Day 1 - Part 1 - Le Grand Depart
6 de septiembre de 2021, Inglaterra ⋅ ⛅ 15 °CWoke up to a a misty morning but sun is forecast. Packed car and thankfully can get roof down still
Woke up to a a misty morning but sun is forecast. Packed car and thankfully can get roof down still
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 heavyLeer más
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
After visiting the forts we drove over to Kielder Water - great drive, lovely weather and a beautiful location
Long drive through N England , over Forth Bridge and then through Cairngorms to Inverness. Weather is still absolutely perfect
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, InLeer más
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, afterLeer más
Visited an ancient castle (Sinclair Girnigoe) before going to John O’Groats and Castle Mey
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 withLeer más
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