'Back in Scotland'
Good Evening,
Fellow Readers and Authors, from Scotland. I hope you have all had a great day wherever you are.
Yes, the duo left our homebase Wednesday night at 20.00 hrs, and set a course for Scotland once again.
As I detest driving on British roads during daylight hours, due to the congestion caused by unmanned roadworks, we drove through the night.
The following morning at 06.30 hrs, we arrived tired but happy our journey had been uneventful.
My reference to unmanned roadworks is directed at the road authorities who seem to employ invisible contractors.
Lorries arrive, planting endless lines of cones, then disappear never to be seen again, or so it seems. Only twice on route did we notice construction work being undertaken.
Shame on these authorities for the necessary congestion and pollution they cause, protracting these works across our road network.
With two pitstops for a coffee, and a sandwich, every three hours or so, it helped to break up the journey and provide that all important caffeine intake.
It’s been a while since we ventured this far north, and to our surprise most of the 24 hour Motorway fast food facilities were closed.
I imagine that their overheads pro-rata to the lack of night clientele has made it pointless in staying open during the small hours.
The price of a coffee and a sandwich these day’s in roadside services is another matter.
Frankly they are ludicrous. In fact I thought ‘Vera2’ would need to be re-mortgaged if we had stopped a third time.
The morning of our arrival, some much needed sleep occurred after a piping hot shower, and later that afternoon it was time to explore.
Having spent a large part of last summer in Argyle, I soon noticed the difference in the terrain.
There appears to be fewer conifers here in Dunbartonshire, and far more deciduous trees. Needless to say it didn’t detract from the beauty of Scotland.
Nothing will ever do that.
The following morning a trip to Loch Lomond was in order, and worthy of each and every mile we travelled to see it.
There are two a links below where I share photographs of this beautiful loch and surrounding landscape. Please take a look and see for yourself.
Link 1 - https://tinyurl.com/4h79tj6j
Link 2 - https://tinyurl.com/3t6y6ymj
I will keep this narrative short this evening, as we are visiting family, and tomorrow promises an excursion to another venue close by.
In the meantime therefore, I offer our sincere thanks as always, to those of you adding one of the ‘Our Blue Orange’ series to your bookshelves over the week.
Thank you, it is much appreciated.
Enjoy your weekend ahead. Stay safe, and keep reading and writing 😊
Best Wishes
AR
Fellow Readers and Authors, from Scotland. I hope you have all had a great day wherever you are.
Yes, the duo left our homebase Wednesday night at 20.00 hrs, and set a course for Scotland once again.
As I detest driving on British roads during daylight hours, due to the congestion caused by unmanned roadworks, we drove through the night.
The following morning at 06.30 hrs, we arrived tired but happy our journey had been uneventful.
My reference to unmanned roadworks is directed at the road authorities who seem to employ invisible contractors.
Lorries arrive, planting endless lines of cones, then disappear never to be seen again, or so it seems. Only twice on route did we notice construction work being undertaken.
Shame on these authorities for the necessary congestion and pollution they cause, protracting these works across our road network.
With two pitstops for a coffee, and a sandwich, every three hours or so, it helped to break up the journey and provide that all important caffeine intake.
It’s been a while since we ventured this far north, and to our surprise most of the 24 hour Motorway fast food facilities were closed.
I imagine that their overheads pro-rata to the lack of night clientele has made it pointless in staying open during the small hours.
The price of a coffee and a sandwich these day’s in roadside services is another matter.
Frankly they are ludicrous. In fact I thought ‘Vera2’ would need to be re-mortgaged if we had stopped a third time.
The morning of our arrival, some much needed sleep occurred after a piping hot shower, and later that afternoon it was time to explore.
Having spent a large part of last summer in Argyle, I soon noticed the difference in the terrain.
There appears to be fewer conifers here in Dunbartonshire, and far more deciduous trees. Needless to say it didn’t detract from the beauty of Scotland.
Nothing will ever do that.
The following morning a trip to Loch Lomond was in order, and worthy of each and every mile we travelled to see it.
There are two a links below where I share photographs of this beautiful loch and surrounding landscape. Please take a look and see for yourself.
Link 1 - https://tinyurl.com/4h79tj6j
Link 2 - https://tinyurl.com/3t6y6ymj
I will keep this narrative short this evening, as we are visiting family, and tomorrow promises an excursion to another venue close by.
In the meantime therefore, I offer our sincere thanks as always, to those of you adding one of the ‘Our Blue Orange’ series to your bookshelves over the week.
Thank you, it is much appreciated.
Enjoy your weekend ahead. Stay safe, and keep reading and writing 😊
Best Wishes
AR
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