The barley fields surrounding the brewery are in full swing...

Cycling inbetween storm cells...

Well, current cumulative grades just got posted, so those that where pleased went for a few pints on the lawn...then downtown...to several bars.

Okay, now that the past six months have been accounted for (more or less), it's time for new stuff. Right now I'm just getting into my thesis so most likely you'll have some geeked out Brewery/Laboratory pictures to come, but I do plan on getting up to the highlands again before I leave.....Stay tuned...

(I'll leave you now with a few pics of the pilot distillery where the "magical liquid" appears every morning...)

Finally, back to Edinburgh for more whisky on the balcony.

I think I missed this lecture...

From there, it was on to Spey Bay where the Spey river meets the north coast.

Scotland is home to the largest ski industry in the United Kingdom.

Went for a wee half day hike up into the Caringorm Mtns.

Town of Inverness





We headed north to the highlands for better whisky and elevation...ahhh Aberlour, they put on a supreme tasting...

My brother came out for a week of whisky and rain.

(This one's for you Gwen...)


Edinburgh Crags and the Castle in the distance.


Midnight Aga.




drunken evenings on the balcony....

Perfect days in Scotland are few-and-far-between, when they happen, you make the most of it.
Meadows Park (largest/nicest park downtown) for bread and wine, with Lenka and friends


Slivovice shots are safer on the kitchen floor than in chairs.


Beltane fire Festival on Caltin Hill. A fire performance to signify the change-over from winter to spring.


From Blackford Hill


From atop the Edinburgh Crags.

Spring eventually came a little bit ago so I found a bike. From Blackford hill to Portobello beach (east coast) and around Arthurs Seat...

This is a half-ass panorama with a few patches missing. Taken from atop Blackford hill, the best hill in the middle of town.