Scotland

The town of Brodick on the Isle of Arran

Cycling on Arran

And then it got bushy, and hilly, and rocky, and very much not a bike trail. (I was a wee bit grumpy.)

stonecrop

sheep vertebra

scrambling up Goat Fell

On top of Goat Fell - the highest point on Arran

thistle

The spooky A'chir Ridge

Cycling the West Highland Way with a lot of stuff strapped to our bikes.

Pointing at Ben Nevis - Scotland's highest peak

Nikki, Andy and goofy James on the Aonach Eagach Ridge

A pea flower

The final descent to the pub (pubs are standard at the end of Scottish hikes, I think I could get very used to this)

Pub menu highlights

We spent an afternoon at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Edinburgh which is where I'll be doing my masters in 2008/09. The green houses are amazing.
sexy pistil

banana leaf