Category: Another country
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Goodbye Big Bertha, Hello Windsor
An early start with Big Bertha cleaned out and suitcases packed. We had a two hour drive to return our temporary home on wheels to the place from which our journey began. It was mostly highway driving so not much to report though the countryside either side was it’s usual bright green with the odd…
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Sherwood Forest and the Gathering of the North
Our last full day in the van was going to be a simple day, a quick visit to Sherwood Forest because our camp for the night was nearby at the Robin Hood Retreat. Again, because of the long weekend finding a place for our last night in the van was a challenge and I initially…
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Bon Scott statue goals
In our house we have 2 framed LPs, one is Beatles, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and the other is AC DC, For Those About To Rock. I obviously got to live out my Beatles fan experience so it only seemed reasonable that we should visit the Bon Scott statue while in Scotland. Not…
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South from Inverness
We slept a little longer than our usual 8am start but once we shook off our night out we started the unfortunate return south from once we came. Of course we were not following the same route back to London and this part of the journey was relatively unplanned except a few vital stops, the…
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Nessie sightings then Inverness
When we drove past Urquhart Castle the day before, the carpark was full and there was a sign that said unless you had a booking, no motorhomes. When we made camp, we immediately booked our motorhomes a parking spot. Tickets were part of our pass, but clearly reserving a spot was important and we were…
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Isle of Skye to Loch Ness
First stop and close by to Uig Bay was the Fairy Glen. Winding single track road had us arrive in a mystical spot which seemed to be set in the midst of a sheep farm. There are cone like mound formations that have ringed sheep tracks indented into them giving almost a beehive look. In…
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Isle of Skye, a full day
Our full day on the island started with the first experience of the single track roads winding through sheep farms to reach our hike to the Fairy Pools. Most people were well behaved on these roads making sure to look ahead and pull over when the space was yours to give. There were a few…
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Glencoe Road to Isle of Skye
Waking up in the thick of the Highlands on Glencoe Road with rain falling on the roof of the motorhome and the best of scenery ahead of us was a real treat. Immediately as we departed our camp for the night the road opened up into an impressive valley of green, barren and some snow…
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Loch Lomond Pony Trekking
Today we had one objective – a trek in the hills above Loch Lomond on horseback. It meant we could sleep in a little as our ride was not until 11am. A slow start to the day with a good cooked breaky loch side before heading off to find our ponies! To say I was…
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A House, A Castle, A Loch
From Glasgow we started the Highland part of the trip. We had a bit of an easy day driving planned. As day broke, we had nothing booked for a camp site but knowing we had a few nights ahead of us where we were free camping tonight was to be a recharge, rewater and washing…
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