Saturday we ate breakfast at our B & B then promptly headed out on a whiskey tour. Yes, 10:30 am is early for whisky tasting, but it was a full tour. Blair Athol is a small distillery and doesn’t sell a lot of their own whisky as single malt. Most is sent to be part of the Johnnie Walker whisky blends.
After the tour we walked around the Pitlochry Dam and fish ladder. Then we had lunch at Hettie’s Tea Room.
Next we did two of the walks around Pitlochry. First we went through the Black Spout Woods and up to the Black Spout Waterfall.
From there we continued on through the woods to the Edradour Whisky Distillery. They are one of the smallest in the country and have not yet reopened to the public since COVID.
Then we walked toward Moulin and walked past the ruins of the Black Castle.
The next day we took the train from Pitlochry to Inverness. Upon arrival in Inverness we decided we needed some quick food, so we went to our first McDonald’s on the trip. Then we did a walking tour around the city. Luckily the McDonald’s featured prominently on the tour, so we can count it as part of our historical experiences, rather than laziness (it used to be a YMCA with a faith, hope, and charity statue on top that got moved when they tore down the building and built the building that houses the McDonald’s). We did do better for supper and found a nice Indian restaurant.
It was quite a quick trip to Inverness, but I’m hoping we will go back in the future. Today we took the train back to Glasgow to pick up a rental car (tomorrow). It’s the last day of our train pass. Time for David to start navigating the roads around here!
We also found out that another of David’s International House friends is here in Scotland with her family. Anne (Evans) Marais met us in Edinburgh for a quick coffee and catch up.
David and Heidi’s Travels 