Planning for Scotland


Our Scotland guide sent us our 4-day fall itinerary that starts in Edinburgh, goes through the Highlands, and ends with a road trip to just past the northern border of England. From there we will have two days to spend elsewhere on our way south to Cornwall.

I’m glad we’re enlisting her services because a) someone else will be driving us while we are jet lagged and b) she can fashion a more efficient route to make the most of our time. Drew’s more than happy to drive (he did in Ireland) but with the compressed schedule, hiring a guide will be better.

Our itinerary includes paddleboarding in a loch, sightseeing in a gondola, horseback riding in the Highlands, visiting castles and staying in one, traveling on the Jacobite train (Hogwarts Express), going on a sunrise walk, enjoying a Sunday pub roast, and sampling, what else, fish and chips.