Scotland North Coast 500 April/May

[Anthea M]

The photos look beautiful ! You have lots of weather for the last few days!! Love those fairy pools must see those sometime! Safe travels and thanks for sharing!

 

[DBK]

What a great trip! Thanks for posting it here.

 

[irnbru]

Not brave enough for a wee dip n the fairy pools Carol?

 

[jumartoo]

Looks wonderful despite the weather. You're not letting it get the better of you.

Love Scotland, might have a trip there next year, no time this year .

 

[Wildbill]

Sum great photos looking like your having a great time
Bill

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[Carol]

Just a thought I've changed my avatar so any Funsters traveling around Scotland should be able to spot my rather Red Hair, lol, and say hello

 

[Anthea M]

Just a thought I've changed my avatar so any Funsters traveling around Scotland should be able to spot my rather Red Hair, lol, and say hello

Love the new photo Carol! Leaning a little!! Is it windy or you've been partaking lots of whiskey samples!

 

[DavidG58]

I think we got a pretty good reminder from this one Carol x

Makes me smile every time I open up this thread, hopefully it will end up at top of next page

 

[DavidG58]

Meant to ask earlier in thread, did you walk to Portree from camp site or is there room to park? last time we went into the town we were in a car

 

[irnbru]

We park right down where the buses park ..by the water and Chinese restaurant.

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[tinkerbell]

Hi,
Just returned from that trip, brilliant, must stay at CLACHTOLL campsite and go around area on way up or down, we did it on way back. Need warm bed clothes at night. Must drive over to Applecross.

 

[Cal54]

Well Carol, I'm glad your enjoying your trip. It is like bloody winter in North Lancs at present, rain, sleet and occasional snow flurries, and it's damn cold. Plan on doing this trip, possibly next year, keep posting as I'm loving the photos.

Safe travels.

 

[Carol]

Today has been really nice the weather has been kind and we have had a lovely sunny afternoon, we are still at.Sligachan had a walk in the Cuillin Hills with the Sun on us.

 

[brianju]

Love all your photographs and look forward to seeing the rest of your journey

We took a trip to Skye in May '09 and stopped at the Sligachan campsite ... your pictures are bringing back some lovely memories for us ....

 

[cliffanger]

The photos are brilliant Carol - hope you're continuing to have a lovely time xx

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[Carol]

The photos are brilliant Carol - hope you're continuing to have a lovely time xx

Thanks Gerri, I am amazed they come out as they do I only take them on my old Motorola Phone.
Off to Portree again tomorrow as we have been told there is a Music Festival on, so we will go and see what it is all about.

 

[cliffanger]

Thanks Gerri, I am amazed they come out as they do I only take them on my old Motorola Phone.
Off to Portree again tomorrow as we have been told there is a Music Festival on, so we will go and see what it is all about.

Can't believe they've been taken on an old phone - they are beautiful photos! Have fun at the festival - no dancing on tables mind......

 

[vin0114]

Re Plockton, there's a large car park on the sea front where you can park in the day, but it says no overnight, but we were told by the locals it was fine to stop which we did , but it's up to you to chance it or not. It's strange the very nice local hotel acts as the public toilet as there is not one in the village, it also has good internet. We have been on the beach there in September picking Blackberry's on the beach. It's in the gulf stream so the temperature can be quite mild. It's a really quaint place.

There used to be a campsite at the end of the village but it closed shortly after the Hamish Macbeth TV series, gorgeous place and scenery with palm trees growing along the front. The cows were extremely intelligent by invading the campsite across cattle grid designed to defeat them. Don't know if it has changed now Carol but there was quite a long arduous one lane drive to it with only a few passing places a bit like the run to Mallaig?
Vin

 

[DavidG58]

Don't know if it has changed now Carol but there was quite a long arduous one lane drive to it with only a few passing places a bit like the run to Mallaig?
Vin

You haven't been to Mallaig for a while then how well we remember the caravan meets fish lorry 2 hour delays been there done that, it is now like driving up the A1, three lanes in places

Too much change IMO, but no traffic issues anymore

 

[vin0114]

You haven't been to Mallaig for a while then how well we remember the caravan meets fish lorry 2 hour delays been there done that, it is now like driving up the A1, three lanes in places

Too much change IMO, but no traffic issues anymore

seems only yesterday, but that was around 1987

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[Carol]

Hi @vin0114 We will be calling in at Plockton in the next week, a place we are fond of, will put some pictures on, don't think it will have changed much, but as David says a bit better access.

 

[DavidG58]

I was referring to Mallaig's new road, I am awaiting with great interest your visit to Plockton, never been yet, but this year is the year I hope

we have a had a few night at Sligachan site and many an hour in the hotel , looking forward to seeing new places

 

[tinkerbell]

This route also known as Route 66 and is in this months CC Club Book, the coffee must be had at the Cocoa Mountain Cafe along with hand made chocolates. It's just as the picture shows in magazine, excellent. Inverewe is an excellent site. Personally I did not like the site at Applecross, to busy for me, quite noisy and very busy. Best site was at
CLACHTOLL. Beach is beautiful

 

[Carol]

Meant to ask earlier in thread, did you walk to Portree from camp site or is there room to park? last time we went into the town we were in a car

Today there is a Music Festival on in Portree, lots of people camping on the car park tonight we may rough it with them , tents campers all cooking on the car park, should be fun

 

[irnbru]

Bet you will have a ball Carol. Sounds like a lot of fun. Is it as sunny there today as it is in Glasgow ?

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[glenn2926]

Hi @vin0114 We will be calling in at Plockton in the next week, a place we are fond of, will put some pictures on, don't think it will have changed much, but as David says a bit better access.

Carol, can you post on here how you get on in Plockton please. We are going up that way in a couple of weeks and would like to stay in Plockton.
Thanks Glenn.

 

[vin0114]

Hi @vin0114 We will be calling in at Plockton in the next week, a place we are fond of, will put some pictures on, don't think it will have changed much, but as David says a bit better access.

Hi @Carol, gorgeous photos, got to go back soon its been too long.

 

[Popeye]

Thanks Carol, we will be up there inJune July, your piccies make it look amazing.

 

[Anthea M]

Today there is a Music Festival on in Portree, lots of people camping on the car park tonight we may rough it with them , tents campers all cooking on the car park, should be fun

Some very brave and hardy souls camping ! Must be a great festival! Enjoy and loving the pictures! Thanks for sharing

 

[lorger]

Thanks Carol, we will be up there inJune July, your piccies make it look amazing.

Was planning on doing it July might change it now

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