Craggie

Once again the App on my phone helped me choose this location for my last night in Scotland - a small Forestry Scotland car park where the signage clearly sets out the rules for campervans to stay the night free of charge, but no caravans are allowed simply because there isn't room for them.

I was pretty much the last one to arrive, with five of us there overnight - two motorhomes and three campervans of a similar size to mine. Once again, there are no facilities here so you need to be self-sufficient and, as in all places you stop, make sure you leave no trace that you have been there.

I was rewarded with a sunset tonight. which was nice, and on my way to the road to photograph it I noticed that of the vans parked here, I was the only British representative. Switzerland, France and Germany were here so this was a truly European gathering, though no socialising because everyone stayed in their vans.

On the way back to my van, having photographed the sunset, I took the last photo here which does make my van look very small compared to those motorhomes and that is exactly why I went for a Ford Transit Custom to be converted. It isn't much bigger on road space that my estate car so works well on all those single track roads. Motorhomes do have more room in them of course, but are so cumbersome in comparison and some of the really big ones, I feel, should not be on single track roads at all. They are definitely not for me.

Tomorrow I cross the border back to England with a much longer drive tomorrow. I'm heading for the same National Trust car park alongside Ullswater where I started this trip more than two weeks ago. I thought that will round things off quite nicely.Read more