Sadly, it was now time for Clan MacDonald of Glenside to wave good-bye to our picturesque stone schoolhouse accommodation and the pretty village of Dornie with its iconic Eileen Donan Castle. It has been a fantastic stay here and we would have loved to extend our visit, however,
Edinburgh was calling us onward. While Dusty and Cheryl, with Allen and July, were heading all the way to the city today, we were going part-way (to Blairgowrie) with Mom accompanying us.
Our drive provided us with a steady stream of beautiful scenery. Along the way, we saw the "Well of Seven Heads" on the shores of Loch Lochy (see June 30th posting for the historic notes), a grazing herd of shaggy-headed Highland cattle, the scenic town of Pitlochry (we remembered visiting here back in 1980, and it's still just as nice-looking though much, much more crowded in 2018), and a red telephone box that's cleverly been converted to a roadside library, giving away books — of course, Mom stopped to check it out and found an interesting paperback that she picked up (some reading for the plane ride home in a couple of days)!
We completed the day with a comfy night's stay at the charming Rosebank B&B.
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