In 2025 during the summer, we went up to see my Auntie as it was her retirement from serving time in the emergency services and for that I salute her, but I also thought to myself, that I haven’t been into the highlands at all before and the furthest north I had been was Luss on the shores of Loch Lomond. It was time to change that!
27th July – Heading to Lochcarron
So, after staying in Helensburgh with my parents at an Airbnb, it was time to make the long journey further up. For anyone who has never been further up in Scotland before, it is stunning, but also not for the faint of heart due to some of the roads up there.
On the way I stopped off at Loch Lomond and at the Falls of Falloch.
I even stopped off at a small fishing village called Oban to have a rest for 30 mins.
Eventually after about 5-6 hours I made it to Lochcarron where I was staying in a lovely little guesthouse called “The Old Manse Guest House”, which I would highly recommend and stay at again!
Later that night I went to the Lochcarron bistro for something to eat and had haggis bon bons and a lamb shank pie. Just don’t ask how much it all costs, as I still don’t want to think about it.
28th July – Going to Applecross
The next day I decided to make my way across the Bealach Na Ba, which is the pass to Applecross and is also known as the Stelvio Pass of Scotland.
It is a stunning route to go up, but unfortunately people don’t tend to take notice of this sign and try and take up motorhomes anyway, much to everyone else’s annoyance especially as it is all single-track roads.
Of course, with this being Scotland, the weather decided not to play ball for the time being, but they do say in Scotland “If you don’t like the weather, wait 5 minutes”. I did that and it still didn’t clear to be honest!
So instead of staying for the invisible view, it was time to go down the other side of the pass to the Applecross peninsula.
Whilst there, I went to the village shop, which was a small shop and post office in the middle of nowhere and was quite charming to be honest and want to the local inn for some food before heading back and at least this time the weather was playing ball, well sort of.
Join me next time as I go to the Isle of Skye!!!!!!!!
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