Ok, with our Colorado trip for 2024 locked in, I'm back turning attention to Scotland. Had originally planned to do it this summer, but delayed it to 2025 because I'm starting to get old and have health crap to deal with.
We dropped Ireland from the plan, and are now focused on Scotland for ~12-15 days. Thoughts so far are:
1. Fly into Edinburgh and spend a few days, including taking the train out to St Andrews. Maybe stay there a night. Not sure.
2. Take the train to Glascow. Spend a day there before jumping on the West Highland line. Not sure where to ultimately stop or get off along the way. Oban? Ft William? Mallaig? Stop and get off along the way and then jump back on?
3. I am a HUGE peaty scotch fan and am trying to figure out how to get down to Isle of Islay to see the peaty scotch distilleries, but it's way way out of the way, 5 hours each way.
4. From Oban, Ft William, or Mallaig, head to Isle of Skye for a few days.
5. Head over to Inverness, or do something on the NC500.
6. Take the train back to Edinburgh and fly out.
Thoughts? I also can't figure out when I would have a car vs using trains and ferries.