Our 8 years of USA/Canada travels ended November 2015.We are re-discovering our beautiful UK and Europe. I like a blog its easier than keeping a diary and fun to do.
A rain all day kind of day, we drove to Kylerhea Otter hide at lunchtime, walked the mile to it and spent an hour looking for the elusive otter, saw two seals in the murky water. Drove over the Skye Bridge to Plockton late afternoon and the sun came out!! A pretty coastal village.
PLOCKTON
No rain last night but forecast today but lucky us, we managed a 4 and half mile walk without a drop!
It looked quite easy, along the rocky shore and back alongside the forest on a trail.
He was right saying - after an eternity of walking on the slippy basalt! Took ages but finally reached the bay before turning back to Broadford.
A breezy cool walk that took 3 and half hours!
Rainy night and NO leaks, Roy's idea works up to now!
Left early to get to Mallaig for the 11.30 boat to Skye, had a lovely coffee/cake in coffee shop and waited to board. We didn't leave till 12 and just took about 45 minutes, arrived in some rain which soon stopped. Arrived at Camping Skye just after 2pm, set up and sun came out..... and the midges!
A rainy Sunday night, we woke to find the sky light had leaked again! Roy has spent hours on fixing this leak. One wet end of the cushion, nothing we can do about it while away but Roy decided that we would alter the position of the van as when at home in the drive it didn't leak. We are now walking about with a list to starboard!, like being on the boat again!
The rain eased by 11, we drove to Glencoe and hiked the four and half mile up and back walk up to the Lost Valley between two of the three Sisters. All uphill then all downhill! The lost valley is a hidden large flat ice- flattened valley, in times past, stolen cattle were hidden here and was also a place of refuge after the infamous Massacre of Glencoe. A superb walk with very few sprinkles.
START OF WALK
After a rainy morning we drove to Fort Augustus stopping to look at the Commando Memorial, which was very moving.
Weather improved as we had lunch alongside the locks before walking about five miles up the Canal and back. A few sprinkles just as we arrived back to look at Loch Ness then cleared fully.
Weather looking decidedly dodgy we set off for a couple of weeks to Scotland. First nights stop in South Meadows campsite Belford in Northumberland and had a lovely walk around Bambrough Castle area and the beach.
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Second night 12 May we stopped in Comrie at Twenty Shilling Campsite and went for a walk to see Deil's Cauldron, some pretty falls.
Drove to campsite called Longfield farm campsite, Flagg near Bakewell. Took 3 hours lovely site basic shower and toilet but smart. £25 a n...
