It was my search for “Hairy Coos” or “Shaggy Moos” as I affectionately call them, that led me to Northern Scotland. I had gone to Dublin for a writing workshop and like most of my travel plans, a snow ball of ideas and further adventures quickly ensued. It began with hopping over to Scotland on my way to Germany to visit friends and ended with having a month and a half long European excursion. In diving deep into my constant travel research, I decided I wanted to take a famous long train route up the coast from Glasgow to Mallaig. From there I could take a 30 minute ferry ride…