Roadtrip 2016 Great Britain dag 5

18 juli 2016 - Broadford, Verenigd Koninkrijk

We woke up in a cozy room in Orcadia B&B and had our fill of delicious English breakfast (smaller this time! :-) . Then we took the last look at it's amusing garden, said goodbyes to the owners and went on doing what us roamers, driven by wanderlust, do - exploring the unknown roads. We dived straight into the harsh Scottish wilderness. High mountains, thick forests, restless streams, nature being so wild, so rough, untouched by humans. I've never been in the mountains before, so I just stared in awe while Marcel speeded his motorcycle on a lonely mountain road. Lots of kilometers laid ahead, so we were only having short breaks. When lunch time came, we stopped at a fuel station for tasty sandwiches and coffee/cola. There were around 160 km to go, and for that we had to take the toughest part of our today's journey - a very narrow road, with vehicles barely passing each other, going up and down, with very sharp curves - but that was fun, and definitely worth the breathtaking view. Soon high walls of grass and stone trapped the little road from both sides. Suddenly everything around us disappeared. Took me a while to realize that we were in a cloud! That didn't make driving conditions easier, but we slowly moved on. After finally reaching a wider road that wasn't consumed by a cloud, we reached a little, old, but majestic Eilean Donan castle. It's famous for being a film site for the Highlander movie! We took some gorgeous pictures and soon were at our next "home for a night" - youth hostel on Isle of Skye. After a filling dinner in a hotel-restaurant nearby, we're relaxing in our apartment.
Tomorrow we'll go on to the next adventure! This trip is so amazing so far! I wonder what else Marcel has prepared for us :-) .

  • Left Bed & Breakfast Orcadia B&B at: 9:40
  • Arrived at Broadford SYHA Hostelling Scotland: 19:10
  • Kms made today: 462
  • Weather: rain rain rain hard wind drizzle.....and some more rain

P.S. Our dear Lithuanian followers, sorry for mostly Dutch texts. I'll translate them eventually, for now enjoy our pictures and videos!

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3 Reacties

  1. Doetze:
    18 juli 2016
    Leuk verslag. Maar volgens mij was je de hele trip al in de wolken.
  2. Riek:
    18 juli 2016
    Spannende reis dus met prachtige foto's.
  3. Jappie en liesbeth:
    18 juli 2016
    what a very nice story Gabriele. We wish you and Marcel a whole lot of fun!