Aberdeen, Scotland

Our last day in Scotland brings us to the end of the “North Coast 500” and on to Aberdeen for our flight to Dublin – and our final “LAND” – Ireland.  There were not many stops today as we had a long drive and a lot of territory to […]


Orkney Islands, Scotland

We both have a love of history and as far as Scotland goes, this particular area is very well endowed !  An early wakeup call this morning for a 7am breakfast to ensure we were at the ferry port at nearby Scrabster on time ! It was another yummy […]


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 […]