Monday 14.12.2009 Day 61 Electric Brae We woke up more snow on the ground again we decided to still go out it was good that the griters where out doing the road making it safe to drive on even though there was lots of snow all over the ground. We drove to The Electric Brae is located on the coastal road from Girvan to Ayr, just 1m south of Dunure. Also sometimes known as Croy Brae, it is a well known scenic stretch of road where the configuration of the land gives the impression that a vehicle can freewheel uphill. How does it work? Well the land on either side of the road creates an optical illusion so it looks as if the slope is going the other way. There is a past belief that ... read more

Saturday 11.12.2009 Day 59 Brunston castle We checked into our new resort today. We have a fantastic 3 bedroom place with a great kitchen. The place is called Brunston castle and has it’s own golf course and lots of things to do. We are looking forward to exploring this area. ... read more

Thursday 10.12.2009 Day 57 Mull of Kentye We drove to the Mull of Kentye there was fantastic views all the way then we drove back to Loch Fyne and stayed at stonefield castle which was built in 1837 and is on the banks of the loch. The castle was fantastic with lots of antiques the room was large and so was our bathroom. The bathroom was bigger than some of the rooms we have had and it only cost £60 ($108 aus) bed and bfast. We went into the closest town Talbert for dinner and found a nice Italian restaurant with an Italian owner who noticed my Ducati jacket with the Italian flag on and he was into bikes so we starts talking about bikes. ... read more

Tuesday 8.12.2009 Day 55 Isle of Skye We had a fantastic cooked bfast with the best bacon I have ever had. It was -7 when we got in the car. We drive to the Isle of Skye we saw lots of snow on the way there and saw the loch ness Museum we drove pass loch ness. We saw the Eilean Donan castle on the water just before the Skye Bridge. We stayed at the Dunollie hotel on the Isle of Skye it was £78 for the two of us including diner, bed and bfast. Dinner was a 3 course meal and it was a bit slow and they did not have all that we wanted so they gave us a free bottle of wine making it a great deal. Our room was one of the ... read more

Sunday 6.12.2009 Day 53 Loch Ness We drive from Loch Lomond to Loch Ness we drive pass Ben Nevis the highest mountain in the UK. We drove though the Grampians ranges the scenery was amazing with high snow capes mounts and sparking lochs. We saw a group or 3 (rain) dear jumping over a stream we saw lots of waterfalls and we saw the most amazing cows I have ever seen long hair highland cows with long horns. I just wanted to hug then and take one home. Maybe if I ask nicely I will get one for xmass! We saw the Urquhart castle on the banks of Loch Ness it is at the widest part of the loch and near the deepest part it looks fantastic on the loch. So far we have not found ... read more