DSC00684.JPG=Brora, Scotland. The entry driveway into Dunrobin Castle.
NH35.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds. (panorama)
NH32a.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle and grounds. (panorama)
DSC00836.JPG=Leaving the tiny harbour for our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands.
DSC00768.JPG=Brora, Scotland. An unusual silver-green fern growing on tree branches in Dunrobin Castle grounds.
DSC00757.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
DSC00620.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth.
DSC00695.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds plan.
DSC00672.JPG=Scotland, sheep grazing on the Brora golf course. These sheep seem to "shed" their wool.
DSC00653.JPG=Glenmorangie, barrel store for aging of the whiskies. The whiskies are aged in these barrels for a first ten years (red painted tops) then for some, a further 10 years (black painted tops). The barrels are not suitable for use again after that.
DSC00606.JPG=Scotland, a phone booth beside the historic Tomich hotel.
DSC00609.JPG=Scotland, downstream on the River Affric.
DSC00795.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland.
DSC00739.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
DSC00819.JPG=John o' Groats harbour phone booth, Scotland.
DSC00817.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
DSC00711.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Giant Rhubarb aka Dinosaur Food at Dunrobin Castle.
NH20.JPG=Glenmorangie, (8 of the 12) copper Stills where heat completes the distilling process into the cooling tanks. (panorama)
GM01.jpg=Scotland, from the Glenmorangie distillery gift shop.
NH31.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds. (panorama)
NH36.JPG=John o' Groats waterfront at our stopover, Scotland. (panorama)
DSC00593.JPG=Scotland, rain forest with ground cover of moss and ferns near the Plodda Falls.
DSC00823.JPG=Wild weather at John o' Groats, Scotland. These huge waves breaking on shallows about a kilometre out from shore.
DSC00815.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
DSC00720.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk.
DSC00793.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland - Peat bogs
DSC00744.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
DSC00713.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle and grounds.
DSC00596.JPG=Scotland, a farm near Tomich historic village.
JoG04.JPG=A clearer start to the day for our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands. (panorama)
NH06.JPG=Scotland, above the Plodda Falls on the River Affric. (panorama)
NH37.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle.
JoG06.JPG=A clearer start to the day for our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands. (panorama)
DSC00647.JPG=Scotland, the heart of the Glenmorangie distillery. After the distilling in this building, the alcohol is sent to the barrel storage.
WC.jpg=Passing Duncansby Head on our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands. We thought it looked like Winston Churchill in profile - complete with the cigar stub. With the camera zoomed in, the picture has too much detail. Smaller image looks more like Sir Winston - C'mon use your imagination.
NH02.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn. (panorama)
DSC00837.JPG=Our stopover from the North Sea at John o' Groats. We had our M/H parked (just right of centre) with lovely views over the water to the Orkneys.
DSC00600.JPG=Scotland, a farm near Tomich historic village.
DSC00741.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon eating a tiny chicken.
DSC00595.JPG=Scotland, a farm near Tomich historic village.
JoG09.JPG=A clearer start to the day for our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands. (panorama)
NH34.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle and grounds. (panorama)
DSC00811.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland. The town of John o' Groats is (almost) the most northerly point on the British mainland.
08Owl.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
NH17.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth. (panorama)
DSC00689.JPG=Brora, Scotland. The entry driveway into Dunrobin Castle.
NH03.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn entry. (panorama)
07HawkFlight.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk.
DSC00682.JPG=Homes in the small village off Brora, Scotland.
NH10.JPG=Scotland, the Plodda Falls on the River Affric.  (panorama)
DSC00602.JPG=Scotland, homes in Tomich historic village.
NH18.JPG=Scotland, the Glenmorangie distillery was established here in 1843. (panorama)
NH28.JPG=Scotland, the Brora golf course and carapark in the background. (panorama)
JoG07.JPG=Wild weather at John o' Groats, Scotland. Forecast to improve for next day.
NH33.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle and grounds. (panorama)
DSC00601.JPG=Scotland, homes in Tomich historic village.
09Owl.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
DSC00585.JPG=Scotland, the Plodda Falls forest trees.
DSC00707.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds.
DSC00790.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland.
DSC00679.JPG=Scotland, sheep grazing on the Brora golf course.
JoG03.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland. Ferry vessel for Orkney island.
DSC00607.JPG=Scotland, downstream on the River Affric.
DSC00634.JPG=Scotland, the Glenmorangie distillery overlooks the Dornoch Firth.
DSC00657.JPG=Scotland, the Glenmorangie distillery.
DSC00673.JPG=Scotland, at our Brora stopover beside a nice sandy beach and golf course.
DSC00570.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn roof top would have been covered by a large stone.
NH09.JPG=Scotland, above the Plodda Falls on the River Affric. (panorama)
DSC00703.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle - Annunciator and wall phone.
DSC00604.JPG=Scotland, old Post Office and Coach House in Tomich historic village.
DSC00801.JPG=John o' Groats waterfront at our stopover, Scotland.\
					
