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Darren and Janet Scotland, Faroes, Romania 2024
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- May 12, 2024
- ☁️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 13 m
- Scotland Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.517953, -5.94602856°31’5” N 5°56’46” W
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Day 7
Mull northern loop
May 12, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 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.Read more
John Kalaitzis Did he die in NSW and they brought him home or did he retire back to his homeland?
5/14/24Reply
Darren and Janet He resigned due to infighting and retired back to the UK
5/14/24Reply
John Kalaitzis Great story on the WWW :)
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- Sep 13, 2023, 1:50 PM
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Scotland Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.51678, -5.94748556°31’0” N 5°56’51” W
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Day 39
Highland Coos
September 13, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The collective name for a group of cows is usually a herd. However, a group of Highland cattle is known as a 'fold' – named after the open shelters they can be kept in over winter.
Traveler The black is the original Highland Coo
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Traveler oh wow, did not know that, No herds for them LOL
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- Jul 20, 2023, 6:02 PM
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 6 m
- Scotland Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.523052, -5.93905456°31’23” N 5°56’21” W
Day 16
Salem
July 20, 2023 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
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- Jul 26, 2016, 2:14 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 2 m
- Scotland Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.51734, -5.9484156°31’2” N 5°56’54” W
Day 5
Kaffeepause in Salen
July 26, 2016 in Scotland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
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- Aug 10, 2024, 8:00 AM
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 8 m
- Scotland Argyll and Bute Aros Salen Bay 56.520232, -5.95296856°31’13” N 5°57’11” W
Day 2
Isle of Mull
August 10, 2024 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Day 2, 14°c, 80 km, some rain showers but mainly dry. I find there are a number of differences to doing a journey by car or by bike and why you should try a bike!
1. You get time to look around and enjoy the scenery, drivers of cars rarely get to do this but even the pilot on a tandem gets to enjoy the vistas, especially on the coastal road on the Isle of Mull. You can smell the sea air and hear the noises around you, Doesn't happen in a car! You appreciate the downhill speeds because you just had to work hard to get up there, great feeling to ride a tandem down long hill at 60km an hour, I can tell you! Speed in a car becomes immaterial unless maybe in a ferrari! The purpose of the journey is far more fulfilling because you get there under your own steam, getting in and out of a car at every view point is nowhere near as fulfilling!

The views along the roads from Craignure to Tobermory were just stunning! Across hills, mountains, vast seas and cliffs, Single track road with passing places slowed the usual 60 mph cars and RVs down and an exchange of smiles snd handwaves made travelling a pleasure! Total 106 kmRead more
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