Men in kilts

I really did want to attend a highland games while in Scotland but it seemed impossible to find one that was on at the right date at a location that matched our location. But, we had a few days near my McNab and MaLaren lands and we saw the sign, literally. There was a banner advertising the games on the day we were checking out.

Men in kilts

 And bagpipes

And parading clans

Throwing 16lb, 22lb and 48lb balls.

Dancing all day

Lone piping competitions

More dancing

A clan leader

Tossing the caber (picture a power pole)

More ball throwing. I could have watched these blokes all day. Oh, that's right - we did.

Tug of war

These particular games at Lochearnhead have been run here since 1818. It was wonderful to be able to watch a real local highland games. After sitting on the ground beside the arena all day, we drove for about 2 hours to our next location in Ayr. We could still hear the bagpipes playing in our heads as we went to sleep that night.