Postcards from Arran part three – Coast, stones, caves and waterfalls
One of the pleasures of taking a campervan to Scotland is being able to park up in remote and secluded spots each night. This is exactly what I did for the eight nights on the Isle of Arran....
View ArticleA wet and windy winter week on Mull pt1
My New Year plan turned out to be far too ambitious. I was going to spend a few nights at my favourite spot on the West Coast of Jura. However the weather once again was not playing ball. After a...
View ArticleA wet and windy winter week on Mull pt2
Before setting off I had read of a special little campsite hidden away on the Ross of Mull. With its twisty single track roads Mull feels surprisingly large. It took a while to navigate the Bongo to...
View ArticleThe Outer Hebrides – A Bongo on Harris and Lewis pt3
As I drove past the car park at Huisinis it was rather comical seeing all the campervans lined up with barely enough room for them to open their doors. It’s not exactly getting away from it all when...
View ArticleVideo diary – wet and wild in the far north
I have just got back from a ten day trip to Sutherland in the far north of Scotland. To be honest the weather was rubbish and I did not get to climb many big hills. Thankfully I had my faithful Bongo...
View ArticleSutherland – bongo and bothies in the far north part 1
It was dark and raining when I arrived in Aviemore. After nearly nine hours in the Bongo I was tired and hungry and needed a good long break from driving. Reuben did not look very impressed when I left...
View ArticleSutherland – bongo and bothies in the far north part 2
I got up a couple of times in the night to add coal to the fire. It was snug in my sleeping bag, Reuben snoozing close by and the sound of wind and rain outside. The candles burned for hours giving the...
View ArticleBattered days and bothy nights in the Ettrick Hills – pt1
The hills that circle the lonely Ettrick water are some of my favourite in Southern Scotland. Rounded and grassy they remind me a little of the Howgills further south. However the Howgills are...
View ArticleMicro wild vanping in the Carsphairn hills (part one)
The headlights on the van pierced the darkness as I steered a course along the bumpy track in the depths of the Galloway Forest Park. A small gravel car park overlooks the deserted settlement of...
View ArticleMicro wild vanping in the Carsphairn hills (part two)
Downgrading from the Bongo to a Doblo sized campervan has taken a little bit of adjustment. During bad weather it’s not quite as simple as shutting the door and being protected from the elements....
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