North Coast 500
This year, Ellen and I took a trip, roughly following the North Coast 500 route.
The West coast of Scotland is stunning. As a Glasgow cabbie observed, if it wasn't for the weather and the midges of the Scottish West Coast, Brits wouldn't bother leaving the UK for their holiday. I can't comment on the weather (which was beautiful), but he may have a point about the midges.
Here are some photos from that trip.
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This image is part of a much larger panorama that I would like to print for my wall in three parts.
If you aren't familiar with midges, they are tiny biting flies. Their vileness is brilliantly illustrated with the following video...