Today began with a beautiful breakfast and a quick coach ride back to the Inverness train station. We are on the Kyle of Lochalsh line headed into the Highlands.

The train is a lovely way to travel here. I’m seated with Helga from New Jersey via New Jersey. She’s delightful.

We’ll take a ferry later today to move to Skye and spend two nights up here. I’m living the movie “Planes, Trains and Automobiles” and I love not driving. The problem with the train is how often I doze off during the ride and miss a beautiful sight.

Sometimes the scenery reminds me of the Flint Hills or the lower mountains in the Rocky Mountains. It’s pretty exciting to expand my reference points in this wide beautiful world.

I hope to introduce myself to the medical care in Skye and get some relief from my ear pain and swelling. It would be so nice to hear the travelogue of our guide Malcolm. The theme of our trip is Myths and Legends of Scotland. I think there maybe some sermon fodder in the midst of all this beauty.