Changi transit
6 mai 2024, Singapour ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
After an overnight stay at the airport hotel, our 9am flight to Singapore was comfortable and uneventful - the only way flights should be!
We have an 11 hour transit in Singapore, so took advantageEn savoir plus
Queen of the South
7 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Our flight arrived in Manchester later than expected, then we had delays collecting our hire car (but we did get an upgrade!), so we didn't set off north until nearly midday.
Traffic was heavy on theEn savoir plus
Bowling to Dumbarton
8 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
We started the day with a visit to Robert Burns' mausoleum in the grounds of St Michael's church in Dumfries. The mausoleum is quite out of place in the cemetery as it's the only thing paintedEn savoir plus
To the highlands and back
9 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We woke up this morning to the first rain of the trip and the temperature had dropped considerably with it.
We left Dumbarton and travelled up the narrow, winding road along the western shore of LochEn savoir plus
Double island day
10 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
We started the day with a visit to one of the most recognisable features of Oban, the unfinished McCaig's Tower, which looms over the city on Battery Hill. It was based on the Colosseum and planned asEn savoir plus
Mull and Iona
11 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
We were up bright and early today to catch the first ferry of the day from Oban to Craignure, on the Isle of Mull.
It's only a 45 minute crossing, so we hit the ground running at 8.15am and headedEn savoir plus
Mull northern loop
12 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Our day began with a visit to the mausoleum of Lachlan Macquarie, former Governor of New South Wales. He was born on Ulva, an island off the west coast of Mull.
Our drive today took us north, withEn savoir plus
Destination: Tobermory (not the Womble*)
13 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
We had an easy day today, with only a few kilometres of driving planned. We began with a visit to Aros Castle, an abandoned 13th century castle just north of Salen, our base on Mull.
Next stop was aEn savoir plus
Mull to Fort William
14 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Our final morning on Mull, after grabbing a couple of caches we caught the ferry from Fishnish to Lochaline. This ferry has no bookings, just turn up and wait in line. We got to the terminal 20En savoir plus
Walking Wednesday
15 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Back to sunny days with 24 degrees forecast, so it's shorts out again!
We had a full day around Fort William, so we began with a walk along a section of the West Highland Way, a 96 mile walking trailEn savoir plus
To Pitlochry
16 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
We departed Fort William after a visit to the supermarket and a couple of caches, on the road to Pitlochry for the night.
Our first stop was Spean Bridge, and the Commando Memorial. It was a popularEn savoir plus
Ell of a good time
17 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
We farewelled Pitlochry at our usual time of 9am, meandering south for the next few days, back towards Edinburgh.
First stop was Dunkeld, one of the most complete 18th-century towns in Scotland,En savoir plus
Fife Coast Road
18 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We only had 80km to travel today, so took the scenic route via the Fife Coast Road.
First stop was St Andrews, the home of golf. It's remarkably open and easy to access the famous Old Course, evenEn savoir plus
Lallybroch and Edinburgh
19 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Final day of the car hire today, and we have a short drive into Edinburgh.
On the way we visited Midhope Castle, better known to Outlander fans as Lallybroch. The interior of the house is derelictEn savoir plus
Sunshine on Leith
20 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We have most of the day in Edinburgh, before boarding our ship late afternoon at Leith, the port area of Edinburgh.
We began with a city tour of Edinburgh, first touring the new town (notEn savoir plus
Orkney
21 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
After sailing all night, we were woken at 7am to the sound of an Arctic Tern over the ships PA system. We were a few hours south of the Orkney Islands, so had time for a leisurely breakfast beforeEn savoir plus
A circus of puffins
22 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Our wake-up call this morning was the sound of clanking chains as the anchors were dropped off the coast of Fair Isle.
Fair Isle is the most remote inhabited island in the UK, halfway between OrkneyEn savoir plus
Shetland
23 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We woke this morning as we were arriving in Lerwick, the capital and only town in Shetland, on the largest island, Mainland.
Shetland is made up of 100 islands, only 15 are permanentlyEn savoir plus
Papa Stour and Foula
24 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
The ship sailed overnight and we arrived at the north end of the island of Papa Stour at 7am.
Papa Stour is the most westerly island of the main Shetland group, and has a small permanent populationEn savoir plus
Fun in Funningur
25 mai 2024, Îles Féroé ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
After a full night's sailing we arrived in the northern Faroes at 7am, anchoring off the village of Funningur on Eysturoy (Eastern Island).
Funningur is a tiny village of 43 residents and 900 sheep,En savoir plus
Tórshavn
26 mai 2024, Îles Féroé ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
Late last night we arrived in the capital Tórshavn, which is on the largest island, Streymoy.
The Faroes are made up of 18 islands, all but one populated (one island only has 2 residents!). TheEn savoir plus
We're on strike*
27 mai 2024, Îles Féroé ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
We had a plan for today, but it got scuppered by a general strike of minimum wage workers in the Faroes.... and as there were no cleaners working, the streets were not cleaned, bins not emptied andEn savoir plus
Farewell Faroes
28 mai 2024, Îles Féroé ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Our final day in the Faroes began with the ship repositioning during the night to the harbour in Midvagur, on the island of Vagar.
After breakfast we boarded buses to Sandavágar church. It is aEn savoir plus
Maybe
29 mai 2024, North Sea ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We have a full day at sea today as we make our way back to Edinburgh, so plenty of time to wander around the ship, catch up on reading, reflect on the trip... and start to pack. We also made our firstEn savoir plus
Journey to the centre of Edinburgh
30 mai 2024, Écosse ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
After docking in the early hours, we had time to enjoy a hearty breakfast before disembarking around 8am.
Our tour included an extra day in Edinburgh, so 23 of us boarded a bus and began with a viewEn savoir plus














































































































































































































































































Voyageur👍
John Kalaitzis
No dedicated cycleways? That would have been a bit hairy in the traffic?