A Little Bit of Magic ✨

I’ve always loved the city. Always have considered myself a city girl with my home-city being Chicago. I do, however, love myself a good hike in nature. Here in Scotland, we drove through the rolling hills and mountains and braved the midges (demon bugs that are like a hybrid between mosquitoes and gnats. So itchy!!). While here, we’ve seen so many beautiful views! And so many sheep and cows!!

My favorite thing we visited was the Fairy Glen that we saw on Thursday (the last scenic day of our trip). On our way there, my mom reminded me that when I was little I absolutely LOVED the fairies. And she told me that little-Ellie would have loved to come here! I used to watch all of the Tinker Bell movies. (I can still remember the song that Tom Hiddleston sings as Captain Hook in “Tinker Bell and the Pirate Fairy.” Absolutely iconic!)

On the short trek to the actual Glen, I tried to remember all the fairy books and movies that I would watch, trying to rekindle the magic, but I was struggling a little bit to relive the wonder of it all…it’s been a while. What can I say! Well that changed once I started climbing these big rocks and hills at the Fairy Glenn. It might not have been the magical wonder and imagination of fairies and pirates, but it was still the curious wonder of a child! It was so fun! I went to the very top of the highest rock formations, followed the sheep, and took the steepest trails! If I could just explore there for an entire day that would be amazing.