Monthly Archives:: July 2016

Homeward bound After waking to the unusual sounds (for us) of human voices we left the campsite behind and took a short drive to Dunnet Head. This is actually the most northerly point of mainland UK. There’s a car park at the end of the road at the lighthouse which looks like it would be… Read more »

So today I persuaded the Scotsman to go for a little stroll. Well really to climb a big hill. We settled on Ben Loyal also known as the queen of Scottish mountains. The parking and route advice came for walkhighlands website which has a great range of walks for all abilities. I hadn’t really figured… Read more »

Gorges and gorgeous places. After a peaceful night in the Corrieshalloch gorge car park we went for a stroll along the gorge. This is a National Trust for Scotland site but is free entry with just a donation for the car park. The winding path takes you through mixed woodland with bluebells and other wild… Read more »

Submarines, Sea Eagles and some edge of the seat driving. The Scotsman woke me at five am to see the sun rise over Loch Carron. To be fair it was pretty special and worth getting up for. After a waterside breakfast we left early to tackle Bealach na Ba. This single track road with hairpin… Read more »

Did you ever hear the one about the English girl the Scotsman and the motorhome? No me neither. We had been planning to do the North Coast 500 ever since we got our motorhome and saw the beautiful pictures on their Facebook page. When I say planning, we have mainly been talking about it, no… Read more »