Today we continued our drive towards the north. Yet another sunny day in Scotland (who would have thought that?). There was quite a lot of traffic going out of Oban.
First stop was Corpach near Fort William. This is where the (in)famous wreck of the trawler ”Golden Harvest” sits on the beach. We’ve driven past this location several times in the past but never stopped to pay a visit. Today the weather was wonderful with the sea being calm as a pond. The nearest parking is just next to the Caledonian canal.
Next stop was the Commando Memorial. The monument was unveiled in 1952 and is dedicated to the original British Commando forces raised during second world war.
We continued to drive towards the Highlands on A87. The scenery is breathtaking, especially a day like this with no wind and a clear blue sky.
We had planned to visit Eilan Donan castle today as well. But we were running a bit late and decided to press on to Portree on Isle of Skye instead. Once there, we had a light lunch and then did a bit of shopping. Back in 2023 we bought a bottle of gin from Isle of Skye destillers. Misty Isle Salty & Sweet isn’t available in Sweden. So we took the opportunity to buy a couple of bottles when we were passing by.
After lunch, we drove a bit more around Isle of Skye. Up to Uig on the northern side where you have a great view towards Lewis and Grimsay.
The hotel for tonight is the Tingle Creek Hotel near Kyle. It turned out that this hotel now operates as a B&B. We had forgotten about that since it was a long time we booked all the hotels.
We ended up driving back to Kyle to find some dinner. Most restaurants were closed but we found a hotel, Kyle Hotel, which had tables available. The food was ok but not much more. Bit the service was at least very good and the food was cheap.
We drove approximately 387 kilometers today, which was 6 hours effective driving time. But we had several stops along the way.
Europe by car 