Oban Youth Hostel

... trip to the Kaori forests and Cape Regina, before thinking about heading south to continue exploring!

My rucksack's not as heavy as I thought, which is always good! And, I've very recently sold my car, which of course will bring a massive boost to my traveling budget, although it is wired not seeing it in the car park!


So, just counting down the days now! I'll keep you posted:)

Leonie
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... wet I can see how it would be particularly difficult, but perhaps because this section comes at the start of my day, whereas everyone else does it at the end, it's not overwhelming.

Rob Roy is the focus of the legends for this stage with both Rob Roy's Cave and Rob Roy's Prison on the path. The path to the cave is full of huge rocks and after a few minutes I opt to turn back as I'm pretty sure ...

... brake, and the car that didn't like indecision! Some of the main streets were closed because of tramline-building, which confused the NavMan, ever-insistent that we go through roads which were impassable.

In the end, we just took off in the general direction we thought was right, and relied on the NavMan eventually saying "re-calculating route". After many twists and turns and small ...

Some of the older historic sites - apparently prehistoric people put cups (or something) in the same place and caused marks in the rocks. Kind of funny that they always chose their meeting places way up on top of hills. Getting too much exercise today.

Also got to see another one of the canal locks.

A rare stop at one of the "National Trust for Scotland" member locations, instead of just "Historic Scotland" locations.
After the driving, thought it would be good to stretch my legs and take a couple of the walks through the gardens. Mainly took the waterfall paths.

... the 14 year old is slightly smoky with a hint of sea salt and orange) are highly recommended especially if you do not have much time to be driving around to the remote distilleries (it is a 3 hour train ride from Glasgow).



The Shellfish Bar, a green shack on the quay near the train station, is a great way to taste fresh Scottish seafood and a ...

... touring by sail or car, and quite a few from other lands. Several tables were French speaking and the Russians seemed to handle this with no problems.

So all in all an excellent stopover on the west coast of Scotland. Check out these sites which we noted on our visit to share with others...like you!
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... was enthusiastic about CW so he definitely can come back whenever he likes! We were back in Dunstaffnage by 14:30 for a late lunch and a bit of R&R before the evening. This involved a 5 mile walk along the new cycle track into Oban, where we joined John & Fran Hinchliffe and another couple, Sam & Sue of 'Calliope of Menai' at the excellent Italian Pizzaria on the North Pier and then back to CW for night caps, coffee and chocolate and to bed.

... yeah, Deb talked Mitch out of it). Deb got a full taste of the legendary stuff on our hike out. We got our customary late start which worked against us as the rain began shortly thereafter. We spent a solid 3 hours on a brisk march, hopping bogs, but the Devine Miss D could not resist the temptation to jump in with both feet. See the results for yourselves. The natural history continued to intrigue. The forest is old growth and varied. It's called podocarp which is ...