Wales and Scotland - blissfully quiet (1 Viewer)

[34127]

Have you been to the Abhainn Dearg Distillery. When I went to visit they had only been open a relatively short time and were not yet able to sell whisky but they did have some moonshine, can't remember proper name but moonshine seemed apt, it was rather rough.

 

[Garfields]

We're fully intending to do the NC500 in a couple of months and hope the first "wave" of vans will have subsided

I know we say to take your time on the NC500 but two months may be a bit slow

 

[PeteH]

Hopefully everyone is going to the West coast and up to the Highlands. Over on the East coast we have it reasonably quiet at the moment. Great scenery and accessible roads. Lots of history. Loads of places to visit and great towns. And above all no midges. Lol
Funnily I’m going south next week, I wonder if I will be allowed back without quarantine.

Errrr? NO.

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[P Jones]

I was worried about crowds. I needn’t have.

We had a couple of days on the end of the Llyn Peninsula at the end of last week, for a quick shakedown trip whilst we waited for a recalcitrant cow to calve before heading off on the main trip. Stayed at one of our favourites, Mynydd Mawr near Aberdaron. Site fully open but half empty. Porth Or/Whistling Sands beach busy but distanced. Roads empty.

Now in the Scottish Highlands, again visiting well-known haunts. Wild camped alone on Kinloch Laggan on Friday night. Most lay-bys empty. Last night and tonight in Ullapool. Site open to self-contained MoHos only. 1/3rd to 1/2 full. Village fairly quiet for August. Drove to Lochinver today for a pie. Quiet. Had the afternoon on Achmelvich beach - busiest we’ve ever seen it with maybe 2-3 dozen people all told. Roads very quiet, even those on the NC500.

Scotland has got COVID19 down to a tee - 100% mask wearing, distancing, sanitising, and one-ways everywhere. But in typically Scottish understated “nae bother” fashion. There’s no drama and no moaning despite what I’ve read reported elsewhere .

Off to Lewis on the ferry on Tuesday - a first. Can’t wait!

So ignore the doomsayers. Get to beautiful N Wales and NW Scotland. It’s never been better!

And everywhere we have been, everything has been open including public toilets.

wales try porthcawl or y barri to wet your wiskers, may be get wet, ok ---ok.pj