On to Scotland, home of the summer mist. And misty it was for both days. Edinburgh is a tender location for our ship (previous visits on R-class ships have allowed us to dock). We were greeted on the dock with pipe and drum.
We tendered to the dock, the shuttle bussed into the city -- took about an hour total to get here (15 minutes of which was spent cramming as many people as possible into the tender). This is New College.
Scott Monument over Princes Street Gardens
Royal Mile
Back at the tender, this is the railway bridge framing Marina
The high point of the visit -- we returned to the ship on this tour boat rather than a lifeboat/tender. We sat on the top deck and had a great view of the harbor as we sailed back to the ship.
June 3 ScrabsterOur excursion was a Panoramic Tour of the Scottish North Coast. Unfortunately, the Scottish mist pretty much killed the panorama. The is the Dunnet Head lighthouse.
and the famous northern cliffs of Scotland.
It is the northenmost point of mainland Britain -- the Orkney islands are to the north.
Next stop if John O'Groats. We approached on a long narrow road and found lots of tourist shops and eating places and a hotel. I'm told this is the starting/ending point for a hike from Lands End at the southwest corner of Britain. Otherwise it's just a bunch of tourist shops -- half of which were closed.
The Inn at John O'Groats with art
The light at Duncansby Head, the northeasternmost point in Britain.
And the cliffs -- I think those are gulls nesting, but your guess is as good as mine.
Finally, on our return to the Scrabster harbor, the lighthouse visible without the mist.
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