The garden had a Friday off for the Queen’s birthday, and I took the opportunity to go on a day tour of the Highlands. If you ever come to Edinburgh, I highly recommend The Hairy Coo tour. I heard about it from several people before I went who all enjoyed it too. The tour is free, with tipping encouraged at the end.
The tour travelled to the northwest from Edinburgh into the Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park.
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Famous Forth bridge at South Queensferry. I just took the train over this bridge on my way to Pitlochry.
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View from William Wallace Monument in Stirling.
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Lake of Menteith, the only “lake” in Scotland, all the others are called lochs.
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Border collie herding demonstration at Aberfoyle.
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Overlooking Loch Drunkie, so named because illegal whisky distillers would hide their barrels in it.
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| It was the perfect weather on our tour! This is Loch Achray, with a wedding chapel in the background. |
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The namesake of the tour are these highland cows, or “hairy coos.” They’re HUGE and eat whole slices of bread from your hand!
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Shy baby coos ventured close, but still stayed behind their mothers.
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Picturesque Loch Katrine
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We stopped at Doune Castle on the way home.
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