Anyone got any adventures planned this year?

[Jonathan Smith]

Anyone got any trips planned yet?

I am looking forward to getting away in red dragon bus when the weather gets a little warmer, I'm thinking about installing a solid fuel stove?

We were up on Skye in October, they've scrapped the bridge tolls now so we might take another run up there this year?

I did a circumnavigation of Scotland in my transit a few years ago, might be interesting doing the same again in the bus. Loads of nice single track roads in the North West of Scotland.

[jimmy193]

Don't mention the single track roads - it's taken me nearly 4 months to convince the better-half to go back out in George after nearly getting pushed off the road on Rannoch Moor by a half-baked driver in one of those long Eurocruiser coaches. I wonder if he got sacked when his boss saw the rear end opened up like a tin of beans? ;D
Anyway, we sat down with a glass of wine (or three) last night and had a look at the maps and campsite books. She has always wanted to have a look at the Lake District so we are thinking of a run down there in March. Thinking we could overnight (possibly two if we like it) somewhere in the Coldstream area then head over to the west and the lakes for a couple of nights. We also want to look up a couple of friends in Dumfries so we will probably have a night or two there.
Our last trip out was Edinburgh - Aberdeen (Lower Deeside) - Inverness - Glen Nevis (Fort William) - Edinburgh. We left with a full tank and still had just under half when we got back. I can't remember the exact figures (got it all written down somewhere) but I figured it would have cost the same if I had towed the caravan on the same route.
We are also looking at a week starting at Oban and touring up the west coast from there. Don't know about Skye Jonathan, last time we went to Benbecula we stopped over in a hotel on Skye (about 5 minutes drive from the ferry terminal), and would you belive it, it was a "Wee Free" hotel - no bar
I also have to remember my promise to her indoors - as little driving on narrow roads as possible
Will keep you posted.
Regards,
Jim

[Jonathan Smith]

They've abolished the tolls on the Skye bridge ;D ;D

I had an arguement with an artic on my last trip north. So the next artic I met had no choice but to stop as I was blocking the road. If they won't slow down through sense, they will slow down through neccessity.