dick splash
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10 days to tour scotland, just me and her, where would you not miss? or where would you go again?
champstar
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Drive through Glencoe and travel up west coast..Skye is a lovely place..lots of wild opportunities in Scotland..more so on the west coast. The trossachs are nice but the real scenery starts the further north you go...How far do you want to travel...?
dick splash
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sorry, i supose i should have said, this is not my first time in scotland,i have been going there for about 30 years,i have a good collection of single malts which i get whenever i go 
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Its not even my first wildcamp in scotland, as a climber when i was a bit younger (yes i am an old git)i would wild camp in a tent, and wonder around with all my gear in a rucksack for days on end then hitch back to the car and move on again, so i know scotland on and off road quite well,also i have done a few multi week treks, walks and events in scotland, its just that it was about 6 years since my last time there, and now we have a 20 year old hitop camper to get around in.We will not be going to sky or any other islands this time, been there lots on whiskey collecting epics.
So, i supose im asking for the best areas to visit in said van, i dont need an exact grid reference as i have os maps for most of the uks mountain and surf areas,( i will not be taking surf boards this time) but its a long way to go and it would be a shame to miss that perfect road/ beach/ mountain pass just because i think i already know the area. i am always willing to learn .
.Its not even my first wildcamp in scotland, as a climber when i was a bit younger (yes i am an old git)i would wild camp in a tent, and wonder around with all my gear in a rucksack for days on end then hitch back to the car and move on again, so i know scotland on and off road quite well,also i have done a few multi week treks, walks and events in scotland, its just that it was about 6 years since my last time there, and now we have a 20 year old hitop camper to get around in.We will not be going to sky or any other islands this time, been there lots on whiskey collecting epics.
So, i supose im asking for the best areas to visit in said van, i dont need an exact grid reference as i have os maps for most of the uks mountain and surf areas,( i will not be taking surf boards this time) but its a long way to go and it would be a shame to miss that perfect road/ beach/ mountain pass just because i think i already know the area. i am always willing to learn .
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bevdrew
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Although we live in Scotland, we never tire of visiting new or old places, local or far. Suggest you look up these:
Poolewe - check out Firemore Beach and old gun emplacement at Cove for wilding heaven
Applecross
Glenmore Forest & Cairngorms
Loch Ard Forest & Stronachlachar Pier - both good widcamping spots
Chanonry Point and most of Moray Firth - for dolphin watching
East Neuk of Fife - east coast from Leven up to St. Andrews.
Skye
Poolewe - check out Firemore Beach and old gun emplacement at Cove for wilding heaven
Applecross
Glenmore Forest & Cairngorms
Loch Ard Forest & Stronachlachar Pier - both good widcamping spots
Chanonry Point and most of Moray Firth - for dolphin watching
East Neuk of Fife - east coast from Leven up to St. Andrews.
Skye
dick splash
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Cairngorms is one of my old haunts, ice and snow climbing and wild camping was a thing i loved in my past.Applecross ive done on motorbike, pushbike and car camping, but i will go there again this time as swmbo has never been there and loved the photos of the area. Thurso was visited just once , many moons ago with a surf board and sleeping in a car, dont remember the area to well, so whats that like in a van?
We like coast walking, we have walked and wild camped with a tent the south west coast path, so any nice coastal paths with camping would be nice in the van.
Skye again we have done to death, the black cuillins and sligachan hotel and campsite, and talisker area have all been visited/climbed/drank extensively.Chanonry point looks just about perfect for a stop over, thanks.
East Neuk of fife came up in conversation tonight due to the current morrisons advert, so again thanks.
Loch Ard and loch Katrine have been on the list for years, but i always put them of to go climbing, so again i will look into that area.
Ullapool and An Teallachan teallach area is another place i am thinking of revisiting, it has been 30 years since i stayed there, in winter, so i would love to now any spots around there. But as i only have 10 days i want to move on every day, so need to plan my route carefully in a 20 year old van with no power steering or shower.
We like coast walking, we have walked and wild camped with a tent the south west coast path, so any nice coastal paths with camping would be nice in the van.
Skye again we have done to death, the black cuillins and sligachan hotel and campsite, and talisker area have all been visited/climbed/drank extensively.Chanonry point looks just about perfect for a stop over, thanks.
East Neuk of fife came up in conversation tonight due to the current morrisons advert, so again thanks.
Loch Ard and loch Katrine have been on the list for years, but i always put them of to go climbing, so again i will look into that area.
Ullapool and An Teallachan teallach area is another place i am thinking of revisiting, it has been 30 years since i stayed there, in winter, so i would love to now any spots around there. But as i only have 10 days i want to move on every day, so need to plan my route carefully in a 20 year old van with no power steering or shower.
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