Another very overcast morning saw us leave our Travelodge Hotel in Inverness heading for Ardaneaskan, Lochcarron, in Ross-shire on the West coast of Scotland.
Since we had plenty of time, we decided to go the long way around by taking the A835 and A832 to Gairlock, then backtrack down the A832 and take the coastal A896 to Ardaneaskan.
Again the scenery in Glen Docherty and alongside Loch Maree and the views of Bienn Eighe from Glen Torridon were spectacular. The roads were quite challenging in places being wide enough for just one car and winding up and down the valley, not to mention the rain. This made the trip longer than expected and by the time we reached "Rona" B & B we were worn out.
The last part of the trip was down a ridiculously narrow road which seemed to go on forever. And it rained on and off with sunny breaks for the whole day which we have found is typical Scottish weather.
It didn't help us when the GPS told us to take a right which up a stoney and slippery drive which ended at someones cottage. There were no signs so we thought this can't be right. It wasn't right as the young couple that lived there were very surprised to see us drive into their garden in the wilds of Scotland.
Having worked out where to go we slid back down to the very narrow road and continued down another very narrow road, eventually finding our B & B overlooking Loch Carron.
Wow, what a view from our large window over the Loch with four small islands with resident seals across the water and a huge mountain in the background.
Our host Fiona met us when we arrived and made us coffee which was very nice. We then got tidied up and drove back down the narrow, very wet road to find somewhere to eat. It took about 15 minutes to drive into Lochcarron (the village) and we had Langoustines (think very large prawns with spikes) for dinner.
Since we had plenty of time, we decided to go the long way around by taking the A835 and A832 to Gairlock, then backtrack down the A832 and take the coastal A896 to Ardaneaskan.
Again the scenery in Glen Docherty and alongside Loch Maree and the views of Bienn Eighe from Glen Torridon were spectacular. The roads were quite challenging in places being wide enough for just one car and winding up and down the valley, not to mention the rain. This made the trip longer than expected and by the time we reached "Rona" B & B we were worn out.
The last part of the trip was down a ridiculously narrow road which seemed to go on forever. And it rained on and off with sunny breaks for the whole day which we have found is typical Scottish weather.
It didn't help us when the GPS told us to take a right which up a stoney and slippery drive which ended at someones cottage. There were no signs so we thought this can't be right. It wasn't right as the young couple that lived there were very surprised to see us drive into their garden in the wilds of Scotland.
Having worked out where to go we slid back down to the very narrow road and continued down another very narrow road, eventually finding our B & B overlooking Loch Carron.
Wow, what a view from our large window over the Loch with four small islands with resident seals across the water and a huge mountain in the background.
Our host Fiona met us when we arrived and made us coffee which was very nice. We then got tidied up and drove back down the narrow, very wet road to find somewhere to eat. It took about 15 minutes to drive into Lochcarron (the village) and we had Langoustines (think very large prawns with spikes) for dinner.
In the Scottish Highlands and Islands, many road signs have Scottish Gaelic in green, in addition to English in black. This is part of the Gaelic language revival encouraged by the Scottish Government.
See, they do have nice beaches. A beach at Gairlock
In Gairlock Harbour. 2x6 cylinder engines total 450hp.
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