18.10.2011 – 18.10.2011 16 °C Got going at a nice civilised time this morning and paid for it because the brekky area in the hostel was packed! After a small but tasty brekky I started on my chores for getting ready … Continue reading
Category Archives: Chapter 6: A Britannic Ramble
45: Single Malt Deliciousness
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17.10.2011 – 17.10.2011 6 °C Last day in Scotland today (and last ‘holiday’ day in the UK) and I spent it driving from Loch Ness to Aberdeen. The drive took me about 4hrs (you can do it quicker but I stopped … Continue reading
44: Nessie!
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16.10.2011 – 16.10.2011 13 °C I woke up early this morning but spent my morning watching some sport on tv. F1 was on first thing followed by Wallabies vs All Blacks in the Semi Final of the World Cup. I was … Continue reading
43: Waterfall way
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15.10.2011 – 15.10.2011 12 °C Early start this morning to begin the long-ish drive back to the mainland and to Loch Ness. Not surprisingly, the weather was still not crash hot, in fact too poor for me to take any more … Continue reading
42: Over the sea to Skye
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14.10.2011 – 14.10.2011 14 °C Left the hostel right on 10am this morning with the rain unfortunately coming down again.. 🙁 I had decided over brekky that with the rain coming down I would do a circuit of the island in … Continue reading
41: A touch of Highlander
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13.10.2011 – 13.10.2011 13 °C Well I’m back in my buggy again today and am on the road to Skye! My first stop of the day though was to drive back out to Glen Finnian to see the Jacobite monument. The … Continue reading
40: Hogwart’s Express
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12.10.2011 – 12.10.2011 14 °C I’m staying in Glen Nevis at the base of Ben Nevis, the largest mountain in Scotland. Glen Nevis is about a 5 min drive outside Fort William and is just beautiful. The Glen is as described, … Continue reading
39: Relaxing loch side
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11.10.2011 – 11.10.2011 15 °C Sunshine this morning!!! YEAH! (I really couldn’t live here in Scotland… I mean more rain than anything else gets really wearing after a while!!) With the sun shining I thought I had better do at least … Continue reading
38: Lochs, lochs and more lochs
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10.10.2011 – 10.10.2011 14 °C Another overcast rainy day! Well I guess, what should I expect.. I am in Scotland!!!! Anyway took off early for my day of driving to Oban. (It actually is only a couple of hours drive if … Continue reading
37: Secret submarines
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09.10.2011 – 09.10.2011 12 °C Woke up to some more rain although the weather forecast is for clearing rain so I decided to start a drive around the loch and just see where the road would lead me! ‘Loch’ is a … Continue reading