Scotland

Day 1

Travelling

Loch Lomond and Strathfillan

It was a very early start, 530 am to be precise. After getting the car loaded, we were off at about 0615.  After about 3 hours we reached Glasgow, and had few problems with the motorway junctions around there, basically we got lost and ended up in a dodgy zone of Glasgow.

After  the minor detour we went to loch lomand visitor's centre for a look round.  There was some sort of festival on there, with a highland dance competition which was quite nice, although the centre itself is a little tacky.  It does have a few shops (good news for Claire!) and the free car park is enormous, indicating how busy it must get in peak season!

The lake is massive , over 26miles in length, the biggest in the uk.

After another 30 min of driving we ended up at the far end of the lake at another free car park, much quieter, this gave a great view from this very nice beach.

Eventually we made it to the campsite, were we are staying in a wigwam.  It looks more like a hobbits house!

After a quick unpacking we went to the nearby waterfall.

Then went on a alleged two mile walk to the next village.  Lets say, it was more like 5 miles. When we arrived we went straight to paddys bar and grill for a beer and some food.