Wot - no snappy title for today's blog, just the boring "Inverness". Perhaps that reflects our thoughts! We'd expected the town to be a thriving metropolis, the hub of Scottish Highland life, after all it is the only major town for many, many miles. Trouble is, like many British towns

Well, once again, the weather played a part in our plans. This time by being too sunny. How come? Patience, gentle reader, all will be revealed. The idea for today is to set off and drive the ultra-scenic Wester Ross (don't ya' just love the George R Martin tie-in) Coastal

Internet access that is. No internet here on site but good 3G for me and OK for Liz. So a morning of catching up emails etc. Liz has a poorely foot, probably rheumatism and almost certainly exascerbated by the 9 mile rugged cairn walk on Orkney and then not rested

Driving day again today, on down to Ullapool - if only to get wifi. Managed just about here in Scourie - there was a very weak BT Fon which I could occassionally access for long enough to log in and do about 30 secs worth of upload before being dropped.

The reason for choosing the campsite here at Scourie is that there is a bird nature reserve island just offshore and ferries run from Tarbet just up the road to the island of Handa. Parking down at Tarbet is limited and parking will be cumulative, people will park in the

Back to the mainland today. The 11:50 ferry means an early alarm call – We need to be off site by 10:30, there's washing up to be done, toilet to be emptied and stuff stowed for a trip. All done and at the ferry by 10:50. Not time

OK, when did I last have a rant? Must be time for another one! Glasgow buses quite rightly protect the driver by insisting on exact fare and so the driver carries no cash nor has access to the safe box into which your ticket fares are deposited. Great idea. Well

Ok, so it's not raining this morning. But the forecast isn't good so let's take waterproofs, just to be sure, eh! Glasgow's a bit flatter than Edinburgh so walking is much easier. Of course, walking is a better option when it isn't raining. So we bought combined train and subway

Not much to say about today - we left Edinburgh and went to Glasgow. Full Stop. Well, we went the scenic route at least, avoiding the network of motorways that seem to connect the various parts of both cities. A quick look in a couple of outdoor clothing suppliers en

Well the forecast yesterday was for heavy rain today, but this morning it suggested light rain with, wait for it, the possibility of not rain for some of the afternoon. Perfect Scottish site-seeing weather (well as good as it gets anyway). First stop - Greyfriars churchyard. Remember those days when

Just one of the following statements is true: We had a lovely tour of Edinburgh Castle We took in all the sites, including Greyfriars Bobby We had a wonderful shopping experience in Edinburgh's boutique shops It slashed it down with rain all day and we trudged round best we couldNow

It's mid-April and the wind is bitter still. Enough is enough, let's have some warmth. No, the forecast suggests even colder nights to come before the daytime temperatures eventually reach double figures.Before we leave Berwick, like Basil Fawlty, I feel I must mention the war. There is a rumour