Hi everyone
Welcome back to The Lochratour, we're heading west.
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We left Castletown before 8am for the 130 mile trip across the top of Scotland to Achmelvich which is near to Loch Inver
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I have to say they've got some great beaches in Scotland
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And most of the time they're deserted
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I have to say mum & dad were quite good, finding us great places to swim & play
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| Here we go again, Glamping in Achmelvich |
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The Glampsite was literally a minutes walk from the beach
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| Trouble at mill |
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| Mum wasn't too pleased with this part of the walk to the ruins of the Alltanabradhan Grain Mill, the rocks were very uneven and the wind was blowing a hooley up the valley |
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Not to mention crossing the stream!
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Taking in the views
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Glamptastic
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| We met up for a walk at the Stoer Head Lighthouse with Karma & Lava, who were also on holiday with their mum & dad Kimberley & Mark |
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| Along the cliffs to The Old Man of Stoer |
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| There it is, I expected to see an old bloke! |
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Time to move on to the Isle of Skye but not before one last swim at Achmelvich early in the morning
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80 miles later and we're having our second swim of the day
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And then an hour or so after that a third one in Loch Maree
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| We had four days to explore the Isle of Skye |
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The Scottish mainland is somewhere over the rainbow
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Another walk to an 'Old Man'
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This one was The Old Man of Storr
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Cor it's hard ol' work
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There it is
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| It was quite a hike up there |
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And very windy
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| We still had enough energy for a swim afterwards at An Carran Beach |
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Sligachan Statue
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A walk to the Fairy Pools at Glen Brittle
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Surprise surprise we managed to get a swim
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Speed bonny boat! Monday morning and it's time to leave Skye and return to the mainland, I really liked it here, hopefully we'll come back one day
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| The trip was coming towards the end and we were heading south to Gourock, our last stop, but not before taking a diversion to the Ardnamurchan Lighthouse, the most westerly point of Britain. We had to drive 25 miles down a single track road to reach it which wasn't my favourite drive, I much prefer a motorway or dual carriageway where I don't get disturbed so much! |
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It was also dad's birthday - anything for a quiet life!
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We also found a lovely beach nearby
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| We actually scared the sheep and some of them waded across the water to get away from us |
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We stopped of at Loch Lomond on the way as well
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F**k it no chance of a swim though!
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We had two nights in Gourock before the long drive back home. No chance of getting up these stairs for us!
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| All good things come to an end |
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| Homeward bound, but there was one last stop Barnard Castle, I think that dad wanted to go to the opticians ffs! |
And so it ends. That was such a great holiday, so much swimming and plenty of nice walks too. Luther's ACL survived and he actually got stronger, must be all of that aquatherapy!
My only criticism of the trip was that the roads on the NC500 are narrow and bumpy, not the most comfortable for a dog trying to get a nap, but according to mum & dad the scenery whilst driving along is stunning. Scotland proved to be quite bonny.
Hope you liked my photos
Lots of love from Rudie THE Dog xx
