Today we took a shore excursion to Cawdor Castle and Gardens. It is was built in the early 1600s and remains in the same family. A family member still winters there and opens the castle to tourists during the summer to help pay for the upkeep. The gardens were stunning. There was a very nice cafe in the castle where I had a fantastic paninni sandwich with Scottish ham, brie, and cramberries. I bought a Scottish Thistle pin, which was the only thing I wanted f...

August 26 (Saturday)- INVERGORDEN, SCOTLAND Today Donna and I going on a shore excursion including Cawdor Castle and Gardens. We will be traveling along the outskirts of Inverness, the capital of the Highlands, along Cromarty Firth. In Shakespeare's "Macbeth" King Duncan is said to have been murdered at Inverness Castle. The Battle of Culloden between the Jacobites and the government was fought here in April 16, 1746. Stone cairn raised on the property a...