Did it,Done that,Been there.

Well after my disappointment at X-mas I was determined that as soon as a weather window opened up I would have another go, and last week the opportunity arose.  So on Sunday XOX, Ash and I headed off again to see if we could get to Ardnamurchan this time. A straight shot with no over night stop, just a steady run up there leaving home at 8ish and we arrived at Kilchoan at 3ish after a nice uneventful run with a good audio book to keep me amused.





 The weather was not great, overcast and rain but I had to stop for a few shots on the way there.







Great little site, lovely warm welcome and I got settled in for the rest of the day. I think this was the only night I was in my bunk as the wind was not too bad, but the other nights, it was sleeping plan "B" on the floor, as it was just too windy to have the lid up and the condensation inside meant that it was raining on me every time the wind snapped at the canvas.



I had forgotten how much "fun" driving on single track roads is and with the light dusting of snow I got to practice my off road steep descent driving techniques in some parts but being in XOX this was not a problem, the ride height gave me a distinct advantage seeing over high points and through corners.




Although talking to one of the locals he was saying that on a ordinary car the shock absorbers only last half the normal time using this type of road daily.

A happy 3 days later after going all over the peninsular seeing what there was to see,


This lighthouse is the most westerly point on the UK mainland

 Ash having a great time on the lovely white sand  beaches running all over the place, but alas no otters although I did find some tracks on one of the beaches.



I got out of the wind for this slow water shot by hiding behind a big rock and giving it a 25sec,exposure.

 All the photos are clickable if you hadn't noticed by the way. If you would like prints I have them for sale just get in touch. To email me just put .co.uk after richard@artbycamera

It was a treat to see the red deer down beside the road and in easy range for the 400mm lens.



As you know if you have been following along with our adventures this was the first proper trip and living in the car for a few days has shown me a lot of improvements that I need to make. A new design for the side lockers being the most important. I need to insulate behind the locker and leave an air gap to help with the condensation that has caused such a lot of distortion to the existing ones

So what is next? Well I want to sort out the lockers before I do anything other than day trips and by then the weather should have improved, but it will be somewhere on the west coast of Scotland. I like the isolation and the space. I would not like it all the time but for a short break it is wonderful.

Until next time, Thank you for looking

Richard