calypso726
Escaping reality one Disney vacation at a time
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- Dec 11, 2006
This morning we drove to Inverness airport for our flight to the Isle of Lewis. We were in our own chartered plane and the flight was only about 30 minutes. Seeing a Brave poster from "Visit Scotland" at the airport made me smile.
On our drive over we saw some peat cutting and peat stacks. I also got to smell my first peat fire. I LOVE the smell!!!!!
Our first stop was the Gearrannan Blackhouse village and the Blackhouse of Arnol no. 42. It was pretty amazing to venture inside and imagine going back to a time and place when it was common for people to live in in these types of dwellings.
I am 5 feet tall and I believe this is the first time I have ever had to duck through a doorway before! What a novel experience.
Next stop was the visit to Carloway Broch
The last stop before lunch was the Callanish Standing Stones. This was a stop I was looking forward to seeing. There were a number of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series fans on the tour besides me. The standing stones are a feature in the books which initially take place in Scotland. It seemed many of us were most enthusiastic about this particular stop.
On our drive over we saw some peat cutting and peat stacks. I also got to smell my first peat fire. I LOVE the smell!!!!!
Our first stop was the Gearrannan Blackhouse village and the Blackhouse of Arnol no. 42. It was pretty amazing to venture inside and imagine going back to a time and place when it was common for people to live in in these types of dwellings.
I am 5 feet tall and I believe this is the first time I have ever had to duck through a doorway before! What a novel experience.
Next stop was the visit to Carloway Broch
The last stop before lunch was the Callanish Standing Stones. This was a stop I was looking forward to seeing. There were a number of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series fans on the tour besides me. The standing stones are a feature in the books which initially take place in Scotland. It seemed many of us were most enthusiastic about this particular stop.