Although there are not that many major attractions, the Outer Hebrides are extremely photogenic. Here are a few more shots from our recent motorhome trip around the islands. (See Part 1 for more) … [Read more...]
The Outer Hebrides By Motorhome (Part 1) – Scotland 2010
October 21, 2010 By 2 Comments
The final and postponed part of our 2010 tour of Scotland was a visit to the Outer Hebrides, or Western Isles. We had missed vising these islands in the summer as we couldn't get onto a ferry - but judging from local reports of the weather over the summer, this was a blessing in disguise. Our first … [Read more...]
Isle of Skye By Motorhome – Scotland 2010
August 30, 2010 By 5 Comments
Several things were noteworthy about the Isle of Skye: It was hillier and more scenic than I expected. The number of foreign tourists in rented cars and motorhomes was surprisingly high. The condition of many of the roads was the worst I have ever driven on, anywhere in Western … [Read more...]
Thurso and the North-West Coast of Scotland – Scotland 2010
August 27, 2010 By 1 Comment
Our journey around mainland Scotland continued where it left off - at Gill's Bay, a few miles west of John O'Groats. We had travelled up the east coast on our way north, so now started to drive across the northern coast of Scotland, ready to travel down the famed west coast and visit the Isle of … [Read more...]
Back To Shetland; Shipping, Shopping, Peat & More Ferries – Scotland 2010
August 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Having returned from Unst and Yell, we spent a little longer exploring the Shetland mainland before leaving the Shetlands. One of the things you notice on both Orkney and Shetland is that despite the lush grass and low-level vegetation that covers the islands, there are virtually no … [Read more...]
Shetland’s Northern Isles: Yell & Unst – Scotland 2010
August 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Leaving Scalloway, we decided to continue the journey by starting at the top and work our way down. This meant driving up to Toft, in the north of the Shetland mainland, and catching a ferry to Yell, one of the two inhabited islands to the north of Shetland. These ferries are government-subsidised, … [Read more...]
Burra Island, Scalloway & The Shetland Bus – Scotland 2010
August 20, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The next day, we headed a little way up the coast and visited Burra Island (pretty place to live, conveniently close to Lerwick, but not much to do) and then Scalloway, the one-time capital of Lerwick and one of the few towns on the islands. The town was gearing up for its annual summer gala and … [Read more...]
Exploring the Orkney Islands by Motorhome – Scotland 2010
August 16, 2010 By 2 Comments
Anyone arriving in Orkney (or indeed the far north-east of Scotland) has to adjust their sense of normality. A named village or hamlet may only consist of a few houses and almost certainly won't have any shops, pubs or probably any other businesses at all. Even small towns are unlikely to have a … [Read more...]
Lybster, Whaligoe Steps and Wick – Scotland 2010
August 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On our route up the A9/A99, we called in at the fishing village of Lybster, but probably wouldn't recommend this. It's another village that seems to have suffered from the decline of the fishing industry and does not really have much to offer visitors, although the public toilets were clean and open … [Read more...]
The Black Isle, Cromarty Dolphins & Heading North – Scotland 2010
August 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We were now coming to one of the parts of the trip I'd been particularly looking forward to - travelling up the Sutherland and Caithness coasts to the far north east of Scotland. Before this, however, we took a scenic drive around the Black Isle, which was good in itself. Fortrose has the ruins … [Read more...]
