This road trip takes you through Scotland, Scotland you will think it always rains there, no, the climate change has struck here too. However, I believe that the Scottish nature is the most beautiful after a heavy rain or thunderstorm and the sun shows itself again. That provides a great picture, especially later in the afternoon when the sun is already a bit lower, and when the sky still the necessary clouds are present. Conditions can also be strong and short-lived  change, it sometimes seems as if you are being served at your beck and call

From the Netherlands there are  two crossings to England possible, from Hoek van Holland to Hull and from IJmuiden to Newcastle. We ourselves went via Newcastle and back via Hull, in order to still be able to visit York.

From Newcastle the route goes to the first destination Edenborough, a beautiful old Victorian town with a view of the colossal castle.

We continue our route to Stonehaven where we visit St Andrews on the way, St Andrews the home of golf and St Andrews castle, before Stonehaven lies Dunnotar castle beautifully situated along the coast.

On the way to the north we pass Inverness situated between the North Sea and Loch Ness, a medium-sized town with Inverness castle, in the immediate vicinity for example  the curved railway bridge from the Harry Potter film, and Urquhart Castle located on Loch Ness.  In the port of Inverness there are usually only drilling platforms for maintenance.

We continue our trip to Durness, via the A836 because this route goes through a special landscape and the chance that you will encounter a handful of passers-by until Tongue is small.

Durness itself is a small village, but the coast here is very varied, beautiful sandy beaches  and rocky outcrops like sango sands, chances of spotting dolphins, seals and puffins are high.  

Durness was particularly important to John Lennon and is said to be the inspiration for the Beatles song 'In My Life'.

We continue our route towards the west coast of Scotland to Ullapool a dynamic colorful coastal town by fishing and the ferry to Stornoway (Hebrides)

From Ullapool we head towards Kyle of Lochalsh for a stop at Reraig Camping site the base for a trip to Skye, picturesque Plockton and Eilean Donan Castle the castle which is featured on almost every Scotland flyer.

Skye with the Sligachan old river bridge, Portree, Trotternish ridge and Neist point Lighthouse.

Kyle of Lochalsh station used to be the boarding point for the ferry to Skye, since 1995 the bridge connection has made the ferry redundant.

On Skye we soon come to the river Sligachan with the Old bridge, then the picturesque Portree and then to the special rock formation the Old men of Storr towards Uig, and the fairy Glen stone circle at Castle Glen can also be found in this area. .  

On the way back to Kyle of Lochalsh we turn south for a while towards Neist point Lighthouse where whales can be spotted. Even if you don't see whales, it's a spectacular destination by the way.  

When we finally leave Kyle of Lochalsh we head towards Oban, on the way we pass the 3 mountain peaks the three sisters , again a relatively lively coastal town with a Ferry to the Hebrides.

Next stop Kilchurn castle and Stirling Castle and then on the way to Hull to visit the very beautiful York