Showery Scotland/Nessie meets Mildred (?)

We loved our trip up the East Coast of England, stopping at Scarborough to see the quaint seaside town, then Whitby.   At Whitby we visited the Whitby Abbey then into town for fresh fish and chips, before heading onto Scotland, thru the clouds.

Once in Scotland we stopped at the first camp we came across, which was a mistake as it’s been the most expensive camp in Scotland so far and the yuckiest.

The next day after showers in the night, we visited Jedbrough, then onto Edinburgh to see the castle.  Our last stop that day was Braemar, where we set up camp and had a night indoors as it was cold and wet.

From there we headed to Loch Ness to see if Nessie would come visit Mildred at Fort Augusta, it was a windy day and we crossed the highlands, having ski field lifts right by the road, up to 1310m high.   

It was too windy for Nessie to visit Mildie so we visited the local pub and had the perquisite 12 yo Scotch whiskey chaser with our drinks before heading back to camp for soup.

(Searching for Nessie in the blistering cold)

We did get to see a yacht go through the 5 locks in a row to get into Loch Ness.

Next day we slept in as it was wet and cold agian, is this the Scottish summer?  We visited Fort William, before heading for Glencoe.

After lunch at a Glencoe café we headed for Oban.

Most of the roads we have been on today are two way, but single lane, with the occasional passing bay, this has been the same for most of our Scottish touring.

Not liking the wind at the Oban Campsite, which was on the cliffs we decided to continue on to Killin, however 30km out we got to a tiny village called Tyndrum where there was a lovely camp so that suited us fine.

Tomorrow we are onto Stirling, then to visit my Grandad’s birth place before heading back to England.

(Mildred awaiting a phone call)