Siddarth Family Summer Vacation 2019

Part I (Where a Souvenir focused group makes a return drive to Drumnadrochit to ensure that no souvenir was left behind) Sanju had been lamenting the fact that we missed the opportunity to buy loch ness related souvenirs at Drumnadrochit, so Suba planned a return drive, on this, our open day, back to the stores there. Part II (Where Sid enjoys a solo bike ride exploring the surroundings of Glen Coe) In researching this trip, I had come across the network of bicycle routes around the UK. I had gotten excited about the idea of spending a day on a bike, with Aarav, Tejas and any others that shared my excitement to explore the area by  self propelled means. Facing the prospect of 4 more hours in a car, returning to a place I had already been, I tried to resurrect my bicycling plans, but trying to accomodate the lack of transportation. I ended up finding CrankitupGear in nearby glencoe, which offered a couple different options for bicycle adventure. Either a loop around near...

The weather on Thursday was predicted to be sunny and pleasant, so the plan was to brave the long drive to the isle of Skye, and look around there. The drive, as usual, was billed as having spectacular views, albeit long at ~3 hours or so. After a brief stop to pick up sandwiches, the narrator managed to fall asleep, and missed most of the beautiful scenery until the next stop on the shores of Loch Duich, with views of the Eilean Donan Castle , and the nearby town of Dornie. Some pictures, snacks and coffee later, we continued our drive, crossing over the Skye Bridge , and onto the Isle of Skye. The plan was to make a clockwise loop around the island as suggested by an itinerary found online. The first stop was at the Fairy Glen, near Uig . Some adventures involving stuck vehicles, single lane roads and traffic policing later, we found a parking spot near the fairy glen, and picnic’ed on our sandwiches and snacks. A short hike led us to the fairy glen, which had spe...