The Golden Road
We started off this morning with another amazing meal prepared by Katie. Breakfast included some amazing fruit, juices, cereals, and whatever we cared to order from her menu. Her eggs were local and fresh, and sooooo yellow. I was very satisfied, and ready to start the day.
Katie had dropped some hints that she preferred cash, so first on our list today was finding an ATM to obtain it. We had gotten the total required from her, and she gave us a reduced total if we paid cash. The atm would only provide a fraction of the total, so it did require several withdrawals, but eventually we had enough. We decided to go back to the B&B and pay her, so that we didn’t have that much cash on us while we traveled. She was very appreciative, and gave us some good hints about our travels today.
We went back to Tarbert to inspect the Harris Tweed shops. Carrie found some cool items, and we loaded back up to head out for our Golden Road trip, after a brief restroom pit stop.
The Golden Road is a one-lane road coastal loop around the bulk of the Isle of Harris. There were innumerable photo stops, and I would be surprised if any sheep on the entire route escaped unphotographed. We first looked for an art gallery that we had visited in 2018, where older husband and wife artists specialized in the sheep with orange paint on their butts. Apparently, the gallery is no longer open, so we were a little sad.
We did find chickens, sheep, horses, cows, seals, sheep, old buildings, churches, sheep, lakes, and more sheep. Luckily, an art gallery cafe we had visited previously was still open. The driver needed a coffee, and the most of the rest of the crew got hot chocolates, with Walt also getting a coffee, not to mention scones, shortbread, and a brownie and ice cream sundae.
Back on the road, we made it to an old church, where all the passengers exited to tour, and the driver took a little snooze. This entire area is pretty remote, so there are not a lot of dining options. So, near our B&B there is a “Grocery” store. It was pretty slim pickings, but we were able to assemble a very unique dinner menu - ice cream, crisps, tuna pasta salad, crackers, instant noodles, sandwiches and crisps. It actually turned out nicely.
After we ate, Carrie and the crew tried to get caught back up on photos, and I got cot up with the blog. We are still in a difficult upload area, so I will add in photos when I can.
