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October trip to Scotland

I'm going back to Scotland again, over two years after my last trip to that enchanted land. I'll be flying in to Aberdeen on Friday 9/30 and home again from the same place. In between I've planned a fairly ambitious schedule:

9/30: Landing at Aberdeen Airport in Dyce.
10/1: Driving up to Elgin by way of Fraserburgh and Duff. I'll stop by Kinnaird Head and Duff House.
10/2: Drive from Elgin to Staffin on Skye by way of Loch Ness. Stopping in at Duffus Castle and Urquhart Castle.
10/3: Drive around Skye, see what I can see. Got some scenic stuff lined up, but nothing too firm.
10/4: Drive from Staffin to Crianlarich, by A-82 over Glencoe, with a detour to see Glennfinnan Viaduct of Harry Potter fame just north of Ft. William and a further detour down to the edge of Loch Etive.
10/5: Drive from Crianlarich to Callander. Possibly the most ambitious day, as I have planned to see Rob Roy's Grave, Bracklinn Falls and Inchmahome Priory.
10/6: Drive the short way from Callander down to Stirling. Stop by my beloved Doune Castle and Stirling Castle. Sweet Jeebus, how I love those two.
10/7: Drive from Stirling down to Falkirk. Go on the Falkirk Wheel, which I've always wanted to, but haven't even SEEN yet on my many trips to Scotland.
10/8: Drive up to Aberdeen by way of Castle Campbell & Huntingtower Castle.
10/9: Flying home from Dyce.

I foresee windswept moors, misty mountains, cozy pubs, horisontal rain and persnaps the lovely sound of bagpipes in my near future. Oh, and the obligatory initial panic over left-lane driving.

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