DSC00643.JPG=Glenmorangie, the clear distilled alcohol travels into the "Spirit Safe" with Customs and Excise padlocks on the doors.
NH38.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle.
DSC00732.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
DSC00641.JPG=Glenmorangie, the copper Stills where heat completes the distilling process into the cooling tanks.
DSC00818.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
DSC00571.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. Delicate ferns on top of the Glen Urquhart chambered cairn.
DSC00767.JPG=Brora, Scotland. An unusual silver-green fern growing on tree branches in Dunrobin Castle grounds.
DSC00640.JPG=Glenmorangie, the copper Stills where heat completes the distilling process into the cooling tanks. After this, the final step to vreating the whisky, is aging in the oak barrels for 10-20 years.
DSC00635.JPG=Scotland, "new" whisky barrels at the Glenmorangie distillery.
NH26.JPG=Scotland, at our Brora stopover beside a nice sandy beach and golf course. (panorama)
NH22.JPG=Scotland, the Glenmorangie distillery entrance (panorama)
DSC00746.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
NH11.JPG=Scotland, below the Plodda Falls on the River Affric.  (panorama)
DSC00708.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds.
NH21.JPG=Glenmorangie, the "new" whisky barrels imported from the USA, have actually already been used for 2-3 years for Bourbon aging before they are suitable for whisky aging. (panorama)
NH15.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth. (panorama)
DSC00683.JPG=Homes in the small village off Brora, Scotland.
DSC00804.JPG=Windy in John o' Groats, Scotland.
DSC00766.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds.
DSC00605.JPG=Scotland, historic Tomich hotel.
DSC00723.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk.
JoG10.JPG=A clearer start to the day for our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands. (panorama)
NH39.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk and Gyr Falcon.
DSC00761.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
DSC00642.JPG=Glenmorangie, the copper Stills where heat completes the distilling process into the cooling tanks.
DSC00809.JPG=Cold wet weather in John o' Groats, Scotland.
DSC00696.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds.
DSC00803.JPG=Cold wet weather in John o' Groats, Scotland.
DSC00638.JPG=Glenmorangie, Mash Tuns and heating tanks in the first steps where the "sugars" are extracted from the mash and then yeast added.
DSC00769.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle and grounds.
DSC00611.JPG=Scotland, downstream on the River Affric.
DSC00773.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland. At times visibility was zero with fog rolling in.
DSC00690.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle.
NH23.jpg=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn. (panorama)
DSC00610.JPG=Scotland, downstream on the River Affric.
DSC00718.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.\
					
DSC00733.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
DSC00749.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
NH08.JPG=Scotland, the Plodda Falls viewed from the top down. (panorama)
NH27.JPG=Scotland, the Brora golf course and carapark in the background. (panorama)
11museum.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle museum - lots of "hunting trophies".
DSC00753.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Golden Eagle.
NH14.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth. (panorama)
DSC00700.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle grounds.\
					
DSC00737.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
DSC00721.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk.
DSC00650.JPG=Glenmorangie, for special tastes, the whisky is then aged for a further 2 years in barrels that were previously used in France and Spain for Ports, Sherries and Sauternes.
DSC00747.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Eagle Owl.
NH12.JPG=Scotland, rain forest with ground cover of moss and ferns near the Plodda Falls. (panorama)
DSC00797.JPG=John o' Groats waterfront at our stopover, Scotland.
JoG01.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
DSC00760.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
NH29a.JPG=Brora, Scotland. The entry driveway into Dunrobin Castle. (panorama)
DSC00787.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland.
NH07.JPG=Scotland, the Plodda Falls viewed from the top down. Look at the pine tree tops then look at the next pic to guage the height of the falls. (panorama)
DSC00784.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland - passing through Wick. This cemetary, like the local farms has stone walls made over the centuries from the glacial rubble carried through Britain some 350 million years ago. Throughout Britain, there would be thousands of miles of these stone walls.
NH30.JPG=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle entrance and the Sutherland crests. (panorama)
DSC00654.JPG=Some of the Glenmorangie special taste whiskies that result from this "further aging". Original, Lasanta (in Sherry casks), Quinta Ruban (in Port casks), Nectar d'�r (in Sauternes casks) and the extra matured Finealta.
DSC00619.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth.
DSC00810.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
06Hawk.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Gyr Falcon.
NH01.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn. A prehistoric burial tomb built about 4000 years ago and encircled by 12 standing stones. (panorama)
DSC00838.JPG=Passing Duncansby Head on our trip from John o' Groats to the Orkney Islands.\
					
NH25.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. (panorama)
DSC00777.JPG=A very bleak day to drive from Brora, to John o' Groats, Scotland - passing through Wick.
JoG02.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland.
DSC00567.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn entry.
NH16.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth. (panorama)
05Hawk.jpg=Brora, Scotland. Dunrobin Castle Falconry - Harris Hawk.
DSC00562.JPG=Near Corrimony, Scotland. The Glen Urquhart chambered cairn.
NH13.JPG=Scotland, at the Cromarty Firth. (panorama)
DSC00812.JPG=John o' Groats harbour, Scotland. Ferry vessel for Orkney islands.
DSC00639.JPG=Glenmorangie, Mash Tuns and heating tanks in the first steps where the "sugars" are extracted from the mash and then yeast added.
DSC00576.JPG=Scotland, above the Plodda Falls on the River Affric.
DSC02491.JPG=John o' Groats on our last evening looking toward the Orkney Islands.
