Ferry Heaven? Although it would appear that you could easily fling a haggis (a dead haggis, of course, they are now a protected species) from mainland Scotland to the Isle of Skye. … … until 1995 the only way on or off was c/o a variety of ferries. Sailing from North to South we begin with the service between Uig…
Scottish Citylink is a superb service – if ou can find the information. The only map fbb could find was a minimalist production which did not even show route numbers! But the service between Inverness and Fort William is hourly during the summer season … … as shown on the above timetable extract. An hourly service through some relatively…
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What Might It Be? A Jimmy Hat? No. A huge box of tablet, a Scottish sweetmeat consisting of about 1000 calories a lump! NO. 12 bottles of Irn Bru, a Scottish beverage consisting of about 1000 calories a swig. NO Of course; an inflatable Nessie? Not even that! And not even an inflatable Irn Bru Nessie. None of these delectable…
Another Nice Mess You’ve Gotten Us Unto Yesterday’s blog was pre-prepared but fbb bravely decided to add a summary of the return journey from Fort William to Seaton. It was typed up “en route” and completed upon return to fbb mansions. The old bloke DID check and correct all the typing errors. Honest! But it appears that he failed to…
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Emergency pre-porepared blog. Remarkably Remote At first g;ance, and zoomed out, the Ardnamurchan Peninsula looks fearfully empty. But there are communities there and, guess what, it does have a bus service six days a week. Wowsers. Cross via the Corran Ferry, as with yesterday’s Lichaline route 507, but this time stay on the north bank of Loch Sunart and you…
It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Tome! This blog was due to report of FRIDAY’S trip to the Isle of Skye. Readers may be able to match a tune to the above ditty! Unfortunately, fatigue (fbb is all mountained-out!) and a more difficult time with the internet were compounded by the departure arrangements for this morning. 0515 cases…
These blogs are running an extra day late to allow turgid grindog of thr interwebnet time to turgoidly grind fbb’s pictures ssomeplace electroinic where fbb can ge them back, bloggong for the use of. Today, then fbb casts his mind back to Wednesday’s excursion to Aviwmore and Inverness. There waa plenty of scenery, but milder and less looming as here…
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