The Highlands - Nairn

Glenfiddich Distillery

4 People and All this Luggage in a Citreon 4??

The North Sea at Nairn

Had a lovely night in Aberdeen staying at the Hilton Garden Inn (the best hotel so far). Went shopping after breakfast  for a couple of hours  but did not buy anything.

Set out for Nairn which is near Inverness.  Reached Dufftown and turned off for a visit to the Glenfiddich Distillery.  Had a tour of the distillery which was a very professional operation. There were tour guides who spoke Spanish, German, French and Italian. Were very impressed at the explanation of the process to make the whisky and had a nose (smell) of whisky in different years of maturation with the oldest being one that was 37 years in the cask. A good end to the tour was a tasting of 12, 15 and 18 year old Glenfiddach. Realised how ripped off we are in Australia as the 18 year old is £35 (AUD  60) where as in Australia I think it’s about $100.

It is interesting seeing the difference between the vegetation in the lowlands (farmland) and the highlands (very alpine like).  The farm country is absolutely beautiful, so lush and green.  Actually it is harvest time for barley, wheat and other winter crops.  Farm machinery appears to have right of way on the roads and we have encountered many tractors and harvesters on the road.  They cause a long line of traffic in many cases.  The cattle and sheep are very well fed because of the beautiful pastures and all the hay that is baled immediately after the harvest.

Currently sitting in our lodgings looking out the window at the North Sea – very placid at the moment. Had a walk along the seafront last night and it is a lovely spot.

Off to Inverness, Cawdor Castle and Culloden Battlefield today. We have another night here in Nairn.