The main event today was to Applecross Pass. As Harry Metcalf puts it, it’s not for the driving but the scenery. We woke up to another beautiful morning. After breakfast we set off towards Applecross Pass via Plockton.
Compared to Hardknott Pass, Applecross is much easier to navigate. We did have some traffic but in general it was easy going. However, if I was the MP for this region, I would have pushed for £1,000 fines for those that drive their mobile homes on this way.
The views are quite impressive here as well. But we actually preferred the coastal road from Applecross to Shieldaig.
We stopped at Victoria Falls near Gairloch. It was a short walk from the car park to the waterfall. Not the most impressive waterfall we’ve seen, but worth stopping for in case you are passing by.
We ate lunch at the golf course in Gairloch. After which we drove to the local museum. It’s located in an old bunker from the Cold War. The collections are mixed. But we found some Cold War content that was interesting.
Since the hotel only opened for check-in at 16:00. We decided to go and check out another place on our list, Red Point Beach. This reminded us about Jutland with large sand dunes. The water temperature is about 8 degrees Celcius now.
There aren’t that many options in Gairloch, so we had dinner at the hotel.
We used the Calimoto app for the navigation today as a change.
163 kilometer and 4 hours driving.
Europe by car 