JayDee
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We're in the early stages of planning a trip up country (to Devon folk that's anywhere east of Tiverton ).
The rough outline is; visit my aunt and uncle in the Midlands for a day or two; maybe spend a few days in the Lake District; visit my aunt in Bo'ness and 'do' Edinburgh (or one or both of these could be done on the way back south); and this where the dilemma comes in...
Do we
i. Take a ferry from Oban to the Outer Hebrides and spend,say, a week exploring there; then ferry from Storoway to Ullapool before having a look at Wester Ross, travelling up to Inverness alongside Loch Ness (probably eastern side), Aberfeldy, Perth, Forth road bridge, Berwick, etc.
ii. Take ferry from Mallaig to Skye, tour for a few days, back across the bridge then take Wester Ross from the south and so on,
iii Take ferry from Oban to Mull, spend some time looking around before taking the ferry to Kilchoan explore up to Morar, then Wester Ross etc. as in the other ideas.
I know I should probably take in the whole lot, but not all on this trip (save some for later). So my appeal goes to all the Scots, Scotophiles and people that have done one or more of the above.
After Scotland we intend to spend a few days in Northumberland, visit Pat's aunt and uncle in Newcastle, then spend some time on the Yorkshire moors before making our way home.
Proposed time of travel - June July.
Proposed duration 3 or 4 weeks
Oh yes, and what about those pesky midges?
Any recommendations would be gratefully received.
Thank you all in anticipation :Confused::thanks2:
John and Pat
We're in the early stages of planning a trip up country (to Devon folk that's anywhere east of Tiverton ).
The rough outline is; visit my aunt and uncle in the Midlands for a day or two; maybe spend a few days in the Lake District; visit my aunt in Bo'ness and 'do' Edinburgh (or one or both of these could be done on the way back south); and this where the dilemma comes in...
Do we
i. Take a ferry from Oban to the Outer Hebrides and spend,say, a week exploring there; then ferry from Storoway to Ullapool before having a look at Wester Ross, travelling up to Inverness alongside Loch Ness (probably eastern side), Aberfeldy, Perth, Forth road bridge, Berwick, etc.
ii. Take ferry from Mallaig to Skye, tour for a few days, back across the bridge then take Wester Ross from the south and so on,
iii Take ferry from Oban to Mull, spend some time looking around before taking the ferry to Kilchoan explore up to Morar, then Wester Ross etc. as in the other ideas.
I know I should probably take in the whole lot, but not all on this trip (save some for later). So my appeal goes to all the Scots, Scotophiles and people that have done one or more of the above.
After Scotland we intend to spend a few days in Northumberland, visit Pat's aunt and uncle in Newcastle, then spend some time on the Yorkshire moors before making our way home.
Proposed time of travel - June July.
Proposed duration 3 or 4 weeks
Oh yes, and what about those pesky midges?
Any recommendations would be gratefully received.
Thank you all in anticipation :Confused::thanks2:
John and Pat