I’m loving your posts. I thought your adventure would be miserable but you are totally selling it. From thinking you’re mad to being green with envy. Please keep the photos coming!Right. Let’s get back on track!
So, yesterdays drive continued, down the very pretty Glen Lyon, avoiding all the usual hazards: red squirrels, sheep in the road, ice and the (apparently) 5000 year old Fortingall Yew. Supposedly one of the oldest trees in Britain. It’s in the churchyard behind the van in the pic with the Celtic cross.
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Thanks, that’s kind of you to say. I’m a bit short of time (and internet reception!) but after I’ve eaten my lunch I’ll try another post.I’m loving your posts. I thought your adventure would be miserable but you are totally selling it. From thinking you’re mad to being green with envy. Please keep the photos coming!
Mmmm, nice!Really enjoying your write ups, and like the VW+Geographical location plate, we have gone for a similar style with our new van with VW+ ALP
That sounds amazing skiing! You’re right the snow cover is weirdly patchy, hardly any from Pitlochry and not heavy at Glenshee at all. I don’t think the chairlifts were operating. I have been over the Lecht road many times (my parents lived in Grantown) but this time I’m headed for the Aberdeenshire coast, which I barely know and then Inverness and the far North.are you heading further north ? I nipped over to Lecht (A939) yesterday for some backcountry skiing in my Hilux and there is a lot more snow there, (maybe 10” in carpark)than glenshee.
I once skiied the corrie above your van in photo 5. Off Glas Maol Munro peak, the line is called “hesitation“ becuase rather a lot of that happens at the top when looking down
The North Aberdeenshire coast is incredible. Well, in the summer at least. Interested to know what it's like in the winter?That sounds amazing skiing! you’re right the snow cover is weirdly patchy, hardly any from Pitlochry and not heavy at Glenshee at all. I don’t think the chairlifts were operating. I have been over the Lecht road many times (my parents lived in Grantown) but this time I’m headed for the Aberdeenshire coast, which I barely know and then Inverness and the far North.
Great blog. BTW I recommend getting yourself a pee bottle!The sun came out for the descent to Braemar and Ballater. Got a couple of pics at the castle at Braemar and I stopped for a coffee about 3:30pm. I had been driving since 8:30 and as there was at least 90min driving left to Fraserburgh, I was tired and it was almost dark I decided to stop for the night. That was when I realised how cold it was going to be, but despite my thermometer saying -11.6deg in the middle of the night, I still went out for a pee and made it through the night!
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Stunning. Sadly, I spent too long getting to the coast and daylight is short but it is renowned for good weather and there are so many really beautiful places to stop! Very quiet in December too!!The North Aberdeenshire coast is incredible. Well, in the summer at least. Interested to know what it's like in the winter?
Thanks. These seat covers are actually Aldi specials that we brought back from Australia last year. They are airbag compatible and the sheepskin is cool in the summer and warm in the winter. Perfect, and only $56 Australian each-bargain!Just a bit of boring input @mcdonaldneal. The Dryrobe seat covers are not advised on Cali’s as they are not airbag compatible. I’d love a set for the winter myself!
Loving the write-up
Ha! Good point, although I don’t usually get up in the night and we have the portaloo if we’re sleeping upstairs. Not enough room with the downstairs bed because of Medo’s food and cat litter (now there’s an idea!)Great blog. BTW I recommend getting yourself a pee bottle!
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