Scotland 2017 Itinery


In Scotland, there is no such thing as bad weather -only the wrong clothes
— Billy Connelly

Well, I think we have the Scotland Itinery planned and ready to go.  There is room for adjustment as we make new discoveries but we have lodging set for each night so that's the only constraint.

 

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We start in Glasgow to get a feel for the largest city and immerse in the culture.  A key part of that will be that we are staying in the "National Piping Center" above all the folks with Bagpipes. This may make for an interesting first night in Scotland.  

 

 

Next we shift to Edinburgh to take in the Castle, Cathedral, Parliament and the alleys of old town. These two cities will be our Urban experience and then its on to the Highlands. 

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The first stop in the Highlands will be Stirling to see yet more castles, the haunted walk, Culross and Trossachs National Park. This could be the time we paint our faces and go "Braveheart" as well.

 

 

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After this we're off to the Caringorms and an amazing national park with classic Scottish landscapes as well as the "Whisky Tour" :).  Please excuse any blurry photos on this segment of the trip. 

 

 

 

Next on to Inverness and the infamous "Nessie".  If we get a pic we'll share with you first before the rest of the world. 

 

 

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The last stop in the Highlands will be Aberdeen and we might drop into Balmoral Castle to say hi to her Ladyship if she's in then back to Edinburgh. 

 

 

 

I'll do my best to post every evening we are there with some pics to let you know we're still kicking and didn't stop the tour at the Whisky Trail..........   .... ... . .. 


Getting Ready for Scotland!


Overpack. It’s why suitcases have wheels now.
— Anonymous

Well travel time is finally here and after several trial runs and numerous internal conversations over what to take, I think I've finally come up with the travel package:

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  • Two camera bodies (D500 for wildlife
    and D810 for Landscape)
  • Nikon 200-500 for wildlife (yes I know its HEAVY!)
  • Nikon 1.4 and 1.7 tele for 200-500
  • Nikon 28-300 for "walk around"
  • Nikon 16-35 for interior shots

plus...

The tripod, the gimbal as many batteries and memory cards as I can cram in and all of the "life support" stuff that you never have when you need it. 

Just look for the "Breaking Bad" guy getting off the plane that looks like Quaimodo.

Now all I have to figure out is how to get it all on the plane......