Our early flight from Inverness got us into Kirkwall, Orkney’s main airport, by midmorning. We were greeted with overcast skies and big, big winds. Orkney is legendary for the winds. More than one person told us that natives have bent over postures from leaning into the ever-present winds. Could be true! We’ve been using taxis…
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On to Inverness! The ‘Kyle Line’ train runs from the ‘Kyle of Lochalsh’ on the mainland across from Skye to Inverness. We used ‘Gus’ Taxis’ again for transport from our hotel to the train depot with a stop at Eilean Donan Castle along the way. Our driver, Sandy Gray, was great. A colorful guy, he…
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We’re up and out early to miss the tourist hordes at Saqsaywaman (pronouncing the name as ‘sexy-woman’ gets you close), a walled Incan complex overlooking the city of Cusco. Rubin considers this site the most significant of Incan architecture based on the massive size and interlocking fitting of the stones used to construct the walls…
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We have a chance to sleep in this morning as our departure is not until 10 am. What a rare treat for this vacation. The train ride to Ollantaytambo is taking longer than the trip here. There are numerous stops and delays to allow other trains to pass. During the trip, the crew puts on…
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