Our final day in Scotland started with a relaxed Scottish breakfast and some rain. We walked around the harbor area heading from the center of Campbeltown to the north end where the Glen Scotia distillery is located.
Glen Scotia is another distillery that was not on my radar before this trip but is absolutely on my radar now and worth the visit. An old spirit safe decorates the small gift shop. If you are lucky as we were, Iain McAlister, the distillery manager, will be filling in behind the register.
Iain is a good guy, as were so many of the people we met. After we explained that this was our last of 8 days and 11 distilleries, he provided us with a rare sample of a Glen Scotia. He suggested a walking tour past several old buildings that started their lives as distilleries and had been converted several times through the years. The most interesting conversion was this building pictured below with the red vehicle entrance; it’s now the regional bus storage and cleaning facility.
It was a bit rainy, so Mark and I explored Campbeltown for a while and eventually made our way to the airport for our return flight to Glasgow. When we entered the airport and checked in, we were recognized as the two guys that left with Doris a few days earlier. There was no formal security for the flight, but we were questioned non-the-less.