So here I am. Waiting to dry.
First night of my 6 night tour of Scotland.
Guess who forgot to bring a towel. Left home at 9 and headed down to Braemar, met this guy there. The followed him down to Linn o Dee, Pitlochery Blairgowrie St Andrews and on to Anstruther.
linn o Dee is a beautiful little dead end just through Braemar, a real jewel.
For anyone who’s been to Pitlochery how’s nice is the main street on a sunny day.
Visited Dunino Glen, a magical pagan Glen were worship and ritual have taken place for a very long time, just behind the Kirk and down some painstakingly carved stone steps, to see figures and symbols carved in the rock, and gifts left.
Great pics James. Love sma glen, which I drove at Dougie’s recommendation. Fantastic to see him in your pics (and in one piece!). (the mrs. says kisses for Dougie )
Lots of pics today, rained hard and for 1/2 the day, then lots of dry bits and some genuinely fantastic little finds.
The Glenelg Valley and ferry were enchanting, and Saint Connors Kirk outside Oban was simply the most beautiful church I have been in. Superlatives abound for the roads and the company. Bunkhouse last night was fine. This one in Portree for tonight and tomorrow looks brand new and the staff are kind,funny, efficient. Here’s your pics for today.
Use the ferry and ride the roads people.
Hit and miss weather wise. Hard rain the strong sun, fluctuating all over the island mist and rain ,5 miles along blue sky and totally dry.
Quiraing range, then Eig ( very top) then over to Dunvegan Castle for coffee.
I am a little jumpy about fuel, it being a quirk of Yamaha’s fuel sensor on the MT to show full till 1/2 then count down from there.
I wanted to go to Neist Point Lighthouse so we headed down a single track, camper van convey route.
You have to walk a fair bit to the lighthouse down steeply then up then all to do on the return. So we wimped out and headed for the view point were I managed to land on me arse in the bog grass.
Made it back along the 9 mile campervan assault course the got caught in more rain.
Cos we are staying 2 nights in the same place it seemed silly not to take the rest of the day off.
Good day.
I’m off for a nap before tea.