Dunollie

... days, work 3 hours a day cleaning in exchange for my accomodation, not as nice as Barrytown but saved me $20 a day so I was happy. Dunollie is a Mining town larger than Barrytown, but they don't get as many in the pub! The next few days were really wet so ...

... and the isle. We opt for the fastest (and cheapest) route: the bridge. Is great to see Scotland from the island! Tonight we'll stay at Dunollie Hotel, a small hotel with the fireplace lit. We are at the end of August but it's already very cold ...

... nice coastal town, with great little shops and seafood restaurants (lots of F&C shops). There are two castles near the town, Dunollie Castle and Dunstaggnage Caslte. We started on a 5 hour walk north of Oban, first getting to Dunollie Caslte, which is ...

... on top of a hill, it offered prime views of Oban, the docks, and the bay. After a quick look around, we booked it over Dunollie Castle. It was on the outskirts of the town.  One of the things about the Scotland I’ve noticed, are how the roads ...

My last night in Dunollie heralded a suprise. We had our first backpacker guests turn up since I had been there. I turned out to be Kat and Tom, 2 of Michelle DeVoy's friends who I'd been drinking with in Bournemouth and also at Michelle's 21st Birthday ...

... and generally cleaning until 6 O'clock when Spikes bus pulled in and I had some more people to hang out with. I met 2 girls from Dunollie called Steph and Valerie, Steph was getting a job at Barrytown for a couple of months and Val had brought her down to ...

... we were more than happy to leave a donation. At Oban, we drove around the streets admiring the architecture and took photos of Dunollie Castle. Next stop as we wound our way around the lochs was Fort William where we stopped for lunch and a wee wander. ...

... November 29 miners aged between 17 and 62 lost their lives at Pike River Coal mine. Coal, sheeps and a home so far away from home sleepless in sleepy Dunollie West Coast wet and warm life's a f* wonderful bitch and the Magic bus today is a tragic bus ...