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The Quiraing

We awoke to another day of beautiful sunshine and despite being up early still managed to be the last people to leave the campsite from our little section. Following a chat with one of our camping neighbours, we’d planned a little loop for today – to drive around the north…

Over the sea to Skye!

When you drive towards the Kyle of Lochalsh on the NC500 from Lochcarron, you arrive at a T-junction. Left takes you back up towards Inverness to complete the NC500 loop. Right takes you to the Kyle of Lochalsh and if you so wish, over the bridge onto Skye. Dom and…

Ardmair to Gairloch and onto Lochcarron

The wind dropped overnight and we woke to a calm sunny day…and midges. As I sat on a bench taking in the view I could feel them taking in me so I scurried back to the van. Soon we were on the road to Ullapool and what a pretty town…

Loch Stack to Ardmair

We woke to wind but no rain and now we could actually see the loch and mountains we’d slept next to and mighty pretty there were too. On the drive in the day before, we’d spotted a parking place which would allow us to climb Ben Stack (well part of…

Kyle of Tongue to Durness

Leaving John O’Groats and Duncansby Stack behind we continued our journey calling into Thurso (the most northerly mainland Scottish town) to stock up. The drive from Thurso to Tongue was beautiful. A mix of rivers, beaches, heather and mountains and all bathed in sunlight. We even saw another T2 van…

Her Name is Rio

The journey to Rio began with an early morning call from Blas who made sure we awoke in time for the border crossing and flight. We said a fond farewell to him before climbing into our taxi. Thankfully, our driver got us to the customs point just before a coach…

Christmas Abroad

I’ve spent Christmas away from the UK before – both times in New Zealand. One of those Christmas days, it poured down, the other was not exactly clement either. Christmas in Buenos Aires would be very different. HOT! And with the bluest sky I’ve seen. Unlike home, Christmas Eve is…

Valparaiso

Having enjoyed a couple of days of chilling in Chile it was time to go exploring further afield. So, we caught a coach to the coastal town of Valparaiso. Famous for its high up cobbled streets, street art and bo-ho vibes we were looking forward to it. After a 90…

Goodbye Lake Titicaca

We’d got used to the ever changeable weather through the Andes now so it was no surprise that despite a fabulous sunset, the following day dawned with rain and clouds. The view over Lake Titicaca was still something to behold though. Thankfully my stomach was feeling much better and I…

Lake Titicaca Part 1

Our overnight stop in Lake Titicaca town of Puno was enlivened by the most torrential rain I’ve seen in a long time. Dom and I donned our waterproofs and set off bravely through the streets which looked more like rivers! We really hoped Pachamama would hear our plea for better…

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