called, but it had something to do with seahorses and sculptures. Just 'cuz I can't remember the name of them doesn't mean they lose coolness!

 Stirling Castle. Pretty uneventful so far. Except for the fact that I'm DRIVING THROUGH SCOTLAND

 Doune Castle. This castle is where Monty Python and the Holy Grail's castle scenes were filmed. I wish we could have stopped here, but that stop is on another tour.

 COWS AGAIN! Highland cattle are very fuzzy. I wouldn't mind having one. I thought they were kinda cute.

 Ok folks... Prepare for a barrage of beautiful Scottish Highlands pictures. It was really hard choosing the best ones, but I did my best.

 These next two are the Rannoch Moors. This is apparently where the ending sequences of James Bond's Skyfall was filmed.

 Back to Highlands.

 This'll be my house one day.

 There are glens (valleys) and there are bens (mountains). I got shots of both.

 Glen Coe. "The Valley of Weeping." Some call it that, at least. It's actually the Valley of the River Coe.

 The River Coe.

We arrived at a little pit stop area shortly after Glen Coe, at which point I bought a haggis and brie panini for lunch. I didn't get a picture of the haggis this time...

 Aaaaand we've arrived at Loch Ness. Taking a cruise out on the Loch was so cool.

 This guy is a 3D sonar type deal. We were able to see what was below us. There was another sensor that showed a weird graph based on the size of fish below us. We never saw anything bigger than an arctic char, a breed of fish that is cannibalistic. That's not a great example of evolution, but hey.

 Oh mah gawd! It's the Loch Ness Monster!

 This is the only island in the Loch. Apparently it used to be a lot bigger, before the Loch filled up a bit more.

 3rd bagpiper of the trip! This guy really went to town.

 Blair Castle.

 And this is the end :( this is on my train back to Oxford. It was a straight shot, no getting on other trains. I snapped a picture of the waterside hills as a goodbye shot.