The next day was mainly dedicated to driving south. We made a short stop in Dundee for lunch before continuing our journey. The city felt a bit tired, with its main pedestrian zone along the Nethergate showing signs of neglect. Still, it was interesting to get a glimpse of a place that’s clearly in transition, with both history and potential side by side.
From there, the landscape began to change. The rugged Highlands slowly giving way to gentler hills and rolling farmland. The road opened up, the light softened, and Scotland started to feel a little less wild and a bit more serene.
To get from Dundee to Newcastle upon Tyne we had to use the Queensferry Crossing, a cable-stayed bridge in Scotland that opened in 2017, carrying the M90 motorway across the Firth of Forth. It’s 2.7 kilometers (1.7 miles) long, the longest three-tower, cable-stayed bridge in the world.
I thought it looked great but was hard to photograph while driving, even though I was just the passenger.
It was the night before the October Super Moon, which happened to be the 2025 Harvest Moon; the full moon closest to the autumn equinox. We caught this very special twilight moment on the road, shared with a bunch of sheep.
Have you ever been on a road trip where the journey itself felt like the highlight?
That is one gorgeous photo of the harvest moon!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful pictures - thank you for sharing. We used to go camping in the Adirondacks each year with the kids and the drive there was always an experience by itself. We took turns pickings songs alphabetically (strangest combination of music) naming objects alphabetically (we might have made up a word or two) and always a stop for ice cream. Not quite Scotland but still...
ReplyDeleteTamara, I always enjoy your images and commentary. But the sheep Harvest Supermoon image is fantastic!!
ReplyDeleteOMG I love the harvest moon! What an awesome shot. Many times when we would travel to the mountains, our trip was more about the drive up, we saw so many beautiful sites, if even just looking at the sky and clouds.
ReplyDeleteIsn't there a saying that goes something like:
ReplyDeleteIt is not about the destination, is all about the journey.
It the said about life? Maybe they do not know much about the destination.