Scottish Highlands Tour
09-27-2009, 04:37 AM
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Scottish Highlands Tour
I have some great trips to Scotland over the last few years, but never really had long enough, only visiting for a few days at a time. There were still lots of places I wanted to see, and roads I wanted to drive, so decided to spend a week up there, and show Kathryn some of the sights she missed having not been with me on the roadtrip I did with my mates, in April this year.
We finished work early and set off about 2:30pm on Friday. After 2 hours on the motorway we stop for a brew at the Annandale Water services, before taking one of several excellent cross-country routes towards Edinburgh, and on to our usual hotel in Stirling (mileage, 230)
Saturday - Stirling to Spittal - 310 miles
We awake to a beautiful morninig in Stirling. Wallace Monument peeping out of the mist.
Heading north
Stopped off in Pitlochry to watch the marching of the pipe bands
On toward the Grampian Mountains
The locals
Moody skies as we push further north
Great roads tho
We turn inland and into the rain as we near our B&B
Dropped off the bags and took the short drive to Thurso for a bite to eat, before bed.
We finished work early and set off about 2:30pm on Friday. After 2 hours on the motorway we stop for a brew at the Annandale Water services, before taking one of several excellent cross-country routes towards Edinburgh, and on to our usual hotel in Stirling (mileage, 230)
Saturday - Stirling to Spittal - 310 miles
We awake to a beautiful morninig in Stirling. Wallace Monument peeping out of the mist.
Heading north
Stopped off in Pitlochry to watch the marching of the pipe bands
On toward the Grampian Mountains
The locals
Moody skies as we push further north
Great roads tho
We turn inland and into the rain as we near our B&B
Dropped off the bags and took the short drive to Thurso for a bite to eat, before bed.
09-27-2009, 07:39 AM
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Nice pics.
09-27-2009, 08:06 AM
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Sunday - Spittal to Tongue (via Orkney) - 178 miles
Left the B&B at 08:15 for the 30min drive to the ferry terminal at Gills Bay. There's not much there, just a portacabin for booking-in, and a jetty for loading/off-loading the ferry.
Our boat arrives
All aboard
Maybe I should have been on this
Ready to set sail for Orkney
Seaman Stains
A Gannet (I think)
After just under an hour we're pulling into the bay at St Margarets Hope
We only had the day here so just did a tour of the island.
St Marys
This picture says it all really
Brough head
Ring of Brodgar – One of the finest stone circles in the world. The stone ring was built in a true circle, 104 metres wide and originally contained sixty megaliths; today only twenty-seven of these stones remain. Part of Orkney's World Heritage Site, they have become an iconic part of Orkney's identity.
Stromness
Left the B&B at 08:15 for the 30min drive to the ferry terminal at Gills Bay. There's not much there, just a portacabin for booking-in, and a jetty for loading/off-loading the ferry.
Our boat arrives
All aboard
Maybe I should have been on this
Ready to set sail for Orkney
Seaman Stains
A Gannet (I think)
After just under an hour we're pulling into the bay at St Margarets Hope
We only had the day here so just did a tour of the island.
St Marys
This picture says it all really
Brough head
Ring of Brodgar – One of the finest stone circles in the world. The stone ring was built in a true circle, 104 metres wide and originally contained sixty megaliths; today only twenty-seven of these stones remain. Part of Orkney's World Heritage Site, they have become an iconic part of Orkney's identity.
Stromness
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09-27-2009, 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Blurter,Sep 27 2009, 07:47 PM
I know Wayne. I'm building quite a collection
... you feckingwankingtwat....As always ! Dave top job..
Kathryn is still to good for you...