Being from the West of Scotland, trips north tend to be either of two routes – the beautiful West Coast via Loch Lomond, Tyndrum and beyond, or more likely if heading further north the A9 route past Stirling, Perth and onward to Inverness and beyond. This holiday weekend in May would take us via DundeeContinue reading “May weekend escape – with added excitement!”
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Bongo Meets Bike – Support Vehicle for the Rob Roy Way
My eldest son James has spoken often about me supporting a long distance mountain bike trail attempt, really since I got the Bongo. Even with the seats up in the back, and the kitchen pod still in there, it is possible to get the bike loaded diagonally, after removing the front wheel. With my help,Continue reading “Bongo Meets Bike – Support Vehicle for the Rob Roy Way”
First 2021 adventure – Kirkcudbright and Solway View
And slowly, steadily, we are coming back into the daylight, after a very bleak end to 2020, and a similar beginning to 2021. Covid cases are down, the all-important R-number is below 1, meaning we are seeing lowering case numbers again, and our Government has allowed us some relaxing of the strict restrictions we haveContinue reading “First 2021 adventure – Kirkcudbright and Solway View”
The Road to the Isles – The Route Map
Our incredible trip round the Outer Hebrides was months in the planning, and because I wanted everything to go as smoothly as possible – bearing in mind this was an Anniversary / holiday trip, and our only real holiday this year – and due to the time constraints of annual leave, it would take aContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – The Route Map”
The Road to the Isles – Day Six
Day six arrived. Today, we would be catching our final ferry of the trip, taking us back to the mainland, if a few miles north of where we left it back on Monday morning. The ferry from Stornoway to Ullapool would sail around 1400, so we had the morning to potter around the town beforeContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – Day Six”
The Road to the Isles – Day Five
Day five saw us heading from Lickisto onwards north through Harris, to Tarbert, and on to the northern-most point on the island of Lewis at Port of Ness. We had the luxury of no ferry to catch today, and when we woke, we talked about what we might see today. I was keen to seeContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – Day Five”
The Road to the Isles – Days Three and Four
After leaving Dunvegan, we headed south and west, vaguely in the direction of Portree, but ultimately to Uig, in the next inlet on the north coast of Skye. We were in no real hurry, although the ferry check in closing time of 1pm left us with a scant few hours to explore. My default isContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – Days Three and Four”
The Road to the Isles – Day Two
Day one saw us travel from home to the beautiful unspoilt beaches of Arisaig, near Mallaig, where we would catch the ferry to Armadale on Skye. The drizzle of last night was intermittent, but light, although the stiff northerly breeze was chilly. As we sorted out a cuppa and tucked into a breakfast muffin, IContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – Day Two”
The Road to the Isles – Day One
This has been a strange year so far. March brought the Lockdown, and travel restrictions prevented any leisure travel in Scotland. July brought limited travel, and a short trip to Moffat was essentially our summer holiday. Further restrictions and poor weather put paid to pretty much everything else, so with determination to get something memorableContinue reading “The Road to the Isles – Day One”
Galloway Forest weekend adventure
Desperate to cram as much into our new-found return to freedom, my eldest son and I made a foray into the Galloway Forest Park back in mid-July, and over the weekend got some wild camping in the Bongo and a cracking hillwalk too. The Park was really busy, alive with campers and campervanners, motorhomes andContinue reading “Galloway Forest weekend adventure”
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