With covid-19 related restrictions forcing us to cancel our 2021 roadtrip to Austria, we made the decision to stay in the UK this year! When Jana and Petr, our friends from the Czech Republic, asked whether we would like to join them on a motorhome driving holiday in Scotland, it was time get planning. To avoid the long drive before the trip we are travelling to Inverness on the overnight sleeper train, then hiring our motorhome for two weeks of exploring the North Coast 500, Isle of Skye and finishing off with a few nights in a hotel in Aviemore before returning south again on the sleeper. Well, that's the plan assuming rail strikes and extreme weather don't get in the way!
For those following us on our trip, see below for the planned schedule. It's quite fluid this year and will depend on how the driving is going in a large motorhome on the small roads of northern Scotland! As we progress through the trip each blog will be linked from the schedule.
Day 0 - Train from High Wycombe to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper.
Day 1 - Collect motorhome. Drive to Loch Ness.
Day 2 - Loch Ness. Drive and RV with Jana and Petr on the Black Isle.
Day 3 - Fairy Glen and Dolphin boat trip.
Day 4 - Drive to Brora.
Day 5 - Drive to Thurso via John o' Groats.
Day 6 - Drive to Kyle of Tongue.
Day 7 - Drive to Durness via Smoo Caves.
Day 8 - Drive to Achmelvich Beach.
Day 9 - Drive to Gruinard Bay.
Day 10 - Drive to Strathcarron.
Day 11 - Drive to Isle of Skye. Sea Eagles RIB boat trip.
Day 12 - Drive to Fort William via Glenfinnan.
Day 13 - Jacobite Steam Train. Drive to Inverness.
Day 14 - Return motorhome. Train to Aviemore.
Day 15 - Landmark Forest Adventure Park.
Day 16 - Strathspey Railway walk. Caledonian Sleeper back to London.
