Day 30 August 10th Elgin to Pitlochry

Day 30 August 10th Elgin to Pitlochry
The day dawned sunny and bright; we headed for pitlochry at 9am. An hour later after travelling through green pastures and wooded hills we arrived at the small town of Rothes in a valley of trees. A sign saying Glen Grant Distillery and Garden tours beckoned to us so we answered the call. While A and I were shown how whiskey was made our two ladies spent time in the garden. At the end of the tour of the distillery we all sampled the product.
Our next stop was at the vintage Strathspey Railway. Fay and I boarded the steam locomotive hauled train at the Broomhill Station for a £5.00 ride to Aviemore where A&H picked us up to continue our journey to Pitlochry. Aviemore was a beautiful town with flower gardens in full bloom and the main street adorned with colourful hanging baskets.
I thought the flowers and hanging baskets of Aviemore were great but they were not in the same league as Pitlochry.
Our B&B is called “The Ferryman’s Cottage” which is exactly what it was way back in 1750 until 1913. It is a beautiful stone building beside the River Tummel with its own set of hanging baskets.
We are only 200 metres away from a live concert venue. As we are here for three nights we might see a show. We are only 70 metres away from a lovely restaurant as well. I reckon we will enjoy our stay in Pitlochry.