Well the journey started off well,
plenty of time to make the small journey from Chester to Glasgow, or so we thought.
I passed my driving test in 1981 and the roads then were so peaceful.
Now the M6, can at times be a rolling road for those happy to do 40 mph.
The lanes are crammed all the way to Carlisle.
Where has the thrill of the open road gone?
Add to that..well:
You guessed it the bloke and his over turned caravan.
What was supposed to be a lovely jaunt, on our first leg, turned into
Hell!
We arrived at a travel lodge at around 10:30 pm
A four hour journey turned into a marathon.
As for the Travel lodge, it was great...
excepting the face that the sat nav postcode took us to the other side of the road!
And that it was not signed well.
Still we had arrived in
Scotland:
Anna Sinclair aka "the wife" took this photo and yes she is teetotal!
Well we set out Sat morning, making up way, finally on the A9.
Note the A9, which for a while had numerous speed cameras, now has none!
Sounds good for you speed merchants?
No not really, as they are currently being replaced by :
Average speed cameras
Which should be working any time soon!
Any way after a short stop to shop in Inverness
we took the A832 to Gairloch
on the way we passed Loch Maree, with the Torridon Mountains
in the background
Then we arrived at Melvaig
And our lovely cottage,
well we thought so too and it was apart from the
Welcome!
We have been coming to Scotland since 1987
and I can honestly say I have never known any thing like it
Sat 19th July 2014 was the worse I have ever experienced!
Swarms of flying ants and midges attacking us as we tried to unpack the car.
The next day they were there, but not like our welcoming committee.
It was never as bad again, so don't let them put you off!
Some photos:
A short walk to the top of the hill and I find this hideaway
it seems that the owner can no longer use it as he did not
get planning permission, which is a shame as it looked great
Below a panoramic view, hope it comes out alright
On the second day, we went for a walk to
Rua Reidh light house..
Sold off by the government and the owners really try and put you off!
Take no notice and keep walking..
The private light house, well the building is private!
Once you get to the light house turn right
and the most fantastic view awaits you
provided you are willing to walk around 3km...more!
I will leave you to judge:
Camas Mor
Part 2 to follow:....
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