Thurso, Scotland

This particular area of Scotland sells itself, as far as driving goes, as the “Scottish Route 66”.  Today’s travels were pretty similar to yesterday as we made our way to our next stop in Thurso and nearby John O’Groats – the northern most point on the mainland. As I […]


Aultbea, Scotland 2

I think I’ve died and gone to heaven  – today’s driving was such an experience and just spectacular !  After our couple of days on the Isle of Skye, we were heading back to the mainland today. Breakfasts in Portree have probably been the best so far – such […]


Isle of Skye

Today we explored the Isle.  After a good night’s sleep – which we definitely needed – we woke this morning to a fairly cloudy sky – and quite windy. The forecast was only for things to get worse so after another lovely breakfast we quickly hit the road to […]


Portree, Isle of Skye 2

We have 2 nights in Portree and this post is split over those days – the first was mainly a driving day from Dalmally and today is bleak ! However, to be fair, the weather is being very consistent – one good day, one bad day.  After a lovely […]