Sit down for your daily recap, and then some

Okay, so, here we go. Lots of things to tell!

So, after leaving Glasgow we began a long and arduous journey (in a bus) to the Isle of Skye. It took us all day, from 8 am to about 6 pm, to get there. Of course, we stopped in several scenic photo places along the way.

One of the places was Doune Castle, or better known as the castle where "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" was filmed. They had coconuts that they gave out for visitors to clack together and gallop while running around the castle grounds. As you can image, a group of 24 college kids reeked a lot of havoc with these coconuts...

The second castle we stopped at was the castle that Highlander was filmed at. I think the most intense thought that passed through my mind was, "Whoa...Sean Connery walked through here at one point."

The castles were pretty awesome, now, but you have to imagine how gross they were back in the day when hundreds of stinky smelly soldiers were living in them. That's a whole lotta B.O. going on in there....Man. I am so glad I live in the times of laundry detergent and deodorant. And central air.

Today we took a boat onto Loch Curuisk. The water was nice and smooth (lucky for me!). The boat dropped us off onto this glacial area for a while, and we were able to just roam about for a bit. Even with a broken toe, I ended up climbing up mountains. I don't know if it's the excellent
scenery, the fresh air or what, but I am becoming really outdoorsy. Like I said, even with the toe, I'm still all over the cliffs and hills and mountains and beaches.

To be entirely honest with you, Ireland was absolutely nothing compared Scotland. There's so much space. I never realized that things could be so big and open and wide.

Oh, and there are TONS or sheep. They're so cute! I want to pet one, but they always run away...

Well, that's all for today, tomorrow we move on to Edinburgh. Cheers...