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At Burnbake campsite for another day. Just had one hell of a thunder storm but it's sunny again now.
Just finished cooking pancakes and bacon. 3 minutes later our pancakes would have been floating
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First proper adventure for us over the last bank holiday!
We headed off on the Thursday to get ahead of the bank holiday rush!
On route to a pub stop & passed this little pub advertising free camping, we were just in time for dinner & a few ciders
Friday we visited Port Issac, Newquay town & hit the beach in the afternoon then headed back to the bettle & chisel as the food was so good!
Saturday we revisited Kingsand & Cawsand not been there for many years, spotted a Cali in the car park!
Then up to Rame head to visit the wife's uncle who lives in the old rectory, finished the day back on the beach
First proper night wild camping which was ok it's just a faff with 2 adults, 2 kids & dog but we managed it & slept really well
Sunday we went crabbing in Looe, cream tea & a pasty then back to the beach as the kids have found body boarding & had great fun playing in the surf
We decided to spend our last night back at the bettle & chisel ending our trip the way it started, love the Cali it's awesome
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We headed off on the Thursday to get ahead of the bank holiday rush!
On route to a pub stop & passed this little pub advertising free camping, we were just in time for dinner & a few ciders
Friday we visited Port Issac, Newquay town & hit the beach in the afternoon then headed back to the bettle & chisel as the food was so good!
Saturday we revisited Kingsand & Cawsand not been there for many years, spotted a Cali in the car park!
Then up to Rame head to visit the wife's uncle who lives in the old rectory, finished the day back on the beach
First proper night wild camping which was ok it's just a faff with 2 adults, 2 kids & dog but we managed it & slept really well
Sunday we went crabbing in Looe, cream tea & a pasty then back to the beach as the kids have found body boarding & had great fun playing in the surf
We decided to spend our last night back at the bettle & chisel ending our trip the way it started, love the Cali it's awesome
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Poor Rudy we think he may have had a thistle in his mouth. He seems ok now but was a bit panicked for a while as was I.
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Somewhere in Brittany (Lesven)
Near Cap Frehél in Brittany
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Not quite from the van, the van was a little further up the hill
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California on solid granite. Wild camping near the ocean:
Dinner is prepared:
One of the main reasons we got the Cali, be able to stay near the sea and see the sunset
Dinner is prepared:
One of the main reasons we got the Cali, be able to stay near the sea and see the sunset
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Small world, we were at Cnip too...last Tuesday night! Yes, a stunning spot and gorgeous empty beach. We completely loved the Outer Hebrides.
And here we are at a stop for a cuppa on Wednesday morning, on the road to Great Bernera...
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wow, must have just missed one another... Didn't notice another Cali on site but we were there on the Tuesday night (20th) before catching the ferry from Stornaway-Ullapool the next day. Had a good chat to a VW Bilbo's owner that evening. We had been at Horgabost the previous night on Harris. It was a superb trip - we really enjoyed it and will return.
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Doh, my mistake CoboCali - I've just checked Velmaslog (little blue trip log book we keep in glovebox - sad, I know) and it was the 19th we were at Cnip. No other Calis that evening. On the 20th we wild camped on North Uist. Sounds like you headed on up to Sutherland? That's deffo on our list for next time.
Speaking of wild camping, or semi-wild anyway, we came across this stunning 'camping spot' near the massive/empty Luskentyre beach in West Harris. Just a lay-by, but the view borders on the biblical. Run by the local community and a fiver a night - you can pay by paypal at www.westharristrust.org/camping.
If anyone heads out that way and wants to find this one, it's at: N 57.877 W 06.930. The community runs several others across West Harris and I expect they're all in similarly gorgeous locations.
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ah, we must have passed one another on the road @Velma's Dad !
This pic below shows us parked up on the morning of Tuesday 20th for coffee on what very well might be that specific parking spot in your photo! It was certainly tempting to spend the night there with that view. You're right - we did a clockwise circular tour starting in Fort William, and taking in Skye, Harris, Lewis, Durness, John O'Groats, Inverness/Culloden, and Killin - 1300miles+ over 9 nights. great fun.
This pic below shows us parked up on the morning of Tuesday 20th for coffee on what very well might be that specific parking spot in your photo! It was certainly tempting to spend the night there with that view. You're right - we did a clockwise circular tour starting in Fort William, and taking in Skye, Harris, Lewis, Durness, John O'Groats, Inverness/Culloden, and Killin - 1300miles+ over 9 nights. great fun.
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