We took a cab to Glengorm Castle - something that at one stage we had thought we might be able to do walking… we would have been crazy! It was uphill all the way and over a twisty narrow rough road. The irony is that is cost us twice as much to take the cab to the castle as it did to take the bus across the island.When we pulled up to the castle it was in an incredible setting, overlooking the ocean, high on a bluff. We were shown in by Tom, the owner and resident of the castle (he grew up here himself, and is now raising his family here). He showed us around the inside, the breakfast room was stunning, and the library like something out of a movie. Our bedroom was the largest sleeping space we have had on our trip so far - double the size of anything else. The bed had the fluffiest comforter and mattress, like sleeping in a cloud - I joked with Beth about the princess and the pea.
After we got ourselves established we went out for a hike and some picture taking - near the castle is an ancient ring of standing stones and I had wanted to get a picture of these. While we were out in the field (with all the sheep and goats - this place is a working farm) the sun came out giving me great light for some photography.
We ended the evening in the library, we both had a sample of Iona Scotch, can’t say that I really enjoyed, but it was something we thought we should try while here (and besides the samples were complementary). While Beth was reading some P.G. Wodehouse in the library I went back outside to take some sunset pictures, the nicest sunset I’ve seen since coming here. Then we retired to our big comfy bed. All the hassle of getting out here was quickly erased by the magical setting, it’s a little like living in a fairy tale.
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