Argyll and Bute, Regno Unito Diari di viaggio e blog

Wheels over Scotland
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- 18 mag 2022, 15:46
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitudine: 5 m
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Tarbert 55.863331, -5.41562555°51’48” N 5°24’56” W
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Giorno 11
Glencoe & Agyll and Bute
18 maggio 2022, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Der zweite Versuch, die Wanderung im Coire Gabhail (Hidden Valley) zu gehen, ist ebenso am Wetter gescheitert, wie gestern. Rundrum Sonne, im Tal Regen von allen Seiten. Schade, dabei ist dieses Tal ein präsenter Ort der schottischen Geschichte der Clan Kämpfe. Die Clans Macdonalds und Campbell hatten seit jeher Streit. Dieser gipfelte 1692 im Massacre of Glencoe. Ein großer Teil der Soldaten und ihre Familien der Macdonald floh in eben dieses Tal, während die Campbells ihre Siedlungen zerstörten. Seitdem wurde das Glencoe nicht wieder ernsthaft besiedelt. Die Macdonalds verließen die Gegend und kamen nie zurück. Sehr ärgerlich. Das Wetter geht uns hier langsam auf den Sack. Der Eingang zum Tal ist auf dem Foto links oben zu sehen.
Trotz der schwierigen Witterung, haben wir den nächsten Stop absolviert.
Wie überall in Schottland, gibt es auch hier an jeder Ecke eine einen Filmset Spot.
Paar km die Straße runter rechts rein ins Glen Etive, kommen die Bond Fans auf ihre Kosten.
In Skyfall hatte Bond mit M dort eine sentimentale Szene.
Anhand der GPS Daten haben wir die Stelle ausfindig gemacht und kurz mal mitgespielt. Wir hatten zwar keinen DB 5, aber unser Foto ist absolut filmreif!
Die ausgefallene Wanderung musste natürlich nachgeholt werden. Wir sind so lange an der Küste Richtung Süden gefahren, bis die Sonne rauskam und sind dann vom Carnasserie Castle zu den Standing Stones of Kilmartin (Nether Largie Standing Stones) und zurück gelaufen.
Spektakulärer Spot.
5000 Jahre alte Stätten an denen die Leute damals Rituale abgehalten haben. Was genau stattfand ist bis heute ungeklärt. Anhand der Inschriften und Funde hatte es jedenfalls mit Sonne und Mond zu tun.
Ungeplant sind wir nun in Tarbert auf der Halbinsel Kintyre gelandet. Hier ist es heller und die Gegend ist super schön. Tarbert gilt als schönster Küstenort der Westküste. Fast mediterran hier. Very lovely.
Sehr passend, spielt heute Glasgow gegen Frankfurt. Da setzen wir uns direkt im Pub zwischen die Schotten. Sie singen schon!!!
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Viaggiatore In Deutschland ist Cabriowetter. 😜
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André Machon Dann fahr mal.
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Viaggiatore Wir sind gerade vom Essen gekommen und Jürgen schaut auch Frankfurt gegen RAN.
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Schottland Roadtrip
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- 25 mag 2022, 15:00
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitudine: 69 m
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Benmore 56.02626, -4.99012156°1’35” N 4°59’24” W
Giorno 9
Benmore Garden
25 maggio 2022, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Den Großteil des Tages haben wir in Benmore Garden verbracht. Der Botanische Garten ist riesig und liegt an einem Hügel. Daher war die Besichtigung schon eine kleine Wanderung. Außerdem führte sie uns durch verschiedene Länder, wir besuchten Bhutan, Chile, Australien (Tasmanien) und Japan. Ebenso gab es viele einheimische Pflanzen und eine große Rhododendron Kollektion mit mehr als 300 verschiedenen Arten.

Es gab wohl mal eine Tourismus Kampagne in Schottland mit dem Spruch: “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes.” Das beschreibt das Wetter aktuell ganz gut. Es regnet jeden Tag immer wieder, teils auch stark. Aber zum Glück hält das meist nicht lange an und dann zeigt sich auch wieder die Sonne.Leggi altro
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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- 10 mag 2024
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: 9 m
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Ellanbeich Dun Mor 56.293402, -5.65765956°17’36” N 5°39’28” W
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Giorno 5
Double island day
10 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☀️ 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 as a lasting monument to the builder and designer John McCaig, and his family. Unfortunately he died after only the outer shell was completed and his family refused to compete it, so it remains unfinished.

