The Highland Games
The Scottish Highland Games. Men carrying and throwing logs. That is what I envision when I think of Scotland. Well, that..... and kilt-wearing bagpipers. I'm not sure where that image of burly muscly log-throwing men came from, but I think we must have attended an event when I lived in England as a child. Many small (can I even say most) towns have their own Highland Games sometime over the summer. The one we were able to attend was the Halkirk Highland Games, located in Halkirk, which is about 7 miles from Thurso. It is a small and lovely little town but it sure brought in the crowds of people. And although it was the last Saturday in July, it felt like about the end of October, weather-wise. Some of you may be asking about now, "What are the Highland Games?" The advertisement for the event called it "the Scottish version of a mini Olympic Games." It is a traditional and spectacular Scottish sporting event and is the premiere...