On day 2, Bobby and Anthony flew in from America.
We picked up the rental car and set out into the Highlands.
Those Scott's are so funny.
We stopped in Succoth to hike Ben Arthur
more commonly referred to as
It did not succoth.
I stepped in the bog.
The saddle of The Cobbler with views over Loch Lomond.
At the end the hike we were exhausted and hungry,
so we took a drive and stumbled across the
Tyndrum Inn.
While in Scotland, eat as the Scott's.
Haggis, neeps, and tatties in a white whiskey sauce.
(lamb, turnips, and potatoes)
Holy moly yum.
After dinner we drove further up into the highlands to find a camping spot.
I didn't take too many pictures,
but I did capture a lot of video footage.
Video compilations of the trip will be posted later :)
We stopped at a spot along Loch Garry and set up camp.
About 10 minutes after arrival,
we were greeted by some friends.
Thousands of midges came out of the grass and woods and surrounded us.
It was impossible to open your eyes or mouth without having some fly in.
We became very creative in our approach to setting up camp,
and quickly made a smoky fire to shoo away the bugs.
The tent was put up in lightning speed
(or at least as fast as possible when setting up a new tent for the first time...)
It should also be pointed out that these pictures were taken around 11:00 pm.
Summer days in Scotland are long, with only about 5 hours of darkness.
When the tent was ready,
we climbed in and had a quick dance party to celebrate the avoidance of midges.
At one point, we poked our heads out to check the dying fire
and it had miraculously grown from mere smoke to a massive glorious fire.
Too bad the midges liked the fire too,
otherwise we would have sat around before going to bed.
