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TIME JS a precious comimod-
ity on the read, which gives
special appeal to Scotland
and Ireland, where a week or
_ so roaming the highlands and
islands is a feast to the senses.

Even Glasgow airport made an
impression.

In keeping with the city’s stylish
post-industrial mood, it is acquiring
an interational terminal that will
separate the big trans-Atlantic jets
from the Twin Otters that land on
Hebridean beaches.

Our Air Transat Holidays’
Caledonian Airways non-stop from
Vancouver, complete with kilted
flight attendants, was naturally at
home here and arrived on time, in

Feast on the scenic beauty of the highlands

David
Wishart

sunshine, to the sound of bay pipes.
whieh had one passenger ia Knot
as he simultaneously groped for
passport, sunglasses and (he
chimed) earplugs.

And sete Dornoch in Sutherland,
on the mip about as far north from
Glasgow as seems possible, but
actually an easy three-hour drive on
uncrowded roads.

The county gets its name from
the Norse “southern kind” because
to the Vikings, Shetland and Orkney
were the north and the Dornoch
Firth was the limit of their conquest.
Golfers come from far and wide to
play the famuus links here, while
others buy Adrian Green's
boomerangs and dine on Jocal mus-
sels at Mallin House.

The turreted Dunrobin Castle is
up the road, also Croick Church
where evicted tenants scratched their
names on windows during the
Highland Clearances, and look for
the road sign to Rogan, birthplace of
Sir John A. Macdonald.

Go early summer to see the grose
(similar to broom) dressed in a sea
of yellow, the air fragrant with a
scent like coconut.

The road from Inverness to Skye
is a wonderful trail of beauty and
romance, it being the escape route
for Bonnie Prince Charlie after
Culloden.

‘These days you can dive Loch
Ness in a submarine and choose
from two monster exhibitions (one is
unofficial, which has the officials
upset) at Drumnadrochit.

Linger in Skye at the Isle Orsay
Hote]. a 12-room inn dating from

Photo Gordon Russell -

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ESSS where the welcome is warm,
the food fresh and there's a pub next
door with music and a Gactie-speak-
ing bantender,

The setting here, which includes
a lighthouse built by Robert Louis
Stevenson's father. is lovely beyond
description,

Back to Glusgow airport. wid a
40-minute feht to Belfast. We were

66 We drove through
Belfast without
seeing a
. policeman,

yet alone
a soldier. 9Y

lucky to get a rental car because
business (and tourism) is doing well,
and course was set for the Antrim
coast and the pretty resort of
Portstewart.

The links here are scenic, sporty
and there was a warm welcome in
the clubhouse, after which we
enjoyed the coastal road to the cozy
Bushmills Inn.

The town is of course known for
its old whiskey distillery, up the
road and always busy with tourists.

Next day the formidable links of
Royal Portrush joined forces with a
strong breeze to humble all comers,
but the golf was almost incidental to
the panorama of seaside and white
cliffs.

Then to the Giant’s Causeway,
built according to legend by Irish
giant Finn MacCool so he could
walk across the sea to Scotland, and
while it is true that there are similar
columns in Fingal’s Cave in Staffa,
generations of guides have so
embroidered the tale that it is hard to
disentangle ancient folklore from
current explanations.

We walked with head warden
Jim Taylor, as good’a raconteur as

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Ah yes, we had forgotten about
that, what with the ocean vistas, pas-
toral scenes and pints of
Smithwick’s, And it was certainly
true that we drove through Belfast
without seeing a policeman, let
alone a soldier. .

Then to Newcastle on the east
coast, where the magnificent links of
Royal County Down gave us anoth-
erhidirs. Back in central Belfast we
finally cume across a squad of police
armed to the teeth, although a
friendly chat revealed their main
concern was teenage Friday night
revels. Sounds familiar.

We popped into the famously-
ornate Crown pub before repairing
to the Dunaldry Inn neur the airport,
a family-run hotel where a great
party was in full swing (yes, adults
are allowed to have a good time here
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