April Coker, Author

Category: Travel

  • The Real Day Ochd (Eight)

    This would be our last full day in Scotland and there was much to pack in. We would try to see as much of Edinburgh as we could. Our first stop was Greyfriars Kirkyard, where J.K. Rowling apparently got ideas for some of the characters in her Harry Potter books. In front of the church,…

  • The Real Day Seachd (Seven)

    I just realized that I have been numbering my posts wrong! Instead of going back and editing them, I’ll just start with the correct numbering now! Sorry about that! This would be the day we took a boat tour of Loch Ness, the deepest lake in Scotland and the one made famous by the Loch…

  • Day Ochd (Eight)

    We had a couple of mishaps on our way back to Inverness–nothing bad, though, so dinna fash! The first one happened when the tour bus hit a rough spot in the road and several belongings which had been stored overhead fell out of the shelves and onto the passengers. Everyone scrambled to grab their things,…

  • Day Seacht (Seven)

    After driving around and around the streets of Inverness looking for a parking spot so we could board the tour bus to Isle of Skye, we were finally able, with the help of the tour guide, find a parking garage three blocks from the bus! I was glad we’d had the time to get coffee…

  • Day Siks

    It was Father’s Day and time to hit the road for Inverness. Between Aberdeen and Inverness lies Culloden Battlefield, where the Jacobites, under Bonnie Prince Charlie Stuart fought the British Redcoats on April 16, 1746, hoping to restore James Stuart to the throne. The battle was over in one hour, leaving between 1500 and 2000…