Submitted by: Sandor

Dear WiS Folks,

I’m now back in the states and i have unfortunately settled into my daily work routine. But I wanted to take a moment to express what a wonderful and exciting time I had on both the 9 Day Island Hopper tour  with Colin and Bruce and the 2Day Loch Ness and Highlands tour with Bruce and Danny. All three gentleman were top notch and I’d travel with any and all of them in the future. Why two tours? The first was a birthday present to myself to fill out the majority of my homecoming 2009 trip.And the second was to make sure my brothers who joined me later in the trip, got a chance to see as much of the country as possible on their shortened schedule.

Every day of both tours was about as packed with history, lore, landscapes and good will as could be asked for. People have been asking me what the best part was and I’m honestly unable to come up with any point where one moment superseded any other. I’m partial to hiking through The Quiraing during a storm but that may just be because those are the photos that I’m currently editing. I’ve already recommended WiS to two groups of friends who will be in Scotland over the next few months. In particular, I’d like to commend Colin and his leadership during the first half of  the 9 Day tour. Keeping a van load of outgoing and opinionated individuals going in roughly the same direction 24 hours a day is an amazing feat. I lead much smaller groups on day and overnight  hikes into Adirondack and Catskill Mountains and really appreciated Colin’s handling of both the mundane and the extraordinary aspects of the trip, especially when one of our members became seriously ill. He’s  a great  asset to WiS and hope he’ll be available when my friends book their tours.

Thank you again for providing such a wonderful experience.

Sandor