Day 1 - Part 1 - Le Grand Depart
September 6, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Woke up to a a misty morning but sun is forecast. Packed car and thankfully can get roof down still
Day 1 - Part 2 - On the road
September 6, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Easy trip round the M25 and up the A1M. Luckily for us (but not for some poor bugger) a crash had completely closed the M25 just before we got onto it so there were no cars coming through and no heavyRead more
Day 2 - Hadrian’s Wall and Roman Forts
September 7, 2021 in England ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Got up to a Misty start but sun soon came out while we visited Housesteads Roman Fort and Hadrian’s Wall. For lunch and early afternoon we visited Chester’s Roman Fort
Day 2 - Kielder Water
September 7, 2021 in England ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
After visiting the forts we drove over to Kielder Water - great drive, lovely weather and a beautiful location
Day 3 - Forth Bridge - Cairngorms
September 8, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Long drive through N England , over Forth Bridge and then through Cairngorms to Inverness. Weather is still absolutely perfect
Day 4 - The Black Isle
September 9, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 14 °C
Damp day, mainly drizzle rather than rain but temperature now 15C rather than yesterday’s 26C. In morning went to Rogie Falls and managed to spot some Salmon trying to jump up the waterfalls, InRead more
Day 5 - Inverness to Wick
September 10, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
First stage of the NC500 today, weather was cool & cloudy but no rain 😀. First stop off was at Glenmorangie Whisky Distillery for a tasting. We then drove to Big Burn and walked to the falls, afterRead more
Day 6 - Around John O’Groats
September 11, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Visited an ancient castle (Sinclair Girnigoe) before going to John O’Groats and Castle Mey
Day 7 - Bettyhill and Tongue
September 12, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Much better weather today - the rain has passed through and it’s even getting sunny at times. Started the day with a walk on the beach at Farr Bay and then drove to Tongue where we had a coffee withRead more
Day 8 - Part 1 - Bettyhill to Durness
September 13, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Nice drive with blue sky to Durness - stopped to see the site of the Sutherland Spaceport then on to Smoo Cave and the Cocoa Mountain for hot chocolate
Day 8 - Part 2 - Durness to Ullapool
September 13, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
Afternoon drive to Ullapool with fabulous views which changed every 5 minutes. Lots of stops and then a visit to Ardvreck castle.
Day 8 - Part 3 - Evening in Ullapool
September 13, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Nice walk followed by excellent meal. Spotted a seal swimming in the sea.
Day 9 - Part 1 - Assynt / Lochinver
September 14, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Road trip day 9 - Lochinver/Assynt area - great weather all morning. Some light rain in the afternoon but overall a great day. Early evening meal at the Kylesku Hotel before heading back to Ullapool.Read more
Day 9 - Part 2
September 14, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 9 - Part 3 - Clashnessie
September 14, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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Day 10 - Part 1 - Ullapool to Achnasheen
September 15, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Road trip day 10 - NC500 stage 4 - Ullapool to Achnasheen via Poolewe and Gairloch. Weather in morning was ok, quite cloudy and some drizzle in the afternoon. Stopped off to visit a couple ofRead more
Day 10 - Part 2
September 15, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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Day 11 - Part 1 - Achnasheen to Skye
September 16, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Road trip day 11 - NC500 stage 5 - from Achnasheen to Applecross in the morning through some spectacular scenery. Next came the Bealach na Ba pass which was spectacular and actually not too busy. TheRead more
Day 11 - Part 2 - Eilean Donan
September 16, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Castle
Day 11 - Part 3
September 16, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 11 - Part 4
September 16, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Lovely meal in the Michelin restaurant “Loch Bay” on Skye
Day 12 - Part 1 - Skye
September 17, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Road trip - day 12 - rather wet day but not a total washout. We managed a walk up to the very misty “Old Man of Storr” rocks in the morning. After that we visited the Talisker distillery to buyRead more
Day 12 - Part 2
September 17, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Day 13 - Part 1 - To Lockerbie
September 18, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Road trip - day 13 - Skye to Lockerbie. Set of soon after 0840 as it was a long drive (turned out to be even longer - see below). All was going well until we reached FortWilliam and discovered the A82Read more
Day 13 - Part 2 - Blacket House
September 18, 2021 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C