Scotland August 13th - August 17th

 There was two travel days eithe side of the above dates. We stayed for a day at Strafpeffer near inverness, then had a day taking the long way round to Ullapool where we stayed for four nights. On this trip we did lots of little walks as we stopped off at various beauty spots (waterfalls , woods etc).

Saturday 13th Aug Loch Ness Cruise

Two hour cruise up the Caledonean canal and Loch Ness as far as Castle Urquart, then we had a wander along the canal to path after

Car Parkfor Loch Ness Cruise

Castle Urquart

Loch Ness

Sunday14th August Rogi Falls, Victoria Falls , Loch Maree , Beinn Eighe visitor centre

As a way of making the journey to Ullapool more enjoyable we went the long scenic route with plenty of stops.

Rogi Falls

Loch a Chroisg

Above Victoria Falls

Victoria Falls

View from picnic spot on Loch Maree

Monday 15th August Lael Forest, Corrieshalloch Gorge, Rhue Lighthouse

Just a short drive down the A385 to do a forest trail and a walk down to a spectacular gorge.

 

Bridge over the gorge from the viewing platform

View down to Loch Broom near the start of the gorge walk

Giant Redwood in Lael Forest

After getting back from the forest we took a picnic out to the Rhue Lighthouse, a shorth drive from our B&B at Ardvreck.

Tuesday 16th August Summer Isle Cruise

This was something we had wanted to do last time we were in Scotlad but Ullapool was 'full up' during the Lupallu festival. At £40 each it was a pricey two hours but proved to be the highlight of our holiday and was worth every penny.

Rhue Lighthouse (not far from where we stayed)

Wednesday 17th August Knockan Crags, Blughasary, Achnahaird Peninsula

Last full day, and we packed quite a lot in, ending up breaking down on the single track road on the way back from the peninsula (5 and half hours waiting for recovery !!)

Knockan Crags (about 15 miles north of Ullapool)

We drove north to Knockan crags to do a lovely round walk up to the crags with spectacular views.

Spectacular view from Knocken Crags

After Knockan Crags we drove a short distance south and took the unclassified road off to Blughasary were we planned a 2 mile walk to the coast walking parallel to the river Runie. However, Anne got tired and we did a U turn back with the plan of a car ride up the peninsula to see the summer isles. We were lucky enough to spot some Deer on the way back. (no pics unfortunately).

Blughasary (about 8 miles North of Ullapool)

The Summer Isles from the mainland

On the way back we hit a pothole and due to no spare tyre, ended up waiting 5and a half hours for recovery. Not a bad place to break down next to Loch Bad. See pics below.

 

Just before we were recovered

Not a terrible place to break down. But the midges were out !

A great holiday. We both love the Highlands.