Day 1 - Part 1 - Le Grand Depart
6 сентября 2021 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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
6 сентября 2021 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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 heavyЧитать далее
Day 2 - Hadrian’s Wall and Roman Forts
7 сентября 2021 г., Англия ⋅ ⛅ 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
7 сентября 2021 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 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
8 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 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
9 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 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, InЧитать далее
Day 5 - Inverness to Wick
10 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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, afterЧитать далее
Day 6 - Around John O’Groats
11 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Visited an ancient castle (Sinclair Girnigoe) before going to John O’Groats and Castle Mey
Day 7 - Bettyhill and Tongue
12 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 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 withЧитать далее
Day 8 - Part 1 - Bettyhill to Durness
13 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☀️ 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
13 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 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
13 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Nice walk followed by excellent meal. Spotted a seal swimming in the sea.
Day 9 - Part 1 - Assynt / Lochinver
14 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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.Читать далее
Day 9 - Part 2
14 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Day 9 - Part 3 - Clashnessie
14 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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Day 10 - Part 1 - Ullapool to Achnasheen
15 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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 ofЧитать далее
Day 10 - Part 2
15 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
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Day 11 - Part 1 - Achnasheen to Skye
16 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 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. TheЧитать далее
Day 11 - Part 2 - Eilean Donan
16 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
The Castle
Day 11 - Part 3
16 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Day 11 - Part 4
16 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Lovely meal in the Michelin restaurant “Loch Bay” on Skye
Day 12 - Part 1 - Skye
17 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ☁️ 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 buyЧитать далее
Day 12 - Part 2
17 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
Day 13 - Part 1 - To Lockerbie
18 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ ⛅ 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 A82Читать далее
Day 13 - Part 2 - Blacket House
18 сентября 2021 г., Шотландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C