We drove a few miles south of Oban and visited our first island, Seil Island, via Clachan Bridge. Because the Clachan Sound connects at both ends to the Atlantic Ocean, and might therefore be considered part of that ocean, the bridge is known as the Bridge over the Atlantic.

The hotel next to the bridge is called Tigh an Truish (The House of the Trousers). It’s named this because several years after the Jacobite rebellion - when the British government tried to suppress Gaelic culture, banning kilts, tartan, bagpipes, and language - islanders heading for work on the mainland would change into trousers here and back into their kilts when returning home.

Our final stop, off the south western coast of Seil Island, is Easdale, one of the Slate Islands. Once the centre of the Scottish slate industry, it is dotted with disused quarries which filled up with water following a storm in 1850 and were abandoned. The island has no roads, and a population of 60 permanent residents, and has hosted the World Stone Skimming Championships since 1997. It is the smallest inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides.Leggi altro
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Daniel Williams Looks like she's ready for maintenance
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John Kalaitzis Magnificent shot
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John Kalaitzis Fabulous!
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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- 11 mag 2024
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitudine: 11 m
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Isle of Iona Tobhain Tuildich 56.328948, -6.41234956°19’44” N 6°24’44” W
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Giorno 6
Mull and Iona
11 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☀️ 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 headed towards Duart Castle, ancestral home of Clan McLean, built on a rocky outcrop overlooking the straight. Original construction began in the 13th century, but after various periods of siege and abandonment, much of what we see today is a 1911 reconstruction.

The main road around Mull is a single lane road, with passing turnouts at regular intervals, usually 100-200 metres apart. If you meet a car coming in the opposite direction, one of you must stop at the nearest passing bay and let the other through. So progress can be slow, with lots of stopping, headlight flashing and waving to other drivers!

We arrive at Fionnphort in time for lunch at the pub, before boarding the ferry for Iona.

Iona is known as the birthplace of Celtic Christianity, with Iona Abbey founded by St Columbus in 563. It has a small art, craft and tourism industry, focussing on wildlife and nature conservation. There are a small number of roads for locals to use, but no tourist cars are allowed, so walking and cycling are the preferred transport methods.

We returned to Mull late afternoon and drove back to the east coast via the central road. The scenery along the way is spectacular, so we made plenty of stops for photos, caches and animals on the road, arriving at our accommodation in Salen after 5pm.

The hotel we are staying in has a pub quiz tonight, so we had dinner and a night of quizzing before catching the end of Eurovision.Leggi altro
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John Kalaitzis A fixer upper!
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John Kalaitzis Stunning!
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John Kalaitzis I've got that Triffids song in my head which is completely inappropriate. The narrow open road doesn't rhyme as well :)
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Schottland Roadtrip
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- 24 mag 2022, 17:00
- ⛅ 11 °C
- Altitudine: 241 m
- Scozia Stirling Tyndrum 56.438501, -4.71151256°26’19” N 4°42’41” W
Giorno 8
Waschstopp und Schafe
24 maggio 2022, Scozia ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
Auf dem Weg zum Loch Lomond haben wir eine Pause zum Waschen unserer Kleidung eingelegt. Dabei habe ich (Anneli) mich sehr über den Anblick der Lämmchen gefreut, die es hier überall auf den Wiesen gibt.Leggi altro
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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- 12 mag 2024
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitudine: 13 m
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.517953, -5.94602856°31’5” N 5°56’46” W
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Giorno 7
Mull northern loop
12 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☁️ 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, with windier roads and more reversing into passing bays - we had good luck yesterday and could see the upcoming road, but with the windy roads and limited visibility, at one stage we had to reverse 3 times in 10 minutes after meeting oncoming cars.

We visited the aptly named Eas Fors Waterfall, a 3 tiered waterfall that falls directly into the sea. Eas is Gaelic for waterfall, Fors is Norse for waterfall... so it is literally named Waterfall Waterfall Waterfall.

Our lunch stop was Calgary, a hamlet on the west coast (and the origin of the name of Calgary in Canada). We were almost resigned to having snack lunch from our emergency rations, but were very pleased to find a cafe open for lunch on a Sunday! Calgary Bay is also one of the most popular beaches on Mull.

