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To the Castle !!

Hi lovelies


After a blustery night we have now started making our way south along the west coast of Scotland.

Alas I did not see the Northern Lights, but there is always next time, right Sam. 😉
Ullapool Harbor


The roads for the first bit were not a lot better than the those we have already travelled on, except there were a few more dual way places. We are hoping that as we head further south they will become more frequent.

Lochs everywhere here



Snow capped mountains right near us

The landscape as we travelled today was so vastly different to Australia. Even though it varied between flat land surrounded by water with mountains in the background, and then coast lines where the mountains came up to the water and you travelled along the edge, which we get at home. We noticed that you could see a lot more of the land between where we were and the mountains, mainly we thought due to the lack of trees.

Navigate this 1 lane road in a big van!!

There were some very pretty areas with more fishing villages. We were surprised to see snow on mountain tops.

It rained most of the morning, and stayed chilly all day.
The Castle


Our destination today was Eilean Donan Castle. It really was such a wonder to see. The guided audio walk was fabulous, not just for the history, but also for interesting bits like James Bond drove his Aston Martin over the arch bridge in one of the Pierce Brosnan movies.

Views from the castle across the 3 lochs that join here


Where we were allowed to walk through was lived in by the family until the 1970’s, and then they moved to another part of the castle where they still reside. It was really lovely to see.


It was then off to find our park for the night. We were kind of surprised to find ourselves at the base of the Kintail mountains, some of which have snow on them. I think we will be in for a chilly night if the wind pick up any.

All for now.

Stay safe and keep enjoying life.

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