mallards at campsite

Oban

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May 12th 2007
We left Birmingham (we stopped at Iain's last night to make the trip a bit easier) at 9am and 9 hours later we reached Oban on the west coast of Scotland. It's quite a busy port with views over to the Isle of Mull and has fairly rugged Highland scenery. We pitched up at the Oban Camping & Caravanning Park, about 1.5 miles south of the town on a windy thin road that followed the coast. It's a ... read more

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