After breakfast our motorcoach takes us to Skye, "the Misty Isle", which is the largest of the Inner Hebridean islands, divided into six peninsulas. Each has its own distinctive characteristics, from the wild grandeur of the north to the lush green scenery of the south. Claire Macdonald of Macdonald welcomes us to Kinloch Lodge for a cookery demonstration.

We return to the mainland and rejoin the train at Kyle. During lunch we retrace part of yesterday's route as far as Inverness before heading east to Keith.

This afternoon we have the exclusive opportunity to experience life in a traditional working Highland distillery, and to sample some of the products! We rejoin the train for our informal dinner as we head south through an area of mainly arable and dairy farming, to Aberdeen, the "Granite City".

We then follow the coast through Stonehaven and Montrose before reaching Arbroath, famous for its "smokies". We pass Carnoustie which has one of the many good golf courses in this region on our way to Perth where we stable overnight.