Our route home took us along a series of hairpin turns, part of the course of the Rally of Mull, where the island's roads are closed for a round of the British Rally Championship each October.Leggi altro
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John Kalaitzis Did he die in NSW and they brought him home or did he retire back to his homeland?
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Darren and Janet He resigned due to infighting and retired back to the UK
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John Kalaitzis Great story on the WWW :)
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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- 13 mag 2024
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitudine: Livello del mare
- Scozia Argyll and Bute Tobermory 56.621748, -6.06820156°37’18” N 6°4’6” W
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Giorno 8
Destination: Tobermory (not the Womble*)
13 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☁️ 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 a walk in Cill An Ailean, a forested area with an ancient chapel and cemetery.

We continued north to Tobermory, the colourful capital of Mull. The name is derived from the Gaelic Tobar Mhoire, meaning "Mary's well", which refers to a well dedicated in ancient times to the Virgin Mary.

The city centre is concentrated along one street on the waterfront, running between the ferry terminal and the marina, with multiple souvenir shops, a bakery, pub and distillery most prominent.

We snacked on local produce from the weekly produce market at the marina, topping it off with some fare from the award winning fish and chip van by the pier.

On the way home we stopped for a walk in Aros Forest, with multiple waterfalls and views across to Tobermory harbour.

*For those unfamiliar with the 1970's TV show, the main Wombles are Great Uncle Bulgaria, Tobermory, Madame Cholet, Orinoco, Wellington, Tomsk and Bungo)Leggi altro
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Daniel Williams Very quaint
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John Kalaitzis And if memory serves, they got their names by sticking their fingers on a map. Not sure where Bungo is though?
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John Kalaitzis Very nice. I wonder if there are rules governing what colour they paint their properties? Must keep up the aesthetic I would hope
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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- 9 mag 2024
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitudine: 10 m
- Scozia Highland Invercoe River Coe 56.68216, -5.10049656°40’56” N 5°6’2” W
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Giorno 4
To the highlands and back
9 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☁️ 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 Loch Lomond, before continuing north towards Glencoe, the skiing and bushwalking centre of Scotland, and the start of the Highlands. The clouds got lower, the traffic got heavier and the scenery more spectacular at every turn.

We stopped for lunch at Kings House Hotel, which is a popular stop for bushwalkers on multi day hikes, before continuing on to Glencoe and a walk down the main street.

We then headed back south towards Oban, our destination for the night... but not without stopping first at Castle Stalker, an island castle best known in popular culture as "The Castle Aaaaarrrrrrggghhh" in Monty Python and the Holy Grail.

Dinner tonight was at the Oban Wetherspoons, part of the chain of 850 pubs across the UK. Fun fact, each Wetherspoons pub has unique carpet, representative of either the building or location. I've included a photo of the Oban threads for the record 😁Leggi altro
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Daniel Williams "Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelt of elderberries"
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Darren and Janet We could almost hear those words...
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Daniel Williams Nautical themed?
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Emil Post Schottland 2024
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- 15 mag 2024, 16:15
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitudine: 22 m
- Scozia South Ayrshire Dailly 55.280288, -4.72211355°16’49” N 4°43’20” W
Giorno 4
Dalquharran Castle
15 maggio, Scozia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Nach einer Irrfahrt ohne das eigentliche Ziel gefunden zu haben, haben wie uns eben ein anderes Castle ausgesucht. Die erste Ruine haben wir uns angeschaut und von dort aus eine wesentlich größere Ruine gesehen. Da wir eh zu Fuß unterwegs waren, sind wir dort auch noch hin. Leider ist der Zugang zu diesem Castle zur Zeit (oder immer) versperrt. Aber jeder Zaun hat auch Löcher, sonst wäre er ja eine Mauer 😙.

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Axel Petersen Schottland, Irland, Wales
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- 24 set 2022, 13:00
- ☀️ 12 °C
- Altitudine: 20 m
- Scozia South Ayrshire Maidens Culzean Bay 55.353937, -4.79012755°21’14” N 4°47’24” W
Giorno 21
Culzean Castle
24 settembre 2022, Scozia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Nettes Schloss direkt am Meer im Südwesten Schottlands.
Bewegen uns langsam in Richtung Fähre nach Nordirland.
KORREKTUR: sind schon auf der Fähre und werden gegen 19.00 Uhr hiesiger Zeit in Nordirland landen. Das ging fix, hatten die Fähre nicht im Voraus gebucht.Leggi altro
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