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We woke up bright and early on Tuesday morning to start the last leg of our Epic Vacation. Our ferry back to the mainland was leaving at 7:30 am, which meant we needed to be on the road by 5:30 am. Our time on the Isle of Lewis was too short, but I am grateful …

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We spent a total of 4 days on the Isle of Skye! It was our longest time in one area. However, we still visited many different spots while we were there. After a wonderful night’s sleep, we headed to the Fairy Pools. It was a hike back into the actual waterfalls and pools, but walking …

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We checked out early on Thursday morning and drove to the Glenfinnan Viaduct. I read that you must get to the parking lot early to get a spot. My boys are huge Harry Potter fans, so I thought surprising them with a video and pictures of the Jacobite Train would be cool. Jeremiah was actually …

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We left Inverness and headed toward Glencoe on Tuesday morning for the Highland Titles Gathering. Stopping for a good breakfast is in the top “musts” for me when we are traveling, and I knew there would be places in Fort Augustus. During our first trip to Scotland in 2018, we stayed at the Abby in …

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We got up bright and early on Sunday morning to catch our flight from London to Inverness. The interesting thing about Heathrow Airport is that you do not know your gate number until about 45 minutes before your flight. So we were waiting… and waiting… and waiting just to see which gate we were supposed …

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In September of 2022, Curtis and I started planning what we call the Epic Vacation of 2023! It began as a birthday trip for Curtis and quickly morphed into a two week long vacation starting in London and then to the Highlands of Scotland. You can imagine our surprise when we discovered that the King’s …

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Our latest date night took us to the Gillioz Theatre in Springfield where we attended Mozart’s Don Giovanni. We love going to the theatre, and I haven’t been to very many operas, so I thought this would be a fun adventure! What we didn’t realize, until a few days before the opening night, was that …

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