We wanted to stay as close to the coast as possible so I think we had three maps, which covered the whole of the west coast.
It had been many years since either of us had been up North and we weren't sure about the availability or standard of accommodation and, as we hadn't pre-booked anything, we decided to remove the rear seats from the Land Rover so that, if needed, we could sleep in the back.
It was going to be an adventure so we called it our Scottish Safari
We had such a fantastic time because we were so chilled out on this holiday that we completely lost track of time and days.
The further north we traveled the better the quality of service and accommodation, so there was no need for us to sleep in the Land Rover after all.
Hotels, B&Bs, and restaurants all had lots of Polish, Russian, New Zealand and Australian staff, and all were excellent!
The journey begins.
We took the red ferry from Gourock to Sandbank and, quick as a flash, within 30 mins we're in Argyll - and that's us on our way.
We did lots of sightseeing, some low-level and medium-level walks, and loads of photos, which I am about to share with you.
A selection of photos of John and Daisy at the standing stones of Kilmartin, 2005
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The bridge over the Atlantic near Oban |
The weather is a little moody today
I am not sure what day it is, but we continue our journey north west
We spent one night at Hunting Tower Lodge where you can rent an open top car to tour the local area
around Fort William.
The next day we walked up Glen Nevis; this was indeed worth it.
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| Glen Nevis |
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| John on a rope bridge |
This was a great walk; we would recommend it.
Next stop Mallaig
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| Ferry leaving Mallaig |
We caught the ferry from Mallaig to the Isle of Skye.
Yet again the weather was still moody and this made for a fantastic crossing to Skye.
Old Man of Storr, Isle of Skye
a fantastic atmosphere
Next stop
Plockton and then on towards Loch Carron
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| Plockton |
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| PLockton |
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| John eating Malteasers |
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| Railway line next to road |
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| Loch Carron |
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| Loch Carron |
Great views of the loch from the top of the hill
The next part of the trip was amazing as it took us along the lochside where we eventually connected with the Applecross road - it's the Scottish equivalent of an Alpine switchback.
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| Switchback road to Applecross |
The road to Applecross is a single track with passing places, and is very steep, when we reached the top it was completely in the clouds, rainy and very windy, visibility in the mist must have been about 4 feet it was almost impossible to tell where the road would turn or dip, it was indeed a different weather system at the top of the mountain.
Some of the photos on this trip have been lost dew to changing computers and therefor not knowing what the hell I'm doing at times.Oh well!
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| A clearing in the clouds on our way down the other side of the mountain |
Onwards to wester ross and Sutherland
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| Daisy saying goodbye to Ullapool |
Lochinver next
We followed the path to the falls of Kiraig along side the river from the Old Book Shop outside Lochinver.
See if you can spot the angel off the falls.
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| Falls of Kirkaig and Angel |
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| Man fishing |
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| Kirgaig falls you can still see the Angel through the trees |
I thing that is one of the most phenomenal things I have ever seen, it shows up in all the photos from different angles.
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