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Colin our bus driver, contemplating the view
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Today we drove along scenic coastal views, on our way to 54 acre Inverewe Gardens.
It was a drizzly day mostly, with heavier rain at times. Just a light drizzle when we were on the garden tour though.
Here is a link to more info about the gardens:<link to Inverewe>
We were welcomed by this cheery little Scottish robin, kind of the size of a large sparrow in Ontario. It or its kin kept showing up around our garden tour, maybe looking for handouts?
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Clearly a little damp
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Our little robin friend again
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There were quite a number of very large trees of various sorts
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Hydrangeas grow large here
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More of the Giant rhubarb, a restricted invasive species now |
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Our little robin, with our tour guide Margaret in the background
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The seed pods on this plant looked like talons
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Pretty setting for the garden on the shores of Loch Ewe
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On the road to our hotel again:![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFeXmn-X5NzCT4g9qaoX17GL6VKvfmO1-N-BCP6T1kf9Av1cdECBKGbW2BVaYX5PLe7l7Iuhm_j4HKS1hh3937sgieSZvr_qRpNqhx3jy_3KyJWpOAcPA5YSH46yYqe84__w4JG4ld30eOhHbrKeqtyzO_KV07VjFmZVMKtQFHYoL5GjNftJLBG4vgE4/w640-h360/2024-08-29-144431.jpg) |
Murals at a stop along the way, not sure where...
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We arrived at our Loch Ness hotel in Drumnadrochit in good time, about 4:30 in the afternoon. Unfortunately dinner wasn't served until 7:30 tonight, and we have an early 8 am start tomorrow.
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Wallpaper on one wall of our hotel room
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