The days - and evenings - are so full that there is little time to journal before moving on to the next thing, so apologies for the silence during the last few days. Amazingly the weather has been mostly dry, with even a little sun, and has in no way limited our outdoor activities.
Wednesday saw us taking a trip back in time as we rode the Strathspey Steam Train up to Broomhill station - Glen Bogle station to those who are fans of 'Monarch of the Glen'. The scenery was spectacular, and quite varied - heather-covered flattish heathland, billiant green hillsides dotted with sheep and lambs of several different varieties, with the Cairngorms themselves making a backdrop of purplish mauve. Our time in Broomhill was brief, just long enough to take the requisite pictures, then we began our return journey to Aviemore. We had opted to take a 2hour stop in Boat of Garten, which proved to be the right decision as there was a lovely, peaceful bird sanctuary where we found a very convenient bench for our noon 'wee piece'! In fact, we were so taken with boat of Garten (so-named because of the ferry that crossed the River Spey at that point prior to the building of the bridge) that we decided to rent bikes again the next day, and bike up there for ourselves. Needless to say, the 'flattish' areas did not feel that way when our legs were providing the power....It was 7 miles in each direction, then we added on a further 2.5 miles in each direction as we visited the local Osprey Protection Centre, where we were able to view, through binoculars, the osprey - both mama and papa! - sitting on the eggs, but not both at the same time! The 'expert' there was very passionate about osprey, and we gleaned a lot of info.
Later that same day we drove into Inverness, to dine out on some wonderful haggis and attend a concert with the pipes and drums of the Scots Guards!
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