Day 0
Stansted to Stirling
Day 1
Stirling/ Douane/Callendar
Loch Venachar
Day 2
Loch Katrine - walk/beach
Loch Lubnaig - beaches
Brechlin Falls
Day3
Killin
Loch Tay drive round via Kenmore
A82 up to Rannoch Moor, spectacular
Glencoe - breathtaking
Fort William
Day 4
Boat trip, seals
Glen Nevis - river - falls - walk up the dried-up stream
Day5
Main road to Kyle of Localsh - bleak mountainous, lots of lochs. Good road.
Skye Bridge
Broadford/Portree/Uig
Day6
Old Man of Storr - steep climb, brilliant view, drive round Trotternish peninsular
Live music, late night
Day 7
Dunvegan, boat to seal colony, gardens
Day8
Ferry to Tarbert, Harris.
Coach trip round Lewis - Callanish Standing Stones, Dun Galloway Broch, peat & heather landscape, Black House/White House, Stornoway (United 4 Bolton 0 when I eventually got WAP reception!)
Drive south onto Harris past Tarbet, sandy beaches, view of Taransay - paddling - midges
Ferry back to Uig
Day 9
Set off drive to Kyle and onto Invermorriston on the banks of Loch Ness.
Walk waterfalls
Oban the scenic route
Day 10
Walk to Oban. Book ferry to Mull. Walk round to Kerrera ferry.
Ferry. Island walk 6 mile circle. Four seasons. Not a race.
Clouds open revel in being drenched
Choppy crossing
Bus to Oban!
Oban Inn fall down stairs. hurt left shoulder, ankles saved by walking boots
Day 11
Oban and District General hospital fell down a mountain
In and out in an hour
Drive to power station. Full (it was raining heavily)
Connel and falls of Lora
Distillery
Walk to Colisseum camera wont work.
Day 12
Ferry to Craignure. Drive to Tobermory. Bad road. Picturesque town.
Drive to Derveig
Old Byre Heritage Centre scope for Victoria Wood play, role for Celia Imrie!
Scenic route via unclassified road to Calgary sandy beach our plan to develop.
Day 13
Set out to Iona Ferry. Go two miles rain and bad road. Turn back.
Tobermory pottery shop
An Tabar Arts Centre Sheila Robertson exhibition
Walk to Rubha Nan Gall lighthouse.
Day 14
Drive to Criagnure. Mull miniature railway. Steam loco. Fun.
Ferry to Oban and drive through Argyll to Loch Lomond. Hairy road supposed to be a trunk road. Arsehole huggers
Luss strolling, walking and relaxing
Day 15
Hour cruise round Loch Lomond
Drive to Loch Long. Too hot for walking. Just chill out. (Newcastle 1 United 2)
Day 16
Drive to airport
Security frisked, boots x-rayed and swabbed.
Flight pretty picture of the field patterns of Southern Scotland and England
Anxiety in getting home hows house. Isnt London shit?
